Yoga is not just a practice, it is a state of being–a state in which the agitation of the mind is resolved. Most of us live with a level of chronic tension from our thoughts, whether we are worried about the future or dissecting some comment or event from the past. This practice has been … Continued
Discover your new best teacher: the wall! The wall can bring newfound alignment into old yoga postures and help you find better balance. The wall doesn’t lie: it clarifies what angles your body should be at and where your weight should be. In addition, it offers support when you explore challenging inversions or balance poses. … Continued
Yoga is not just a practice, it is a state of being–a state in which the agitation of the mind is resolved. Most of us live with a level of chronic tension from our thoughts, whether we are worried about the future or dissecting some comment or event from the past. This practice has been … Continued
In most of our lives, the mind pulls at us constantly, moving in many directions: Did I say the right thing at that meeting? What should I eat for dinner? I should look into that phone plan. What’s my schedule for tomorrow…? This meditation practice is all about gathering up all that scattered energy and bringing … Continued
Feeling heavy or stuck? Wanting to feel more energized and full of life? This Sun Vinyasa practice is designed to help you connect to the power of sun energy within and around yourself. “Sun” practices develop and expand your “prana” (the sanskrit word for life force energy and vital intelligence). Tap into the power that … Continued
Many of us use our hands and arms for work, which can leave the upper body tight and even achy. Release holding patterns in your neck, shoulders, and arms in this practice as you elongate and activate these areas, getting the blood flowing. You’ll also mobilize and stabilize shoulder girdle to nourish the tissues around … Continued
An energy-boosting sequence targeting core muscles of the body! This practice features some of Melina’s favorite yoga poses to build great posture, improve balance, and increase muscle tone. With the longer holds and repetitions, heat up your core temperature and build focus as you move from superficial to deep muscles.
This soothing practice is a wonderful treat: it promotes profound healing and restoration. Join Katie for this deeply relaxing asana practice followed by a long, full body relaxation designed to help you chill out during the day or sleep like a baby at night.
Important functional movements such as walking, hiking, climbing stairs, and balance in general all benefit from the actions of the standing leg in Warrior 3 pose. Join Carrie in this practice, which will build your strength, stability, and mobility through deconstructing and then reconstructing this familiar pose.
For Crow Pose (Bakasana) to fly, deep core muscles must be engaged and strengthened, and the outer hips need to open. In this practice, Melina takes you through the necessary steps to activate those essential muscles. She also shows you how to use a chair to access better hip opening and help your Crow Pose … Continued
The one stop shopping of core stabilization! Embrace this powerful pose to strengthen not merely your abs, but your lower belly, back, and hip flexors. Natasha also includes a trick for taking some of the work off of the psoas and keeping the legs more neutral. Discover how transformative Boat Pose (Navasana) can be!
Vashistasana is a challenging, core-strengthening and balancing pose. It stabilizes the arms, belly, legs, and wrists, and in its full version, demands flexibility of the legs. In this tutorial, Natasha breaks this pose down into other, more familiar poses whose actions all come into play in Vashistasana, so that the final pose feels accessible.