Ashtanga Yoga

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.

ELXR Yoga combines the demanding asanas of Ashtanga Yoga and the cardiovascular elements of Power Yoga with athleticism, alignment, mindfulness, and motivation.

You can have an ELXR experience wherever you are, without any added heat, because the practice uses vigorous movement to raise your internal body temperature.

If you're gasping for breath or generating pain to maneuver your body into a posture, ask yourself: Am I providing my body what it is asking for, or am I following a sequence of prescribed postures?

"At the end of the day, the technical aspects of Trikonasana are not enough. And you cannot get enlightened doing a fancy pose—no matter how perfect it is. It’s just not gonna happen."

Next time you find yourself bogged down with emails and to-dos, take 10 minutes to disconnect from the computer screen and practice this short yoga sequence.

"While a [drop-in] vinyasa class might fit better into my lifestyle, I can’t help but think I’ve been missing out on something important by practicing a newer, less traditional version of yoga," writes Erica Rodefer Winters. How do you balance tradition and innovation in your practice?

In the real life of a householder, sneaking in 30 or 40 minutes of uninterrupted yoga is about all Neal Pollack can hope for. It may not measure up to his former Ashtanga practice, but it's enough.

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

Kathryn Budig teaches a variation of headstand with your arms as a base of support.

Neal Pollack never grew used to early-morning classes. So he stopped, and started doing yoga whenever he wants, and it's just fine.

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

The society and lifestyle magazine points the spotlight on a brewing controversy within one of yoga's most respected traditions.

The controversial NYTs book excerpt about yoga and injury made some valid observations, says Baxter Bell, MD. But what the author neglected to mention is yoga's many rewards.

Larry Schultz, founder of It's Yoga studio and developer of the signature practice known as Rocket Yoga, has died. He was 60. Schultz founded It's Yoga in San Francisco in 1989, creating a vibrant hub for a growing yoga community...

Learn more about the lineage of the intensely physical practice of Ashtanga Yoga.

Tim Miller gives advice for yoga beginners on what kind of Ashtanga class to choose.

Tim Miller gives advice for students struggling to master the jump-through in Ashtanga Yoga.