Yoga for Beginners

If your knees don’t touch the ground, your hips are not ready for lotus pose. Learn how to protect your ankles and prep for the pose.

Ever feel like your body just doesn’t make that shape? Erin Motz (aka the Bad Yogi) has three ideas to help you rock Chaturanga.

Alexandria Crow explains why a pose’s foundation is so key and what your teacher wants you to do with this key alignment cue.

Use this sequence of heart openers to tune in to your anahata and inner voice and find the path to your heart’s calling.

Cooped up inside waiting out winter's deep freeze? This practice would be a wise use of your time.

Use core work, twists, and pranayama to target this fiery chakra and transform obstacles into assets and fear into freedom.

Use this hip-opening and forward-folding practice for the second chakra to unleash creativity as you cultivate fluidity in your pelvis.

Devoted to lifting or CrossFit? Try Sage Rountree's sequence to counter the front-body tightness that can come with them.

You have the willpower and strength to kick bad habits for good. These 13 Kundalini poses will help you find them.

Build the physical, emotional, and spiritual fortitude you need to master Pincha Mayurasana—and your own internal journey.

Cultivate a sense of earthiness, radiance, and stability through asana, breath, and meditation in the first chakra flow.

Try these 10 yoga video to strengthen and improve your practice and set the foundation for challenge poses.

You don’t need to be a master of advanced asana to drop into the deepest level of yourself each day. The star of this sequence is the breath.

Meditation tips, techniques and practices for the beginner—everything you need to know about meditation to get you started.

Our favorite instructional tips from teachers this year. Take them with you next time you unroll your mat and tackle the trickiest asanas.

Our expert weighs in on observing your feelings and letting them go—even when your practice or class gets irritating.

Alexandria Crow picks apart confusing yoga-speak and explains what your teacher really wants you to do.

Need help getting started with inversions? Try these 6 poses from Two Fit Moms.

Every modification has its time and place, but you can add new challenge to old asana by removing training wheels you may be relying on.

Our expert weighs in on whether it's safe to head from an 108-degree class into chilly winter temperatures.

Activate your core, focus on your breath, and shed stress to radiate joyful energy.

This sequence unwinds everyday stress and all of the upper-body tightness created by our digital devices.

If you have some pillows and blankets, you have everything you need to settle into these sigh-inducing, stress-reducing postures.

Our expert weighs in on the graceful way to tell your teacher you just don't like adjustments.

Our expert weighs in on feeling queezy in a.m. yoga class, and what you can eat beforehand to stop tummy troubles.

Our expert weighs in on weight training, and whether or not it'll give you the extra push you need in your practice.

Our expert weighs in on whether or not you should attend a yoga class if you're feeling under the weather.

Alexandria Crow translates what your yoga teacher really wants you to do and why.

If you love Instagram darlings Laura Kasperzak and Masumi Goldman, you'll love this series and Balance practice.

We go inside yoga teacher Alexandria Crow's head to understand why straightening your arms is so key in so many poses.

What if we say the key to making it to your mat on days when you’re dragging is beating your chest like Tarzan?

Rock climbing and yoga reinforce the mind-body connection through similar types of movement. Become a better climber with these six poses.

Form a strong foundation to eventually achieve the full expression of the Handstand (Adho Mukha Vrksasana) pose.

Doing Sun Salutations with a block can help you find the contraction of muscles into the centerline of the body, creating integration and protecting the spine.

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Try these subtle, yet safe tweaks to Chaturanga if you struggle with the pose.

Are there certain foods that can help post-class achy joints? An expert weighs in.

New to yoga? We've got answers for you. These 10 common questions for yoga beginners should get you on your way to a deeper practice and mindful meditation.

Look at yoga props as tools to use and not as training wheels.

In honor of National Yoga Month, expand your repertoire with these four types of yoga that can complement your regular practice.

Is practicing under sunlight refracted through windows damaging to my health? An expert weighs in.

Why do you feel nauseated when you lean your head back in Fish Pose? An expert weighs in.

Getting back into a regular routine is no easy feat. Breathe into fall's frenzy with this energizing sequence.

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Think you know Sun Salutes? Annie Carpenter's tips could transform them.

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Use these barre moves from Elisabeth Halfpapp to hit core muscles your regular rotation of asanas might not.

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Tracey Rich offers advice for determining whether it's your body or your mind that's having trouble letting go.

Stretching sideways can 
activate core muscles, expand breathing, and bring 
feelings of spaciousness and levity.

Yoga Works' Julie Kleinman offers advice on trying different styles of yoga.

YogaWorks' Julie Kleinman has advice for addressing tough topics with a coworker.

Learn about the different possible chin positions in janu sirsasana and how to choose which is right for you.

Learn how to correct lumbar lordosis and maintain a healthy lumbar curve.

For best results in the forward bend Parsvottanasana, use the alignment principles of backbends.

Practice the joining of opposing forces in Revolved Triangle.

Amy Ippoliti offers tips for tight or injured shoulders that can be applied to any yoga pose.

Yoga teacher to Britney Spears shares a sequence to stay calm + centered, no matter how busy life gets.

Daily yoga keeps Victoria's Secret's Miranda Kerr toned and transcendent. Here, her teacher shares her 5 go-to poses.

Sculpt strong, lean legs and focus your intention with Malasana.

To calm nerves and tone up all over, incorporate these five poses into your practice.

Author and Yoga Journal Live! star Sadie Nardini shares 4 weeks' worth of secrets for creating the fiercest, most fabulous you yet!

Tomorrow we celebrate the longest night of 2013, a time to put forth your best intentions for the coming year.

Erica Rodefer Winters demystifies 5 expressions overheard in yoga class.

Sage Rountree shares 3 steps for creating a home yoga practice to get you through the holidays and beyond.

Don't underestimate the art of relaxation. Corpse Pose can be the most difficult pose of your practice.