Social media feeds filled with photos of fitness models twisted into poses requiring extreme strength, flexibility, and balance may leave you thinking, “Yoga is not for me.” Nadine Kelly, MD, founder ...

The Vrksasana, or the tree pose, is the one to help as it is the one that enhances the balance and keeps you well grounded and focused. Stand on one leg, place the sole of the other foot on your inner ...

If you like the idea of an hour-long yoga flow but simply don’t have that much time, you can zero in on the most beneficial yoga poses and focus on them instead. By whittling down the yoga roster to a ...

Back pain is a very common complaint, especially in people who lead less active lifestyles. Yoga is a mental and physical practice that can help calm the mind and stretch and strengthen the body. Some ...

Heart-opening yoga poses stretch the muscles around your heart, says yoga instructor Liz Wexler. These include back extensions and other moves that expand your chest and push your shoulders back for a ...

What Is the Half-Moon Yoga Pose? The half-moon pose is an asymmetric balancing pose. It focuses on improving hip strength and your body’s stability from head to toe. Difficulty level. The half-moon ...

Yoga inversions are various poses, also known as asanas in Sanskrit, in which your heart and hips are above your head. They may sound intimidating, but don’t worry — yoga inversions start simple and ...

Share on Pinterest A new study suggests yoga reduces pain and improves mobility in people with chronic lower back pain. AzmanL/Getty Images New research builds on existing evidence supporting the ...

The second annual Fields of Yogis festival will be held next week in NewBo and if you've seen the event's schedule you know that the weekend will be full of breathing, moving and learning about yoga.

Well, this poses a challenge for yogis! Yoga has a lot of flex appeal — it can increase strength, improve posture and lower the odds of developing chronic diseases. But a triple-board-certified ...

Yoga comes with a lot of misconceptions for the uninitiated. These stereotypes tend to paint an interesting picture of the modern yogi: spiritual, hyper-flexible, somewhat flighty, very into tarot.