Core Strength

Definition: Our friends in the Pilates world have long known about the importance of core strength, but it’s a term that becoming more and more widespread in the yoga community. The core refers to the muscles of the torso, both front and back, which support your spine, affecting your posture, and integrate the workings of […]

Yoga for Abs Sequence

Come to sit on your mat. Bring the legs straight up to a 45 degree angle, coming into Boat Pose. The torso will naturally fall back, but do not let the spine collapse. Make a “V” shape with the body. Bring the arms out straight in line with the shoulders. Once you have established the […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

How to Take Yoga on Vacation

When you go on vacation or travel for business, you can easily take your yoga practice with you. It only takes a little planning to find local yoga studios at your destination or bring the items you need. Go Local Whenever I travel, I love to check out local yoga scenes. It’s surprising and refreshing […]

SUP Yoga

It didn’t seem like it could possibly work out. In one corner, you have me, a committed landlubber who has been known to get seasick while lying on an inflatable raft in a placid swimming pool. Not only do I not care for the motion of the ocean, I have what I consider a sensible […]

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