Practice

You've been strengthening your core all along.

There's more than one way to challenge yourself as you practice this pose.

Support your practice of asteya, non-stealing, with poses that help you feel open and expansive.

When the back of your arms feel overlooked, these poses give you strength, structure, and stability.

The traditional version of this "resting" pose isn't exactly restful for everyone. These alternatives help ensure you receive what you need from the shape.

There's more to it than just appearances.

The traditional forward bend calls for stillness. Call us rebels.

I learned that there’s more than one way to make yoga accessible.

If you’ve moved on to “advanced” yoga poses, don’t forget the ones that got you there. Keeping strong foundational poses in your repertoire helps you strengthen your asana practice.

In celebration of National Yoga Awareness Month, we're launching IG Live classes with our favorite teachers beginning Tuesday, September 6th. Come and be reminded of the many reasons why yoga is your "thing."

There's another sort of balancing—not the kind you're thinking of—that happens in Virabhadrasana 3. Understanding it can make all the difference when you're practicing the pose.

A beautifully intentional sequence that keeps for whenever you have a few moments to come back to yourself.

For a stronger sense of your self in space, try these poses minus your sense of sight.

No, flat abs are not a true indicator of how strong you are.

The answer, as with so many things in yoga and in life, depends.

Because there is so much more to yoga than conforming to a single shape.

When you move your body early in the morning, you'll find stillness in your mind the rest of the day.

Find the kind of relief that goes far deeper than the physical.

Because you actually can't focus on one without also addressing the other.

Ready for an upgrade? These mats can take your practice to the next level—and will last for many years of use.

Same basic shape. But varying levels of flexibility and balance required.

Can you think of a better way to celebrate National Relaxation Day than to practice every variation of this calming pose?

There’s perhaps no better way to counteract that tightness in your upper back and shoulders than this classic arm bind. So why limit it to just one pose?

Yes, there's more than one way to approach this graceful backbend and balancing pose.

When you make your practice a priority before anything else, it sets the tone for everything else.

There's a subtle art to practicing backbends that won't pinch your low back. Here's how to navigate it.

A slow stretching practice to help you navigate this thing we call life with a little more ease and grace.

Bringing dynamic and conscious movement to traditional poses can enhance your focus, balance, mobility, and yes, even your patience.

There’s a lot of controversy in yoga around whether you can safely move from “closed hip” to “open hip” transitions. The answer? It’s complicated.

Yes, 15 minutes.

In the yoga tradition, the breath is said to carry a person's life force. Here's what you need to know to tap into yours.

It's not as hard as you think.

Here's what you can do to overcome it.

Sometimes just five minutes can change everything.

Try these strengthening stretches to get stronger limbs.

They look so very simple, but these asanas challenge your body and your mind.

Know you're not going to have time for a full class? Sneak this strengthening sequence into your morning instead.

Cues, just like rules, are sometimes meant to be broken.

Yoga can help alleviate pain in the hands, such as Repetitive Stress Syndrome.

And you thought you knew all the ways to transition out of this traditional yoga pose.

Keep your back strong, safe, and pain-free—even in inversions.

Because you shouldn't have to suffer through class.

No matter what's happening around you, it is always possible to come back to what's happening inside you. Here's how.

It's true—research indicates that practicing yoga can help prevent and potentially reverse bone loss. Here are the most essential poses to include.

Prepare yourself for deep, restful sleep with this 10-minute sequence that helps you release all the places you didn't even realize were tense.

The balance between effort and ease can be elusive—both in yoga and in life. This practice helps remind you how it feels.

Yes, the most chaotic place on the planet is exactly the right place for yoga.

Your nervous system has been working overtime for far too long.

Feeling stuck in a sequencing rut? These unexpected yet graceful transitions will change that.

He may never admit you're right. But these reasons might persuade your stubborn dad to at least try it.

The beauty of blocks? They not only meet you where you are in your practice, they take you beyond where you ever thought you could go.

Yes, you can experience a complete—and challenging—home practice in less than an hour. Jack Workman shows you how.

Your practice doesn't always have to be a solo pursuit. Bringing a partner to the mat can bring fun new dimensions to your routine.

It's not safe for everyone to practice inversions—and the reason has nothing to do with falling down. Here are those instances in which you might want to keep your feet on the ground.

Perhaps the solution to sustained attention is to stop trying so hard. Science supports this approach.

When it comes to asana practice, having patience is key to progress.

Practicing yoga for just a few minutes in the morning can offer exponential payoff—and not just in terms of productivity.

Aging is inevitable. But you can slow it down and approach it more gracefully than you'd ever imagined.

You can fit it in anywhere.

Having one of those days? While this quieting practice can't change what happened, it can help you move past it.

Sometimes you need to challenge your body in order to quiet your mind.

Forget having to learn a separate sequence for warm-up, cool-down, or recovery. These 8 poses targeting runners’ most-used muscles will help keep your body happy and injury-free.

Gearing up for warmer weather and an active season? Add these invigorating poses to your practice.

Building strength isn't as hard as you think. It just takes practice—and these beginner-friendly poses and instructions for how to take them further.

Not a morning person? Not a problem. In the 5 minutes in between hitting the snooze button, you can set the tone for your entire day.

This quick practice will help you strengthen, stretch, and destress.

Your wrists will thank you.

The lunar eclipse this weekend super charges the full Moon and leads us into a season of change. Here's how to handle it with ease and grace.

Yes, you can incorporate a strap into your vinyasa practice—and it's easier than you think.

Before you can soar, you need to stretch your wings. This sequence helps you do both.

Loosen up those tight hips—and let go of whatever you’re holding onto—with this short sequence.

Give your muscles the love they need after your time on the court with this soothing sequence.

After the worst of your pain is behind you, these moves will help you return to your practice with confidence.

Don’t get up! With these variations, you can experience yoga in a more supported manner—perfect for those days when you are lacking energy but still want to practice.

Sometimes less is more, even in yoga.

What a decade of kicking up—and falling down—taught me about my yoga practice (and myself).

Let these yoga poses remind you what it's like to hold yourself with both strength and ease.

Yoga teacher Pranidhi Varshney sets aside the conventional emphasis on perfection and instead values progress of a different sort.

In traditional Ashtanga, certain poses are reserved until you've mastered preliminary postures. Pranidhi Varshney upends this approach and teaches you how to come into backbends, wherever you are in your practice.