Yoga Practice

When I was a teenager, old wives warned that there were certain things you shouldn’t do when you were on your period. The forbidden activities included...

A few weeks ago Hugger Mugger Yoga Products published a post on Parsva Balasana (Bird Dog Pose). Bird Dog is a deceptively complicated pose. It may...

There are poses that we practice often at home and in yoga classes. Think Adho Mukha Svanasana (Downward Facing Dog Pose), Trikonasana (Triangle Pose), and the...

According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), 36 million older adults experience falls every year, resulting in more than 32,000 deaths. About 3 million people...

Chances are Parsva Balasana (Bird Dog Pose) does not have a 2,000-year history in the yoga tradition. More likely, the concept of a bird dog—symbol of one...

Ardha Matsyendrasana (Half Lord of the Fishes) is one of yoga’s ancient poses. Named for the sage, Matsyendra, it is one of the relatively few yoga...

Most who practice yoga these days have heard of the word ahimsa. We might have even read some of the in-depth literature on it, or practiced...

Revolved Camel Pose shares many of the same benefits as traditional Camel Pose, and then some. The backbend mobilizes your lumbar spine, and the twisting aspect...

Home yoga practice is essential to developing a deep and enduring relationship with yoga. It’s your time to explore practice on your own terms and to...

What are your go-to poses right after you step onto your mat? I like to warm up with a “gooey” Adho Mukha Svanasana (Downward-Facing Dog Pose)....

Breath awareness is foundational to mindfulness. In the practice, we choose an area of the breathing passage—the nostrils, chest or abdomen. Then we rest our attention...

You’d think it would be easy. Yoga props, such as yoga blocks and straps, increase the ease in so many poses. Yet, in this competitive culture,...

We often see yoga poses in terms of their shape. What are we stretching? What are we stabilizing? Which muscles need to engage, and which muscles...

When most people think of yoga, they think of physical poses. While they may understand that there’s more to it than just poses, do most people...

When I think of mindfulness practice, a quote by B.K.S. Iyengar often comes to mind: “It is through the body that everything comes to the mind....

Restorative Yoga is a form of “power yoga.” It doesn’t look anything like what we usually call “Power Yoga,” but it’s nonetheless a powerful practice. The...

I’ve been ambivalent about the phrase “yoga pose” for a while. At one point, I resolved to stop using it. But it wasn’t easy. Thirty-plus years...

If your idea of Restorative Yoga comes only from photos you’ve seen of it—looks boring, you might say—your view is likely not accurate. While it’s true...