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Yoga Pose Notebook: Parivrtta Janu Sirsasana (Revolved Head-to-Knee Pose)
Key Takeaway About Parivrtta Janu Sirsasana: You don’t have to press the sitting bone that you’re leaning away from in Parivrtta Janu Sirsasana into the
Check Your Head: Four Ways to Get Ready to Teach a Yoga Class
If you’re not a yoga teacher, you probably don’t understand the utter ridiculousness of our daily commute or schedule inefficiencies. Yes, we’re happy that we
Sequencing Solutions: Strengthen your Hamstrings
QUESTION: Vinyasa yoga sequences contain much more hamstring stretching than strengthening. How can I modify my sequences to include more hamstring strengthening for my students and
A Balanced Yoga Sequence to Lotus Position
QUESTIONI struggle with tight hips and I want to learn Lotus Position (Padmasana). Can you suggest a yoga sequence that will help me open my
Yoga Anatomy in Action: Stronger, Safer Side Plank (Vasisthasana)
QUESTION: In Vasisthasana (Side-Plank) some teachers have told me to stack my bottom arm directly under my shoulder. Other teachers have told me to place my
Essential Sequence: 15 Poses to Warrior III
Here’s how to make Warrior III (Virabhadrasana III) Pose more effective and accessible. Plus a short yoga pose sequence.
10 Creative Ways to Inspire Your Yoga Practice This Summer
When summer rolls around, yoga practice can fall by the wayside — the longer days mean we spend more time outdoors, we travel, those of
Essential Sequence: Learn to Love Camel Pose
Why this Camel Pose Yoga Sequence Works Students who love Ustrasana, Camel Pose, praise the pose for the way it opens the shoulders, chest and upper-back.
My 5 Favorite Yoga Postures (And Why I Love Them)
Common wisdom tells you to work daily on the yoga poses that bring up resistance and challenge you. Personally, I’m okay with this sentiment—after all,
In Praise of Moving More Slowly
Choosing to slow down is a radical decision. And, like most things, slowing down and paying attention takes practice. When it comes to yoga, I
Yoga Sequence to Revolved Triangle
You know those poses that you once loathed, but now you love? At first, they had the audacity to make you feel awkward, imbalanced, and
In Praise of the Quiet Yoga Class
In 20 years of teaching yoga, I’ve never played music in my class. Not once. If you play music in your class — or you