Practice Yoga

Learn how to come into the challenging yoga pose, Pincha Mayurasana.

Like the rest of your body, the joints of your feet need to be supported by strong, flexible muscles. Yoga and these four simple moves can help.

When you really work up a sweat, you need more than water to rehydrate.

What you need to practice this variation of Eka Pada Koundinyasana II: a bit more lean and a lot more sass.

Sage Rountree shares practical advice for a transition that's harder than it looks: Moving from standing to sitting.

Look within and listen to your body's cues to find your path to Lotus Pose.

Sage Rountree describes modifications of traditional asanas that feel great on the hiking trail.

Balance, strengthen, and lengthen in Half Moon Pose.

Be fearless and have fun in an indulgent Ardha Chandrasana variation that stretches the psoas and hips while opening the heart wide.

Use this yoga sequence to soar into Standing Splits with ease.

Kathryn Budig walks you through the challenging but beautiful Bird of Paradise (NOT her favorite asana BTW).

Athletes, and often yogis, believe that the harder they push, the bigger the benefit. Sage Rountree cautions against too much of a good thing, and urges all of us to take "comfort in comfort."

Kathryn Budig challenges you to a lighter-hearted, more playful variation of Bakasana.

When a beloved yoga teacher moves on, students get a first-hand lesson in impermanence.

Erica Rodefer Winters shares her go-to poses to relieve the stress of a bad day. What pose always makes you feel better?

Learning new sports or challenging yourself physically can lead to sore muscles and all-over body fatigue. Sage Rountree explains how to avoid the worst of both, and how your yoga practice can help.

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Going for a hike? Take your practice where it's never gone before and try these poses on your outdoor adventure.

Water-loving yogis play with balance, focus, and core strength by taking their practice offshore.

The jumpback transition from Bakasana to Chaturanga is mostly mental. Overcome doubt and practice.

Kathryn Budig breaks down this gorgeous, core-busting two-legged version of the Pose Dedicated to the Sage Koundinya.

Now that spring is officially in bloom, Erica Rodefer Winters is adding poses into her practice that celebrate the season.

Kathryn Budig walks us through a truly badass transition from Headstand to Chaturanga.

Strengthening your core from the inside out lets you move from your center.

Practice along with this Master Class sequence leading up to Ustrasana.

When you bring awareness to your alignment and intention, there's plenty of work to do in Sukhasana.

Back and neck pain forced Albert Marquis to hang up the reins. Through basic yoga stretching, he finds his way back.

Kathryn Budig demonstrates the transition from Tripod Headstand into Chaturanga.

When Hillary Gibson applied the lessons she'd learned in yoga to her daily runs, she realized she could run further and ease her pain.

Kathryn Budig demonstrates the steps to transition from Headstand to Crane Pose.

Establish a regular personal practice, and yoga's benefits—including a steady mind and strong, flexible body—will come.

Darren Rhodes' sequence of sidebends and twists asks you to investigate your unhealthy habits and patterns.

Prep for and gradually work your way into Four-Footed Pose.

Almost all sports injuries are caused by imbalance in the body, says Sage Rountree. Here she explains how to achieve balance throughout the hips for greater comfort and freedom in your activities.

After nearly a decade of doing yoga, Neal Pollack still struggles with the physical details of the practice. But he's learning to accept this about himself, and to call for help when needed.

Erica Rodefer Winters describes less-than-desirable qualities to be wary of in a yoga teacher.

Kathryn Budig breaks down Kapinjalasana into the equal parts strength, balance, and backbend.

On retreat, we can make a connection between the physical and the mental, watching how we react to the stresses of asana, meditation, and training, and lay the groundwork for a successful mental approach going forward.

In part II of her series on dropbacks, Kathryn Budig has us practice dropping back and getting back up at the wall.

Erica Rodefer Winters shares basics about yoga for aspiring yogis.

Sage Rountree describes the four steps for using your yoga practice to help with any imbalance.

When you focus on simple actions, this challenging twist becomes charmingly calming.

Learn to embrace the opposing actions of Virabhadrasana I.

Take a journey toward greater flexibility and spaciousness with these supported side body stretches.

Build the power and foundation you need to transition between poses.

Kathryn Budig teaches us how to begin to prepare for dropping back into Urdhva Dhanurasana.

Discover inner resources that can help you make healthier choices, meet your goals, and change your life for good.

We all experience flexibility in some areas more so than others. Sage Rountree discusses the importance of balance in and around the hips and offers poses that help to create opening where needed.

Dropped into a fitness class developed for the Navy Seals, the author channels her yoga practice and soars.

The 2012 Yoga in America study revealed the main reasons people come to yoga, with flexibility, general conditioning, and stress relief, among them. Erica Rodefer Winters wonders why people don't know about the deeper benefits yoga, like more balanced emotional states and better relationships.

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You can resolve sacroiliac joint discomfort in the same place it started—on the mat.

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Sage Rountree explains Handstand's physiological and psychological benefits for athletes.

For the best benefits, learn to work twists like Half Lord of the Fishes Pose deeply in two directions.

From Ashtanga to Vini, find your fit from the many types of yoga.