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No matter how you look at it, good ankle mobility is necessary for our body to function as intended. If foot, ankle, calf, or shin work is something you’re currently not doing, then try this practice of yoga for ankle mobility.

While many things can cause shoulder pain, yoga can be a great way to bring conscious awareness to the imbalances in our body, and gently begin to strengthen, stabilize, and relieve the pain from its source. Here we will cover a beginner-friendly sequence of yoga for shoulder pain, that is a great place to start.

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On the search to pick my first yoga mat, I tested out several of the top picks on the market. Which yoga mat is best? I tested yoga mats, so you don't have to.

In an age of fast fitness and fad diets, yoga is often marketed as a new-age way of becoming slim and trim. The issue with this rhetoric, is it removes a core limb of a spiritual practice and manipulates it to serve an external, and dare-I-say vain, purpose. The Ashtanga Method focuses on the 8 limbs of yoga as described in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, as the foundation of yoga. In this article, we’ll review the Ashtanga Method and provide a comprehensive explanation of the 8 limbs of yoga.

Seated forward fold, or paschimottanasana, is a basic static stretch that not only makes an appearance in yoga asana practice, but also is used as a general standard of flexibility in many administrative fitness tests….While there are definitely anatomical differences between people that can make it easier, or harder to touch your toes, if you can’t do a seated forward fold, don’t give up. In this article, we’ll take a look at why you may be experiencing difficulties, and how you can...

Upside-Down Bow Pose, also known as wheel pose, is an intense chest stretch requiring flexibility through the entire spine. We’ll start with a simple warm-up, move through a preparatory pose, and then lift off to this intermediate-level back bend.

CHALLENGE RECAP: On a day meant to celebrate the love in our lives, let us take a moment to turn the attention inwards to ourselves, with these 5 yoga poses to open the heart this Valentine’s Day.

Cobra Pose is considered a preparatory pose for upward facing dog, but in it's relaxed state, allows a deeper stretch through the lower back. This pose trains the shoulders to pull back and down, pulling open the chest and opening the heart. The higher up you go in cobra, the more natural it feels to lift your chin towards the sky and just feel the good energy come and go ❤️

Often mislabeled as bakasana, or crane pose, kakasana is the slightly more approachable version. As an introduction to arm balances, kakasana, or crow pose is a great beginner challenge that not only makes an appearance in Ashtanga Primary Series, but can also be integrated in various ways in a vinyasa style practice.

Strength and muscle stability are critical to building flexibility safely, and yoga as an asana practice can be a great tool to maintaining range of motion when building muscle, quickly...With that respect, we will address the benefits of asana on the body, and how integrating weight training into your routine can advance your practice to the next level.

Follow along this gentle, guided flow designed to gently relax the back muscles, stretching, loosening, and strengthening the hips, back, shoulders, and supporting muscles.

Back pain can be brought on by many things; sitting too long in one position or standing too long, poor muscle support, posture, injury, and bodily misalignment. Through movement such as stretching, bending, or twisting, we can aid our bodies in healing, and we can utilize yoga poses to relieve back pain.

Stretching the shoulders, chest, back, hips, and legs, Adho Mukha Svanasana is a foundational pose for all forms of yoga. Downward Facing Dog builds wrist strength and core strength, key to building a solid, safe practice. Learn how to properly do Down Dog with Turning Strawberry!