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Yoga Anatomy
Yoga and Your Core, Part I
Yoga Anatomy Core: This guide to your core muscles will help you to understand the core so you can strengthen and tone the area with yoga.
Yoga and Your Hips, Part 1
Hip joint anatomy | This Illustrated Guide to Yoga and Your Hips, Part 1 focuses on the joint structure and ligaments. Learn more now.
Yoga and Your Hips, Part II
Discover a simple framework for understanding your hip muscles and enhance your yoga practice with this guide to hip anatomy.
The Expert’s Guide to Chaturanga, Part I
Keep your shoulders stable and build strength in Chaturanga Dandasana with these shoulder alignment tips. Learn more.
The Expert’s Guide to Chaturanga, Part II
Learn Chaturanga Dandasana for beginners, build strength, and discover key poses for safety in this foundational yoga pose.
The Expert’s Guide to Chaturanga, Part III
The best and worst modifications and alternatives for Chaturanga Dandasana. 5 Chaturanga modifications for injuries or learning the posture.
A New Take on Twists
Yoga Twists – Should you keep the hips square or not? Here’s an explanation from yoga teacher Jason Crandell. Learn more now.
The Expert’s Guide To Chaturanga, Part IV
Chaturanga Dandasana is repeated throughout the vinyasa yoga practice — here are tips for how to do Chaturanga transitions safely.
The Expert’s Guide to Chaturanga, Part V
Here are four common challenges yoga teachers face when teaching Chaturanga Dandasana with concrete solutions.
Backbends: When and Why to Engage your Glutes
Should you squeeze the glutes in backbends? Jason Crandell shares why most students would benefit from engaging the glutes in backbends.
Sequencing Solutions: Strengthen your Hamstrings
Modify your yoga to strengthen hamstrings safely with this sequence designed for balance and strength in this muscle group.
Yoga Anatomy in Action: Stronger, Safer Side Plank (Vasisthasana)
Optimize your Vasisthasana (Side-Plank) with proper alignment of the bottom arm. Find out the benefits of a 90-degree angle for stability.
The Surprising Way to Deepen Your Backbends
King Arthur’s Pose helps open the front of your thighs, hips, and abdomen, making backbends more accessible.
Yoga and Your Core, Part II
Yoga anatomy core: There’s more to the core than abs. This guide includes illustrations of the glutes, hamstrings, adductors, and more.
Yoga and Your Hips, Part III
Hip Opening Yoga Poses: 15-pose sequence that address the outer hips, inner legs, hamstrings, and external rotators. Learn more now.