Taking Yoga on a Hike

Chang W. Lee/The New York Times HYBRID Eugeniya May, left, during a yoga-infused hike in Prospect Park in Brooklyn. AT first glance, the concept of “hiking yoga” seems like an odd entry in the growing list of hybrid yoga classes, which mix downward dog and tree pose with everything from kickboxing to Pilates and ballet. […]

Upward Facing Dog

Type of pose: Backbend Benefits: Strengthens the arms, wrists and abdomen. Increases the flexibility of the spine. Upward Facing Dog is usually done as part of the Sun Salutation vinyasa sequence of poses. Instructions: 1. From Chaturanga Dandasana, come forward rolling over the toes without letting the thighs touch the floor. 2. Keep the legs […]

Down Dog to Lunge

Question: Ask Aunt Yoga Advice Column – Stepping from Down Dog to Lunge In a sun salutation sequence, I am supposed to step from downward facing dog into a low lunge with the forward foot between my hands. After trying to limber my hips up, I am still unable to get my foot all the […]

How to Modify Anjaneyasana

Question: How to Modify Anjaneyasana Dear Aunt Yoga, Is there a modification for anjaneyasana if it hurts the back knee that is on the floor? If I lay the back foot flat on the floor it’s painful to my knee. My yoga instructor has verified that I do the pose correctly and said to just […]

A Short Daily Sequence

Restraighten the back leg if you have dropped that knee to the floor. Slowly straighten the front leg as you forward bend over that leg. Try to keep the front foot flat on the floor and don’t force the leg to come straight. Go back and forth between a bent and straight front leg several […]

Yoga for Back Pain Series 1

1. Have a yoga block nearby. 2. Press into the soles of the feet to lift the hips. Slide a yoga block under your sacrum, coming into Supported Bridge. 3. This should be a comfortable resting position that you may want to hold for several minutes. 4. To come out, press into the feet the […]

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