Yoga Poses

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When it comes to coping with stress overload, your breath is one of the best remedies there is—and it's free!

Whether your idea of a stress-relieving vacation is being pampered at a spa or combining yoga with mountain climbing, your body needs it.

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Frazzled nerves? The restorative version of Child's Pose (Salamba Balanasana) can help you bring things down a notch.

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It's easy to think we practice yoga just to be able to touch our toes. But Cyndi Lee reminds us that true flexibility means having an adaptable mind as well as a limber body.

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Use these simple, but important, twisting techniques that help elongate the spine and have a host of physical and emotional benefits.

Rinse your internal organs and restore energy with a cleansing reclining twist.

If you have yet to find joy in opening the front body with backbends, it's time to develop a different approach to your practice.

Your mom was right: You'll look better and feel great if you stop slouching and stand up straight. Yoga can help you do just that—in a way that honors your spine's natural curves. Here's a guide to assessing and improving your posture.

Follow this meditation-heavy practice to connect to the spirit within.

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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.

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.

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.

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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.

A few basic modifications can make Hatha Yoga's gifts—flexibility, balance, strength, stress reduction, and increased awareness—accessible to every body.

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.

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

There are many variations on Surya Namaskar (Sun Salutation), but here is one popular version to help you get started.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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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.