Celebrate The Solar Eclipse with This Moon Salutation
Monday, August 21 marks the day the first total solar eclipse will grace North America in more than 25 years and a powerful day for yoga.
Sun Salutations
Energize your body as you stretch and strengthen all of its major muscle groups in sun salutations, or surya namaskar. Get tips from top teachers to greet each day with these essential yoga sequences and videos.
5 Things Shiva Rea Teaches That Take Sun Salutes to the Next Level
Once you flow into the healing, spiritual side of this common practice, you won’t go back to basic Namaskars.
7 Soulful Rituals to Deepen Your Sun Salutations
Want a juicier, more meaningful flow? Shiva Rea sets you up with add-on rituals steeped in tradition.
Why Sun Salutations Are So Much More Than a Warm-Up
You deserve to reap the profound rewards of the humble (yet powerful) Namaskar.
Where Did Sun Salutations Come From?
A two-minute primer traces Namaskars—and the piece missing from modern practice—back thousands of years.
Celebrate Summer Solstice with Shiva Rea’s Sun-Saluting Meditation
Yoga Journal Master Class teacher Shiva Rea offers the practice below as a way to meditate on the life-giving energy of the sun (surya) with your whole body.
Standing Forward Bend
Uttanasana
DIY Plank Challenge: How Long Can You Hold It?
Don't let Plank Pose be your worst nightmare. Here's how to build a Plank safely. Add it to your vinyasa flow or practice it on the side, for total body strength.
A Core-Awakening Sun Salutation for Lower Back Support
Start to ease lower back discomfort and counteract the effects of too much sitting by swapping some of your standard Surya Namaskars for this core-focused variation.