Yoga teacher Meagan McCrary spoke to a handful of prominent vinyasa yoga teachers about the current state of the practice and their concerns for the future of the flow. Here, she highlights some of the top-line thought and conversation starters for teachers.
Learn how to achieve Downward-Facing Dog, a beginner's pose that both opens and strengthens the upper body—making it a great preparation for inversions.
Jason Crandell struggles to make time for his home practice just like the rest of us. Here, the poses he deems essential to feel balanced when he’s looking for shortcuts.
Feeling the need for a break from the daily grind (and politics)? Retreats deepen your practice, introduce you to new people and places, and provide extra time with your favorite teacher. Here, 12 trips we'd like to book ourselves this year.
Fly high with open hips and a strong core as you move step by step into Eka Pada Galavasana.
Strengthen your legs, arms, and core and continue to open your hips with these prep poses for Eka Pada Galavasana.
Modify Sleeping Pigeon Pose if needed to find safe alignment for your body.
Find the external rotation and flexion that your hips need to remain agile in sleeping pigeon pose.
Jason Crandell humbly shares his personal struggles with maintaining a regular gratitude practice and his hopes to do better.
Don't want to teach? Teacher trainer Jason Crandell addresses the trend of enrolling in YTT to develop your personal practice.
Kathryn Budig interviews teacher Jason Crandell about the importance of humor and sequencing in yoga class.
Build up to Kasyapasana with these opening and balancing poses.
Fear is a natural emotion that everyone deals with, but it can also get in the way of reaching your full potential. What fears have you worked through in your practice?
Align and refine your Chaturanga Dandasana (Four-Limbed Staff Pose).
Head to the wall for deeper twists to lengthen and open up your front body.
Integrate all of the seemingly disparate parts that make up Visvamitrasana and soar into this incredible pose.
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The secret to better arm balances is about relaxing the body, enabling your joints to support you in a lift instead of falling on your face.
Upward Bow Pose may be more impressive but before you go big, master the baby backbends. This one can help compensate for all those hours spent hunched in front of a computer.
Embrace the stability and expansion of Triangle Pose to ground your body and steady your mind.
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