Review – The Yoga Face by Annelise Hagen

These days, yoga is all about niche marketing, whether it’s <a href="https://redirect.viglink.com?key=11fe087258b6fc0532a5ccfc924805c0&u=http%3A%2F%2Fyoga.about.com%2Fod%2Fyogavideos%2Ffr%2Fyas.htm%22%3E"Yoga for People Who Are Definitely Not Hippies" or <a href="https://redirect.viglink.com?key=11fe087258b6fc0532a5ccfc924805c0&u=http%3A%2F%2Fyoga.about.com%2Fod%2Fyogabooks%2Ffr%2Fhiptranquil.htm%22%3E"Yoga for Young Women Who Don’t Really Have it Together." The new kid on the block is “Yoga for People Who Think They Are Starting to Look Old,” otherwise known as Yoga for the […]

Yogi Beware! 5 Most Dangerous Yoga Poses For…

Although yoga is often thought of as a gentle, benign practice, there is the potential for injury in almost every yoga pose. Of course, you could also hurt yourself walking down the street, but you still do it because it’s good for you and gets you from point A to point B. The same is […]

Side Plank Variations – Vasisthasana Variations

1. From Downward Facing Dog, bring both knees down to the floor. 2. Keep the right knee down. 3. Straighten the left left back, bringing the sole of the left foot to the floor with the toes turned slightly inward. 4. Raise the left arm and drop it over the left ear. 5. Step back […]

Step-by-Step Moon Salutation – Chandra Namaskara

By Ann Pizer, About.com Guide Updated August 12, 2012 About.com Health’s Disease and Condition content is reviewed by our Medical Review Board Inhale – Step the right foot to the front of your mat as you bring the arms up next to your ears coming into a High Lunge Pose.

Water Yoga – Aqua Yoga

I had seen the ladies of a certain age doing stretches with noodles in the pool at my local Y, so I thought I knew what water yoga was all about: Your standard yoga poses aquaticized, probably super gentle, maybe a little boring. Still, I was planning an article on aqua yoga so I trotted […]

Revolved Side Angle – Parivrtta Parsvakonasana

Type of pose: Standing, Twisting Benefits: Strengthens and stretches legs, groin, hamstrings. Opens the chest and shoulders. Instructions: 1.From Downward Facing Dog, bring the left foot forward next to the left hand. 2.Drop the right heel down to the floor. 3.Bend the left knee so the calf and thigh are at a right angle with […]

Cooling Breath

This breath cools the body so it is best done in hot weather or at the end of a vigorous yoga session. 1. Come to sit in a comfortable cross-legged position. 2. Take two or three deep inhales and exhales through the nose to prepare. 3. Roll the tongue, curling the sides in towards the […]

Definition of Kriya

Definition: Exercises and breathing techniques intended to purify and cleanse the body’s energy channels. For instance, one kriya is to rapidly pump the stomach muscles in and out as if breathing but without taking a breath. Examples: Kundalini yoga makes use of kriyas in order the open the blocked energy channels in the body.

What is CorePower Yoga?

CorePower Yoga is popping up all over. Founded in Denver, Colorado, in 2002, CPY now has studios in ten states and is growing quickly. So quickly, in fact, that they recently opened two studios in my city within the span of a month. I knew I wanted to check out these new studios in person, […]

Will Doing Yoga Make Me Sore?

Question: Will Doing Yoga Make Me Sore? Answer: It is not uncommon to experience sore muscles after doing yoga, especially if you are just starting out or practice infrequently. Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness usually occurs a day or two after exercising, which differentiates it from the sudden and immediate pain you would feel from pulling […]

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