The 8 Best Yoga Poses for Beginners
Want to get into yoga, but don’t know where to start? These foundational poses will set the stage for your evolving practice.
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Yoga for Beginners: The Ultimate Guide to Starting Your Practice
Are you ready to roll out your mat for the first time? We've got everything you need to know to get started with this mind-body practice.
10 Reasons to Start Doing Yoga
Considering the many health benefits of stepping on the mat, everyone—and we mean everyone—should be jumping on the yoga train.
What’s So Sacred About the Number 108?
You may have read of people doing 108 Sun Salutations (Surya Namaskar) at the time of the spring equinox, or own mala with 108 beads. Here's why the number is considered so auspicious.
Ease Anxiety with This Tapping Meditation
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Yoga for Beginners: 10 Easy Poses That Help at Any Age
These poses and practices offer huge benefits for your body and mind—no matter your age or stage.
The Post-SUP Yoga Sequence for Beginner Standup Paddlers
Open your chest and find proper alignment after a tough standup paddleboard workout. This beginner SUP yoga sequence will get you started.
3 Unconventional Ways to Warm Up For Garudasana (Eagle Pose)
Warm up for Eagle Pose with these three prep poses that will open your shoulders and hips.
19 Yoga Teaching Tips Senior Teachers Want to Give Newbies
We asked 19 senior teachers to share with you the kind of advice that can move you closer to their caliber of talent. You're welcome.
10 Creative Ways to Use Props in Your Practice
Not only do props help you find more space, freedom and stability in your poses, they’re also great teaching tools with endless uses if you get creative. Dedicate some time to playing with props.
How Often Should You Practice Yoga?
Eddie Modestini, a longtime student of K. Pattabhi Jois and B.K.S. Iyengar, who will lead Yoga Journal’s upcoming online course, Vinyasa 101: The Fundamentals of Flow, reveals how often you should roll out your mat if you want to become a "serious" yogi.
Ask the Expert: Do Studio Yoga Mats Spread Infection?
It’s not likely to get an infection from a yoga mat, but that doesn’t mean those studio mats are clean.
Ask the Expert: Dealing with Frustration in Yoga Class
Our expert weighs in on observing your feelings and letting them go—even when your practice or class gets irritating.
Two Fit Moms’ Inversion Preps for Beginners
Need help getting started with inversions? Try these 6 poses from Two Fit Moms.
Yoga 101: A Beginner’s Guide to Practice, Meditation, and the Sutras
New to yoga? We've got answers for you. These 10 common questions for yoga beginners should get you on your way to a deeper practice and mindful meditation.
Q&A: I’m Uncomfortable with My Coworker in Yoga. Help?
YogaWorks' Julie Kleinman has advice for addressing tough topics with a coworker.
5 Confusing Things Heard in Class
Erica Rodefer Winters demystifies 5 expressions overheard in yoga class.
Accepting Beginner Status
Intimidated at first by her lack of experience in yoga class, a young woman learns to relish the learning process.