Beginner's Yoga

There are many modifications of Vasisthasana, or side plank – the image shown above is the standard expression of this pose. For the sake of ease, I won’t go into the more advanced versions of [...]

Long week at work, hunched over a keyboard? Table Top pose may be just the antidote! This shoulder opener both feels wonderful and reverses the kyphotic (exaggerated thoracic curve of the upper back) effect that [...]

Staff Pose, or Dandasana, is actually much harder than it looks, and it’s especially challenging for those with tight hamstrings. This pone tones the abdomen, and helps with overall posture. To Do: 1. Come to [...]

Virasana, or Hero’s Pose, is a simple seated pose that is meditative, clarifying and therapeutic for high blood pressure. 1. If you have any knee sensitivities, fold a blanket so that there is about 1-2 [...]

Don’t worry if you’re a beginner, you can defy the name of this pose – Wide Angle Seated Forward Bend, or Upavistha Konasana, and instead take, let’s say, A Less Wide Angle Seated Forward Bend. [...]

Also known as Baddha Konasana in Sanskrit, this posture has many energizing and detoxifying benefits, including the stimulation of the heart, which improves general circulation and the release of often-tight lower back and groin muscles. [...]

  This pose, called Eka Pada Parivrtta Upasvisthasana, or spinal twist, is a deep, yet relatively easy to perform, twist that energize the spine, and opens the chest and shoulders. 1. Come to sit on [...]

Meditate in this pose. This pose strengthens your hips and back while promoting calmness and releasing fatigue. Sit on the floor on a flat surface Cross your legs like in this picture and place your [...]