yoga poses
The Expert’s Guide to Chaturanga, Part I
A Shoulder Surgeon’s Perspective on Keeping Your Shoulders Safe in Chaturanga Dandasana I’ve had exceptional yoga teachers over the years, but I...
4 Propped Poses to Build Your Hanumanasana
Hanumanasana, also known as Monkey Pose, feels different each time I do it. There are days when I can get my pelvis to the floor with my hips...
5 Propped Poses to Help You Fall in Love With Backbends
Think you can't love backbends? You can. I promise, promise, promise. Backbends have always been -- and still are -- challenging for me. Even as a...
Yoga Pose Notebook: Avoid the Banana in Forearm Balance
{illustrations by MCKIBILLO} HOW TO USE THIS PINCHA MAYURASANA BLOG There are 3 ways to use this blog about Pincha Mayurasana or Forearm Balance: 1....
Yoga and Your Hips, Part II
For more than a decade, I've quivered at the thought of attending a hip-opening workshop. Having played ice hockey and been a skateboarder for more...
The Mother of All Backbends: Urdhva Dhanurasana
GETTING INTO URDHVA DHANURASANA Urdvha Dhanurasana is such an iconic pose, teachers around the world simply call it “backbend.” There’s no other...
Yoga Pose Notebook: Boat Pose (Paripurna Navasana)
HOW TO USE THIS PARIPURNA NAVASANA BLOG There are 3 ways to use this blog: 1. You can simply practice Navasana using the illustration above. 2. You...
Yoga Pose Notebook: Eka Pada Bakasana I
HOW TO USE THIS BLOG There are 3 ways to use this blog: 1. You can simply practice Eka Pada Bakasana I using the illustration above. 2. You can...
Yoga Pose Notebook: Parsva Bakasana
HOW TO USE THIS SIDE CROW POSE BLOG There are 3 ways to use this blog: 1. You can simply practice Side Crow Pose (Parsva Bakasana) using the...
Yoga Pose Notebook: Lean In to Bakasana
HOW TO USE THIS BLOG There are 3 ways to use this blog: 1. You can simply practice Bakasana using the illustration above. 2. You can learn the steps...
The Ultimate Compass Pose Cheat Sheet
HOW TO USE THIS COMPASS POSE BLOG There are 3 ways to use this blog: 1. You can simply practice Compass using the illustration above. 2. You can...
The Surprising Way to Deepen Your Backbends
For a very long time I thought my backbends were tight because my back was tight. I don’t mean to humblebrag, but, uh, logic is one of my strong...
Pose Notebook: How to Practice and Teach Handstand
{illustration by MCKIBILLO} HOW TO USE THIS BLOG There are 3 ways to use this blog: 1. You can simply practice Handstand using the illustration...
Yoga Pose Notebook: Practice & Teach Tittibhasana (Firefly)
HOW TO USE THIS BLOG There are 3 ways to use this blog: 1. You can simply practice Tittibhasana using the illustration above. 2. You can learn the...