Restorative Yoga

In restorative yoga, props are used for support the body so that you can hold poses for longer, allowing you to open your body through passive stretching. Restorative postures are usually adapted from supine or seated yoga poses with the addition of blocks, bolsters, and blankets to eliminate unnecessary straining. For instance, a seated forward […]

Yoga for Back Pain Series 3

Stretch the arms up towards the ceiling before folding over the legs coming into a Standing Forward Bend. Hinge at the hip so that the spine cascades down over the legs. Hold 5 breaths. Come back up to stand in Mountain Pose. This time, step the right foot to the back of the mat and […]

Yoga for Back Pain

Many back pain sufferers find yoga to be very effective in reducing their pain. Over time, yoga can increase your strength and flexibility, effectively counteracting the tightness and weak muscles that cause many types of back pain. Each of the following sequences of yoga poses addresses particular back pain concerns: Note: Make sure to consult […]

Chair Yoga

Chair yoga is a general term for practices that modify yoga poses so that they can be done while seated in a chair. These modifications make yoga accessible to people who cannot stand or lack the mobility to move easily from standing to seated to supine positions. Many of the basic body mechanics of the […]

Men's Yoga Shorts

Do you wear short shorts? If you do Bikram yoga, the answer is probably yes (unless you are wearing a Speedo, not that there’s anything wrong with that). Followers of other yoga styles tend to like their shorts a little longer, so here’s a range of yoga shorts for men, from the long and baggy […]

Starting Yoga With Arthritis

Arthritis Basics Arthritis is a general term that describes inflammation of the joints, which can manifest as variable amounts of pain, stiffness, and swelling. There are many kinds of arthritis, of which the two most common types are osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. In osteoarthritis, the joints are deteriorating due to use over time; this type […]

Gate Pose – Parighasana

Type of Pose: Standing Benefits: Stretches the intercostal muscles between the ribs. Instructions: 1. Come into an upright kneeling position with the hips over the knees. Place a blanket under your knees if they are sensitive. 2. Extend your right leg out to the side, keeping the knee and ankle in line with your right […]

Light on Yoga

First published in 1966, B.K.S. Iyengar’s Light on Yoga: Yoga Dipika has become a yoga classic and a reference stable for modern hatha yoga. Light on Yoga, a must-have for any yoga practitioner’s library, remains the gold standard for its illustration and explanation of hundreds of yoga poses. In the introduction, entitled “What is Yoga?,” […]

How Yoga Won the West

Vedanta Society of Southern California Vivekananda, who traveled widely to deliver his spiritual message, in Pasadena, Calif., in 1900. Ann Louise Bardach is a writer at large for Newsweek. She is working on a biography of Vivekananda. THE party planning is in full swing throughout India. Never mind that the big day, Jan. 12, 2013, […]

In Forrest Yoga, Guardians of a Mission to Heal

ANA FORREST is an itinerant yoga teacher riding the circuit, selling out workshops in South Africa and conducting training sessions in Houston. She is to Yoga Journal as Angelina Jolie is to Us magazine: a mainstay. Say “Forrest Yoga” to a yogi, and the first word that comes to mind is “intense.” It is known […]

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