Yoga Sequences for Abs and Core
Build a strong and stable core with these yoga sequences designed to work your abs.
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8 Yoga Poses To Strengthen Your Core and Your Confidence
When you feel strong from within, it changes everything.
These 4 Yoga Poses Will Sculpt Your Obliques and Side Abs—No Crunches Required
Side Plank Pose is just the beginning.
6 Plank Variations for Your Ultimate Core Workout
Spice up Plank Pose with these variations.
Ready to Fly in Firefly? This Sequence Is the Perfect Prep
Tap into your inner fire to find the balance, flexibility, and playfulness needed for this challenging posture.
10 Poses to Build Strength & Stability in Your Core
The steadiness you'll gain in this practice will connect you to all aspects of your core—beyond just your muscles.
Skip the Gym. These Are the Best Yoga Poses for Strength
Suddenly, your practice just became a lot stronger (literally).
These 10-Minute Yoga Ab Workouts Will Torch Your Core
We promise you'll feel the burn.
5 Poses to Strengthen Your Lower Back and Core—All Without Standing Up
If you’ve found yourself lying on the floor often over the past year-plus, this practice is for you.
Not a Fan of Crunches? Try These 5 Standing Yoga Poses for Core Strength
And they take less than 15 minutes.
10 “Blockasanas” to Strengthen Your Core
Find creative ways these common props can boost your core strength and enhance your practice.
Try Forearm Plank 3 Ways
Tone and strengthen your whole body with this grounding pose.
Feeling Angry—And Can’t Seem to Let It Go? This Sequence Can Help
You can’t bypass rage and skip ahead to forgiveness. Anger is a necessary and appropriate response to situations in which we’ve been physically or emotionally harmed, manipulated, or deceived. Here, domestic violence survivor and yoga teacher Liz Arch shares a sequence for releasing anger by truly feeling it first.
9 Side-Stretching Poses to Help You Stay Open to Possibility
Working with the side body can be a powerful way to foster trust that anything is possible. Here’s a practice for the next time you’re craving limitless potential.
This Power Sequence is Better Than Most Weight Lifting Programs
Want to build muscle—without stepping foot in your gym’s weight room? This power yoga sequence is about to become your new go-to.
Strengthen Your Core Without Crunches with this Simple 5-Pose Sequence
A weak core can lead to lower back issues, poor posture, and compromised breathing and digestion. Use this yoga sequence to strengthen your core without crunches!
Need a Good Workout? These 10 Core Sequences Will Fire You Up
Keep your abs and stomach strong and fit with these yoga poses to fire up the core and strengthen the rest of the body.
5 Yoga Moves to Build Your Core Strength
Incorporate these poses into your daily routine to strengthen your core muscles and help you maintain a strong and flexible spine.
A Safe, Core-Supported Backbending Sequence
Move into backbends more safely, knowing you can consciously engage the muscles needed to protect the lumbar spine.
Retrain Your Core: 5 Steps for More Stability in Standing Poses
Annie Carpenter dove deep into the core at YJ LIVE! San Diego, offering accessible alignment cues and a creative sequence to help maximize core stability.
Elena Brower’s Sequence to Strengthen Core Connection
Feel the relationship between your core and steadiness in preparation for meditation.
Tara Stiles’s Natural-Movement Core-Strengthening Sequence
This strong-core sequence will move you in every direction to work your middle from each possible angle, building strength and ease of movement, naturally.
Two Fit Moms: 4 Belly-Toning Core Exercises
Here are 4 yoga-inspired, belly-toning exercises that you can do in the comfort of your own home, on your own time.
Yoga for Moms: Re-establishing Your Connection to Your Core
Janet Stone, who will lead our upcoming Yoga for Moms online course, explains the importance of re-establishing your connection to your core after childbirth.
12-Minute Core Strength Sequence (for Real People)
Build strength through the belly, side waist, glutes and back with core strengtheners for those of us who don't have all day to hit the gym.
Baptiste Yoga: Strong-Core Flow With Handstand Switch Kicks
Master Baptiste Yoga teacher Leah Cullis created this fun and challenging sequence to boost your core strength and mood as you flip your world upside down.
Baptiste Yoga: Advanced Core Sequence With Leap Frog Hops
Master Baptiste Yoga teacher Leah Cullis demonstrates an advanced core-strengthening and spirit-lifting sequence with Leap Frog hops.
A Core-Awakening Sun Salutation for Lower Back Support
Start to ease lower back discomfort and counteract the effects of too much sitting by swapping some of your standard Surya Namaskars for this core-focused variation.
Baptiste Yoga: A Twisting Advanced Core Flow
Master Baptiste Yoga teacher Leah Cullis offers a "Twist and Flow" sequence, which will fire up your core and unlock your inner power.
16 Poses for a Strong + Stable Core
This is a practice for mothers, focused on building your core—physical and emotional—to sustain you through the overwhelming love and challenges of motherhood.
10-Minute Sequence for a Strong + Stable Core
This sequence is designed for mothers. The seated poses will fire up your core and help balance out a stressful day of parenting.
20-Minute Sequence for a Strong + Stable Core
Designed especially for mothers, this core work with leg lifts and lunges is for those moments when children push you to your very edge.
30-Minute Sequence for a Strong + Stable Core
This practice focuses on building core—a strong physical core and a strong emotional core to sustain you through the love and challenges of motherhood.
Two Fit Moms’ Picks: 8 Best Yoga Poses for the Core
Just in time for summer, here are Two Fit Moms' top 8 yoga poses to work the core.
More Core! 11 Steps to Balance Out Your Bakasana
Arm balances are only partially about the arms. Learn how to really take flight in Bakasana and beyond with Kino MacGregor's core-activating sequence.
Everyday Yoga for Athletes: 9 Post-Workout Poses to Balance Core Strength
Use this post-workout sequence from Sage Rountree’s new book to build core strength that balances the abs and back muscles.
4 Prep Poses to Fire Up Your Core for Side Plank
Use the following four poses to safely warm up and engage your core and hips for Side Plank.
Yoga Girl’s Spring Break Core + Balance Sequence
Visualize yourself on an Aruban beach as you challenge your core, balance, and shoulders in this sequence from Rachel Brathen's new book.
Prana In the Belly: 4 Steps to a Healthy Core + Digestive System
Bo Forbes teaches how to release tension, increase prana, and promote physical and emotional digestion in the belly.
6 Yoga Poses for Rock Climbers: Build Core + Back Strength
Rock climbing and yoga reinforce the mind-body connection through similar types of movement. Become a better climber with these six poses.
7 Poses for Core Strength
Get your best summer body with deep core exercises that will power up your practice.
Shore up the Core
Core strength supports the body in myriad ways. But, as Sage Rountree explains, it's not all about the abs. Here she explains why it's important to focus on both the front and back of the body when it comes to core work, and how to determine which you need most.
A Core Strength Sequence to Get Through Difficult Yoga Poses
Core strength will help you get through those difficult poses. You'll feel easier in your poses and more capable in your life.