Why Avoid Inversions During Menstruation?
Barbara Benagh explores the why women are sometimes told not to invert during the menstruation cycle.
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Browse our extensive yoga sequence library to find a home practice that fits your schedule and interests.
Browse our extensive yoga sequence library to find a home practice that fits your schedule and interests.
The Purpose of Corpse Pose
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Q&A: When Is the Best Time to Practice?
Cyndi Lee discuses is the best time of day—and year—to practice yoga.
Snap, Crackle, Pop: What’s With Noisy Joints?
Yoga Journal contributor Judith Lasater explains why joints crack and whether it's a good or bad thing.
Let’s Twist Again
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How Can I Get Comfortable Sitting Cross-Legged?
There are yoga poses to help with that.
Q&A: Why Is My Neck So Uncomfortable in Camel Pose?
Sarah Powers offers advice for modifying neck position in Camel Pose.
Q&A: What’s the Purpose of Practicing Sun Salutations?
Sarah Powers explains the basics of Sun Salutations and why you should practice them regularly.
Q&A: Which Poses Are Best for Sciatica?
Sarah Powers advises yogis with sciatica which poses to avoid and which to favor.
Spread Your Wings
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Make It About the Midline: Tree Pose
Learn how your body's midline is key to balancing in Tree Pose.
What is Ujjayi?
Discover the art of breathing and apply it to your practice.
Can Yoga Help a System in Fatigue?
Check out Tias Little's author page.
Q&A: How Can I Come Up Into Headstand Alone?
Tias Little gives instruction on how to come into Headstand without the help of a wall or teacher
Q&A: How Can I Heal a Hamstring Attachment?
Tim Miller gives advice for practicing with a common injury, an overstretched hamstring attachment.
Q&A: How Can Yoga Prepare Us for Death?
Tim Miller turns to the wisdom of Patanjali to explain how yoga prepares us for death.
Learning to Squat
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Q&A: How Can I Open Up for Hanumanasana?
Tias Little offers advice for preparing for the yoga splits.
Q&A: Chakrasana Intimidates Me. Where Do I Start?
Tim Miller offers advice for learning the chakrasana transition in Ashtanga Yoga
Asanas for TMJ
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Yoga for Slouching: Improve Your Posture with These Poses
You may have developed a curve in your back over time. But the good news is you can use yoga for slouching. It will help reinforce the natural curve in your back and improve your posture.
Q&A: Does Greater Flexibility Lead to Greater Risk of Injury?
Tias Little offers advice for how flexible yogis can avoid injury.
Are There Any Yoga Poses I Can Do At My Desk?
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Ask the Expert: How Do I Start Practicing Pranayama + Meditation?
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Practicing with Tendonitis in the Knee
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Tips for Janu Sirsasana (Head-to-Knee Forward Bend) and Paschimottanasana (Seated Forward Bend)
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Why Bother With Arm Balances?
If you are avoiding arm balances, bear in mind that they develop core strength, keep the bones sturdy, and sharpen mental discipline.
Comparing the Approach to Exercise Training Vs. Yoga Practice
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Q&A: What Counterposes Do You Recommend for Backbends?
Cyndi Lee offers suggestions for sequencing backbends safely.
Q&A: What Should I Know About Starting Yoga in My 50s?
Esther Myers recommends finding the right teacher and atmosphere when starting yoga at an older age.
Doing Yoga with Endometriosis
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Q&A: How Do I Come Up Into Handstand with Both Legs?
Tips for tapping into the abdominal strength needed to come into Handstand with both legs.
Freedom from Addiction
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Q&A: How Can I Overcome My Fear of Handstand?
Esther Myers explains how you can learn to trust your body strength in Handstand.
Q&A: What’s the Right Approach to Backbends?
Heels together or apart? Squeeze the buttocks to protect my lower back—always or never? Which is correct?
Help for Standing Balances (Take a Stand)
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Awaken Your Yoga Practice with Breathing Awareness
Yoga gives us deeper breathing awareness–and brings greater concentration to the parts of the body that allow us to exhale and inhale fully.
Q&A: How Do I Find a Comfortable Cross-Legged Position?
Esther Myers teaches us how to sit comfortably.
Q&A: What Do Teachers Mean by the “Integration”?
Esther Myers describes integration of yoga as the process of making your practice a part of your life.
Got Grime? How to Clean Your Mat
Here's a primer from Sara Chambers, founder of Hugger Mugger yoga products, on the best ways to clean a yoga mat.
Stand and Deliver
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Q&A: What Poses Would Strengthen a Cyclist’s Knees?
Esther Myers offers advice for specific stretches for cyclists with knee problems.
Q&A: What Are the Best Poses for Sacroiliac Pain?
Esther Myers offers advice for managing and preventing sacroiliac pain.
Finding the Dance in Transition from Downward-Facing Dog to Upward Bow
Develop an attitude of a dancer to explore your inner rhythm transitioning from Downward-Facing Dog Pose to Wheel Pose.
Heal Thyself Head to Toe: Plow Pose
Plow Pose increases circulation, suppleness, and vitality and also prepares the body for relaxation and meditation.
For a Pick-Me-Up, Try Pendant Pose
This simple yet demanding pose builds courage, poise, and confidence to explore more challenging arm balances.
Practicing Safely with Bilateral Hip Replacements
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Asana Column: Salamba Sarvangasana (Shoulderstand)
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Which Poses Treat Adrenal Exhaustion?
Which poses should you practice to reverse the effects of chronic stress? Our expert Roger Cole recommends a regular restorative sequence.
Warming Up Cold Hands and Feet
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Why Won’t My Head Reach My Legs in Standing Forward Bend?
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Why Do I Get Dizzy During Yoga?
Senior teacher and scientist Roger Cole explains why you might get dizzy during yoga practice and how to prevent it.
Locating the Groin Muscles
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Q&A: Is It Safe to Do Inversions with High Blood Pressure?
Roger Cole offers advice for safely practicing inversions with high blood pressure.
Beginners, Try These Tips for Balancing in One-Legged Postures
These tips for balancing will make challenging poses easier when you're first learning yoga.
Q&A: How Can I Both Push My Edge and Relax?
Is there a perfect medium between pushing yourself and finding relaxation in yoga?
The Importance of the Feet in Yoga—On and Off the Mat
Understanding the mechanics of your feet in yoga and the patterns in your foot health is the first step to establishing a solid foundation in your practice.
Use Your Head About Shoulders
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Yin Yoga Asanas
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Q&A: How Can I Develop a Home Practice?
Learn how to transition from having the help of a yoga teacher to developing your own home practice.
Q&A: How Should I Sequence Poses in My Practice?
Barbara Benagh offers advice for tuning into the nuances of your home practice.
Understand the Exhale During Pranayama
Know whether to exhale through the mouth or nose during pranayama breathing or just in natural breathing.
Inversions and Menstruation
Check out Barbara Benagh's author page.
Straighten Up with Yoga for Bad Posture
As many chiropractors and back specialists have discovered, yoga can help improve your posture, and even scoliosis.
Advice for an Aggravated Sciatic Nerve
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Save Your Neck: Practice Wisely to Prevent Pain
Practiced with careful alignment, yoga poses can help alleviate past neck problems and prevent future ones.
Q&A: How Do I Get My Feet Off the Ground in Crane?
Use your core to lift your belly and distribute your weight correctly in Bakasana.
Q&A: How Can I Breathe Deeply with Tight Abdominals?
Barbara Benagh offers advice for balancing ab strength and deep breathing.
Tips for Tight Hip Flexors
Barbara Benagh's tips and tricks for opening the hip flexors.
Pose Modifications for Large Breasts
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Out of the Unknown
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Sound and Silence
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How to Practice Anjali Mudra or Salutation Seal
Usher in a meditative state of awareness.
A Closer Look at Inversions
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Warming Trend
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Playing Dead
Check out Richard Rosen's author page.
Hold the H2O
Check out Sally Eauclaire Osborne's author page.
Inversions and Menstruation
Check out Yoko Yoshikawa's author page.
The Secret to Good Grades
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Hernia Help
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