Yoga for Energy
Feeling sluggish? These back-bending yoga poses for energy will awaken your mind and body.
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This Free-Spirited Practice Embodies the Energy of the Full Moon
Remember: Your faith is stronger than your fear.
Upward-Facing Dog Pose
Urdhva Mukha Svanasana, a well-known backbend, will challenge you to lift and open your chest.
One-Legged King Pigeon Pose
Eka Pada Rajakapotasana is a deep hip opener and forward bend that you should approach consciously to reap its many benefits.
Downward-Facing Dog Pose
One of yoga's most widely recognized poses, Adho Mukha Svanasana strengthens the core and improves circulation, while providing a delicious, full-body stretch.
Bridge Pose
Setu Bandha Sarvangasana can be whatever you need—energizing, rejuvenating, or luxuriously restorative.
Infuse Your Body With Energy In This Breath-Focused Flow
Your body will thank you.
Camel Pose
Bump up your energy (and confidence!) by bending back into Camel Pose. Ustrasana counteracts slouching and relieves lower back pain with a generous, heart-opening stretch.
4 Circulation-Boosting Yoga Moves
Cramped from sitting all day during the coronavirus shutdown? Give your back some love (and alleviate pain) with this satisfying practice for spinal mobility.
Quiz: What Is Your Dominant Element?
The Five Elements reveal a lot about who you are and how to find harmony in your life.
Why Do Certain People Trigger You? Five Element Theory Explains
Every person has a primary element—in other words, an entirely different perspective.
7 Yoga Teachers Share Their Favorite Morning Stretches
These just might be the easiest way to prepare yourself up for a better day.
Yoga Practices to Support Your Daily Energy
Learn how to incorporate sun salutations, meditation, and healthy eating to optimize your happiness.
Baron Baptiste’s 3 Strategies for Clearing Out Old Energy
Baron Baptiste, who leads YJ's upcoming course The Power of Play, explains how yoga clears out old mental and physical clutter, setting you up for new possibilities.
The Ultimate Guide to Energy Healing
Take a closer look at seven subtle-body healing modalities, and how to find one that will help you boost the benefits of your yoga practice.
6 Poses to Open Your Energy Channels & Boost Prana Flow
When it feels like life is spinning out of control, teacher Sara Clark recommends opening your energy channels to raise your vibration and increase your stress resilience.
5 Yogic Tips for Boosting Your Energy
Here are 5 healthy tips for revving up your energy level, from backbends to Beet Root.
An Energizing Flow to Keep You Awake for Meditation
Keeping your eyes open if your body is listless, your mind dull, or your heart heavy can be a challenge. This 5-pose flow will help awaken your energy for meditation.
Two Fit Moms’ Good Morning Flow
Laura Kasperzak and Masumi Goldman have a practice and tips to wake up even the latest night owls.
5 Poses for Extra Energy
Erica Rodefer Winters recommends five poses to add to your day for extra energy during this holiday season.
Settle In for Solar-Powered Yin
Connect with the warmth of the sun as you nourish your body and spirit with this revitalizing sequence.
Beating Breast Cancer
Yoga proves to be an ideal approach to self-care for cancer survivors.
Soothing Moon Shine: Chandra Namaskar
Get your inner glow on with gently flowing, quieting Moon Salutations.
Do Less, Relax More: Legs-up-the-Wall Pose
No time to do everything? Take a few minutes to do nothing in Viparita Karani.
Positively Prana: Yoga Your Way to a Happier Mood
Yoga teacher Rod Stryker explains how yoga can help you unlock your life-force to feel happier and energized all day.
Energy Zapped? Try this Meditation
When you feel depleted, practice this meditation to replenish and conserve your energy.
King Pigeon Pose
Kapotasana invigorates your body and gives your spirits a lift. This extremely deep backbend is appropriate for advanced practitioners only.
Sphinx Pose
Sphinx Pose is the infant of backbends. It can be practiced with either an active or passive approach.
Looking for a Refresh? Try a Reclining Twist
Rinse your internal organs and restore energy with a cleansing reclining twist.
Decoding Your Energy During Yoga Practice
Every day is different. Tune in before your practice to decide if you need more yang or more yin to balance your energy.
Dancer Pose | Lord of the Dance Pose
Dance with cosmic energy in this challenging yet graceful balancing pose that relies on equal parts effort and ease.
Half Lord of the Fishes Pose
Also called Seated Twist Pose or Ardha Matsyendrasana in Sanskrit, this pose energizes the spine and stimulate proper digestion while improving postural and body awareness.
Wheel Pose | Upward-Facing Bow Pose
Need an energy boost? Urdhva Dhanurasana can help—and strengthen your arms, legs, abdomen, and spine in the process.
Cobra Pose
By providing a conscious opening in the chest and stretch in the shoulders, Cobra Pose, called Bhujangasana in Sanskrit, fights fatigue and relieves lower back pain, boosting both the energetic and the physical body.