Practice Yoga

Find a funky balance in this hybrid Headstand-Forearm Stand variation.

Move toward advanced backbends while keeping your shoulders safe and supported.

Try out this twisting sequence to rejuvenate your spine and boost energy.

No one ever increased flexibility by flopping. Learn to fold with awareness into Prasarita Padottanasana.

AcroYogis play with communication, connection, and trust to get their practice off the ground.

Running a 40-mile mountain trail race, Sage Rountree taps into her yoga practice and finishes with a smile.

Sound and motion come together to help you find your center amid a whirlwind life.

Fire up your core strength as you fly into Tittibhasana.

Stave off back and neck pain with better posture.

Learn one simple alignment technique and three common poses to ensure pain-free backbends.

For the fullest experience of yoga and a deep connection with your vital energies, Savasana is one posture you can't live without.

Conquer fear in a pose that combines an arm balance, hip opener, shoulder opener, hamstring stretch, and twist.

Prepare yourself for life's inevitable storms by cultivating better balance and stability.

"Vinyasa" doesn't translate as fast and furious. See how it can help you move with skill into a seated pose.

Root yourself to the earth to stay centered, even during chaotic times, with this practice of dynamic grounding poses.

Fly into Bakasana by stopping along your journey to learn the required actions with the help of props.

A world-class climber finds inner balance through Kundalini asanas, mantras, and meditation.

Hips don't lie, and Tree Pose lets them sing their truth. Work withing your body's limitations for steadiness.

Relieve anxiety naturally with poses that unlock your breath.

Get your inner glow on with gently flowing, quieting Moon Salutations.

Find steadiness inside and out with this powerful leg-strengthening sequence.

An invaluable tool for athletes, yoga provides insight into movement patterns of the body, the breath, and the mind.

By balancing discipline with kindness, you can open deeper into twists and meet difficulty with grace.

Decades after millions of western women embraced the practice, yoga is evolving to meet the modern man.

Let your practice feel joyful and light, even as you build the needed strength for a challenging arm balance.

Yoga's combo of active and passive stretching is key for keeping athletes injury-free. Start with these poses.

Are you ready for a serious challenge? Up the ante with this pose from Ashtanga's 3rd series.

Target your core, build strength, and master the pickup-jumpback.

Set boundaries with your alignment and then discover the freedom to go deeper into Parsvottanasana.

Yoga teaches us to deal with whatever arises in our lives, no matter how distracting and uncomfortable—even an obnoxious yoga classmate.

Seriously.

Sage Rountree takes on the bane of athletes and yogis everywhere: tight hamstrings.

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Charging Scorpion creates an opening in the upper back and can feel divine.

Eka Pada Sirsasana has a way of reminding you it's really not about the goal, but the journey.

Take your backbend further and higher into Eka Pada Urdvha Dhanurasana.

After years of asana practice and breath training, Neal Pollack notices he doesn't sweat as much in class anymore. He kind of misses it.

Among the many tools that yoga gives to us for endurance training is mantra. By repeating the same syllables over and over, you’ll quiet mental chatter and yoke your mind to what is happening right now.

Still frustrated by backbends, Kathryn Budig shares the hard-won lessons she's learned about Urdhva Dhanurasana here.

Your mind and senses pull inward when you experiment with tortoise-like patience in Kurmasana.

Let your practice of Hanumanasana be inspired by the Monkey God himself and see how far you can split.

Urdhva Kukkutasana is one of those poses that reminds us good things come to those who wait.

The Yoga Sleuth and her team of reporters get the real scoop on yoga classes around NYC.

The focus and determination that makes athletes excel in their sports may be the very things that frustrate them in yoga class. Here, Sage Rountree explains how athletes can adapt these skills to excel in yoga, too.

Find the sense of strength and security that evolves from being in this pose.

There is nothing too big—or too small—to cherish.

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One of the most iconic postures in yoga, Lotus embodies the serenity and beauty we all strive to manifest from our practice.

Before my weekly yoga for athletes classes, I like to check in with my students, especially those who are new, to see if anything hurts. The most common answer is

Try the backbend that leaves Kathryn Budig in a state of goofy bliss.

Quiet your mind to start hearing to the conversation happening in your body in Warrior I.

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Ganda Bherundasana means Formidable Face Pose, which basically means it ends resting flat on your face with your feet on floor, straddling your head. Ready to try???

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Utilize these yoga four poses to jump start your work day and incorporate yoga for the office.

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For winter sports fans, yoga offers refined technique, better balance, and the freedom to fly.

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Does your yoga practice need a little artistic inspiration? Or does your museum-going need a little yoga? Either way, you might find yoga classes at an unlikely place--a nearby art museum. This summer and beyond, museums around the country are...

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