Yoga Poses

We all find ourselves at the doorstep of yoga for different reasons. Most likely, if you’re in the West, you were drawn to yoga for the physical postures—the asana. Maybe you were intrigued by the challenge of the poses, or heard that it was great for flexibility and strength. Maybe you liked the idea of…

Let’s start with the most important part: Why should we care that there are myths surrounding yoga, and that perhaps it matters to debunk them? Maybe you love your yoga practice the way it is, and you don’t really care what exists beyond the four corners of your mat. It works for you—and why fix…

A yoga teacher’s suggestion to invert has the power to elicit a range of emotions, from confusion, anxiety, or fear to anticipation, excitement, or straight up joy. Regardless of where you land on the emotional spectrum, inversions help release tension, boost circulation, increase energy, and strengthen the physical body. Inversions can also help calm the…

If you’ve ever taken a vinyasa yoga class then you’ve likely performed Sun Salutations, or Surya Namaskars in Sanskrit. They are a key component of instructor-led yoga classes and are generally performed at the beginning of class as a way to warm up the body and prepare you for deeper stretches or more challenging postures.…

We’ve all heard it before in our yoga classes: savasana is the most important pose.  Or we see it on yoga t-shirts: I’m just here for the savasana. Even people who don’t practice yoga seem to understand the central importance of this posture.  For as basic as savasana is, it’s also known as the hardest…

We asked, you answered. So many of you want to better understand one of Vinyasa’s most common postures: Chaturanga Dandasana. And we don’t blame you! Working with chaturanga is a process. Creating strength in the posture, and feeling confident about alignment, takes time. Please know that there are many pieces and parts to landing this…