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Yoga Pose Primer: Vasisthasana (Side Plank Pose)
If you practice yoga, you probably favor some poses over others. We like the poses that are easy for us as well as the ones that show off our strengths. The others, not so much. At some point in almost four... Read more
Yoga’s Trikonasana: A Convergence of Triangles
Trikonasana (Triangle Pose) is a universally important component of our yoga practice in helping us to practice most other asanas with greater ease and intelligence. It teaches us how to extend the legs, which... Read more
Yoga Pose Primer: Urdhva Dhanurasana (Upward Bow Pose)
Backbends are one of yoga practice’s great gifts. Because our daily lives don’t require a lot of backbending, doing some sort of backbend every day is a way to balance our forward-folded lives. Plus they’re... Read moreFeatured Courses
While millions of Americans suffer from pain in the low back and pelvis, many back and hip issues are actually the result of sacroiliac instability (SI), i.e. an imbalance in the sacroiliac joint, which often goes undiagnosed or is improperly treated. Alarmingly, yoga practitioners appear to...Read more
Hip openers are among the most satisfying and powerful yoga poses. They hold a tremendous potential for transformation; they can help us release deep-seated tension and trauma of the past, which many of us hold locked in the hip area. When practiced correctly, hip openers are a great way to soothe...Read more
Yoga is more popular than ever, but as yoga has become a household word, has it also become a mile wide and an inch deep? Are we missing out on the essence of yoga, even as the practice has become a household word? What can we do to capture the deepest aspects of yoga and integrate these into our...Read more
Most people know the importance of core strengthening for health and long-term well-being, but the pelvic floor is an important group of core muscles, which tend to get ignored. “The torso is like a tote bag for your organs,” says Leslie Howard, a Bay area yoga teacher who conducts workshops...Read more
A Different Take on Yoga's Most Essential Pose: Mountain Pose
The mountain: majestic, powerful, immovable. In asana practice, everything comes from the mountain pose, (tadasana in Sanskrit)--from a place of stillness and balance. The mountain pose is done by standing... Read more
Gate Pose (Parighasana)
Gate Pose (or “Parighasana”) gives us the chance to invite breath into the often-neglected side areas of our body, elongating the intercostals muscles connecting our ribs. By opening up our side body through... Read more
A Beginner's Guide to Downward Facing Dog (Adho Mukha Svanasana)
Downward Facing Dog, or in Sanskrit, “Adho Mukha Svanasana,” is one of the most common asanas in yoga. For beginning yoga students, proper form for Downward Dog Pose can be challenging initially, but over time... Read more
Building Core Strength with Dandasana - Staff Pose
Dandasana, or Staff Pose, is a great core strengthening seated yoga pose, which for the most part doesn't get the billing it deserves. In this article, you'll learn about: Benefits of Dandasana How to Practice... Read more
Cat-Cow (Marjariasana) and Cat Wheel
A Great Yoga Pose for Beginners As Well as for Back Pain Relief Cat-Cow is a very common sequence in yoga classes; it is almost as ubiquituos as Downward Dog, or Adho Mukha Swanasana. There is good reason for... Read more
Picture Perfect Posture: Tadasana (Mountain Pose)
Tadasana is also known as Mountain Pose. It is the most foundational of all yoga postures, in fact, the principles of Tadasana or Mountain Pose translates into all yoga postures. In other words, once you get... Read more