Yoga Props Illustrated

Straps, also called belts, are particularly useful for bound poses if your hands do not reach each other, and for poses where you need to hold onto your feet but cannot reach them. Compare Prices

A Yoga High With a Little Help

LIZ McDONALD is in her third year of teaching a Saturday class called 420 Remedy Yoga. Her studio, Brazilian Yoga, is in Atwater Crossing, a bohemian outpost near Glendale, Calif. As a courtesy to her students there, some of whom might be wandering about blissfully, Ms. McDonald starts the class at 4:25. The number 420 […]

Yoga Anatomy Myths

If you do enough yoga, you get used to hearing about parts of the body that we can’t identify anatomically, like the third eye and the chakras. When a teacher says that a particular pose will open your manipurna chakra, that’s pretty difficult to verify. But it’s a different story when benefits are claimed in […]

Sit Bones

Definition: Anatomically part of your pelvis (the ischial tuberosity, to be exact), the sit bones are quite literally the bones under the flesh of the butt that you sit on. Also Known As: Sitting Bones, Sits Bones, Sitz Bones

What Time To Do Yoga

Question: What Time To Do Yoga When is the best time to do yoga? Answer: Some yoga traditions, such as the Ashtanga system of Pattabhi Jois, advocate doing yoga asanas early in the morning, if possible before the sun rises. In Light on Yoga, B.K.S. Iynegar advises doing yoga early in the morning or late […]

Body Parts You Didn't Know You Had

Do you know your piriformis from your psoas? If you do, you are probably really into yoga, because yoga introduces you to body parts you never knew you had. And once you know about them, you better believe you are going to stretch them out. Here are five obscure body parts that we talk a […]

RYT

Definition: RYT stands for Registered Yoga Teacher. These letters behind a yoga teacher’s name mean that the teacher has completed a 200-hour Yoga Alliance registered teacher-training program and has registered him or herself with the Yoga Alliance. Teachers who receive more training may register as E-RYTs. Examples: Ann Pizer has been the About.com Guide to […]

Marichi's Pose – Marichyasana

Type of Pose: Forward Bend Benefits: Stretches the shoulders, spine, and hamstrings Instructions: 1. From staff pose – danadasana, bend your right knee and place the sole of your right foot close your your right buttock. 2. Keep the left leg extended and engaged with the foot flexed. 3. Hug your right knee towards your […]

Inversions During My Period?

Question: Should I Avoid Yoga Inversions During My Period? Answer: Depending on which school of yoga one follows, there are a range of opinions about whether one should do inverted poses such as Shoulderstand, Headstand, and Handstand while menstruating. On one end of the spectrum are people who say you do not need to change […]

Side Angle Pose Variations

If you are very comfortable in the bind, you can try to move into bird of paradise pose. Keeping your hands bound behind your back throughout, step the back foot forward so that is next to the front foot. If this is enough, stay here in a forward fold. To move on, come up to […]

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