Adho Mukha Svanasana, or Downward-facing Dog, is a basic pose that can be practiced at any point during a yoga session. People are drawn to yoga for a number of reasons, including exercise, stress ...

Even though I’ve been practicing yoga for almost three decades, I still find myself drawn again and again to the “basic” yoga poses. These are the foundational postures and practices that don’t demand ...

Learn the basics of yoga, including the best beginner poses and what to bring to your first class. LumiNola/Getty Images Yoga may seem intimidating at first glance with its unique poses, vocabulary, ...

If you're new to yoga, that feeling of anticipation to roll out your mat each day is truly magical, to say the least. You fantasize about flowing at your favorite class while you're at work, and you ...

Your feet are key to balance poses, so patty helps you to loosen your toes and relax your feet. She helps the student to feel alignment lying down (Supta Tadasana) and still in the reclined position ...

Participants in yoga, tai chi, and Pilates all benefit physically and mentally from the exercises. However, there are differences between the forms. Yoga, considered a branch of classical philosophy ...

Yoga Journal’s archives series is a curated collection of articles originally published in past issues beginning in 1975. This article first appeared in the November-December 1997 issue of Yoga ...