A proper warm-up is required before attempting any of these advanced yoga poses. I suggest giving them a try during or after an active flow. Start slow and ease your way into each move, listening to ...

From a standing split position, place your palms onto the mat directly below your shoulders and gaze at the space between your hands. Stack the standing foot directly below your hip with a slight bend ...

As their name suggests, they are usually reserved for seasoned yogis because they're more challenging to do than your standard downward-facing dog and sun salutations. So if you're up the challenge, ...

A yoga teacher says you don't have to get on the floor to increase your mobility, try these three standing poses instead Yoga ...

I share my journey into Firefly Pose (Tittibhasana)—an advanced yoga arm balance that once felt totally out of reach. When I first started my practice, I honestly thought poses like this were ...

Hold on to your yoga mat because you are about to see some pretty advanced poses, and this isn't from an ordinary yogi — this woman is 39 weeks pregnant. Backbends, handstands, splits, crazy arm ...

How’s the yoga challenge going? Are you getting the hang of a home practice, or maybe dropping in on classes at the gym or yoga studio? We can only do so much in the course of a month, and you can ...

Certain fitness feats—like finishing a 10-K in less than an hour or busting out 20 real-deal pushups—earn you instant respect. In yoga, holding a handstand (without the help of a wall) or bending your ...

I recently had the opportunity to attend the Symposium on Yoga Therapy and Research (SYTR) via zoom. Some of the keynote speakers for SYTR included a professor from Harvard University Medical School, ...

If you’ve mastered the basics of yoga, you might be ready to take on something a bit more challenging—like those gravity-defying holds your 6 a.m. front-row is known for. To help you get started, we ...