Yoga Poses

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Think like a kid and take a seat. Find out how Sukhasana, aka the Pose of Happiness, encourages a natural sense of ease. Just try it.

If you want your yoga to build strong, stable, balanced legs, it's important to work the feet properly—even when you're not standing on them.

Try this series for a practice that promises to increase flexibility.

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Richard Rosen explains the meaning of bridges in yoga philosophy, shedding new light on Bridge Pose.

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Every day is different. Tune in before your practice to decide if you need more yang or more yin to balance your energy.

One-legged poses give us a chance to find our center of gravity and dance around its edges. Here's how to still the wobbling and create a sense of fluid stability.

Great for beginners, Bridge Pose preps you for bigger backbends and brings you into the present moment.

Get rid of the office chairs and sofas, this yoga practice can help ease muscles, strengthen your back, and tighten your core. Have a seat on the floor—as our writer did—to let your joints loosen.

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When life has you dying to curl up into Child's Pose, try empowering Boat Pose instead to recharge your spirit.

Is it safe to go upside down when you're having your period?

A Beginner's Guide to Yoga's Key Inversions: Learn how to face your fear of going upside down and why it's so worth doing.

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An eye opener, Parsvottanasana can shine light on easy-to-overlook truths.

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Your antidote to stress: At least 10 minutes to breathe and surrender in restorative Viparita Karani.

Building strength in the lower back can enhance your performance in daily activities and help you avoid sports injuries.

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If your curved back has you twisted, here are some asanas that will help realign your spine.

Maintaining a proper cervical curve by strengthening weak muscles can ease many common pains in the neck.

Open tight shoulders and an achy back in this beginner-friendly seated twist, Marichyasana III.

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When crises arise, some people flourish while others flounder. Here's how your practice can help you build resilience.

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This yoga for balance solo sequence by Cyndi Lee is appropriate for yogis of all levels who want to practice steadiness on the mat.

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Learning how to relax takes time. Fortunately, you can practice on your mat and use these tips anytime.

Don't let the props stop you. Restorative yoga poses revive like nothing else.

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By educating yourself on anatomy, you can protect your knees in yoga poses.

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Baxter Bell gives advice on how one can use yoga for weight loss.

Yoga teacher Jaki Nett investigates restorative yoga for fertility. Learn which poses have the best possible benefits to aid fertility and conception.

Heron Pose is an intense hamstring stretch. You may need to give Krounchasana some time.

Dance with cosmic energy in this challenging yet graceful balancing pose that relies on equal parts effort and ease.

In this challenging version of a twist, your arms wrap around your legs so your hands can clasp behind the back, almost like a lasso or a snare.

That most familiar of asana sequences, Surya Namaskar (Sun Salutation) is as rich in symbolic and mythic overtones as it is in physical benefits.

Practice Ardha Matsyendrasana II as an opportunity to become the embodiment of peace and to make our practice a prayer for harmony in the world.

After making alignment adjustments in Warrior I, let go and feel the wholesome integration of your entire body.

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A growing number of Americans are getting injured doing yoga—an unfortunate trend touted in news stories. Often media reports express surprise that this ancient healing discipline can actually cause harm, especially since many people take up yoga specifically to heal injuries. Yet like any form of physical activity, hatha yoga practice carries risks—especially for people who push themselves or are pushed by teachers to "achieve" a particular pose, explains Leslie Kaminoff, a New York yoga therapist and bodyworker, who regularly treats yogis with both acute and chronic injuries linked to improper practice.

It’s time to show them some TLC.

The Yoga of Money: Yoga's ethical precepts teach us to tell the truth and do no harm, but few realize that these teachings can also help us to manage our money.

This forward fold restores a sense of balance by grounding the body so the mind can become tranquil.

A prescription of asanas to help balance the subtle energies of the chakra system.

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Find the best prenatal yoga poses for all stages of your pregnancy.

Iyengar Yoga instructor Lisa Walford makes suggestions for how you can make Supta Baddha Konasana (Reclining Bound Angle Pose) more comfortable.

Strengthening your side waist muscles may not eliminate your love handles, but it will unlock your pelvis and protect your lower back.

Take a leap of faith into Hanumanasana or Monkey Pose, named for a figure in Hindu mythology who did just that. And when faith doesn't get you all the way there, practice will.

Iyengar Yoga instructor Lisa Walford explains the strength, flexibility, and actions necessary for Pincha Mayurasana.

Tim Miller turns to the ancient wisdom of Patanjali to answer this existential question.

Toiling under the tyranny of perfectionism? Perfection isn't the tyrant—it's our notions about it that rule us.

Why you should consider swapping inversions for restorative yoga poses during your period.

Sarah Powers offers advice for modifying neck position in Camel Pose.

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Different yoga systems have different answers. Sarah Powers addresses the debate of whether backbending during pregnancy is safe.

Sarah Powers advises yogis with sciatica which poses to avoid and which to favor.

Salabhasana or Locust Pose effectively preps beginners for deeper backbends, strengthening the back of the torso, legs, and arms.

Lay Virasana back and to take the stretch in the thighs and ankles up a notch.

Boost the body's energy and fight fatigue with Fish Pose, or Matsyasana in Sanskrit, while building confidence with a loving stretch in the shoulders. It is said that if you perform Matsyasana in water, you will be able to float like a fish.

Say hello to leg and ankle strength as you seek stability and extend into this balancing pose, Half Moon Pose.

Learn how your body's midline is key to balancing in Tree Pose.

If backbends are a struggle for your body, you may try these preparatory shoulder-openers.