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Five yoga poses to fix you for life!

Shameem Akthar, yogacharya trained with the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center, talks of five poses that should fix you for life.

Yoga Journal 21-Day Challenge, Day 9: Standing Poses With Jason Crandell (VIDEO)

Today's practice deepens the strength and stability found in a series of standing poses, first introduced on Day Four. When our partner Yoga Journal put out the call for their 21-Day Yoga Challenge, we knew we wanted to be a part of it.

Prevent yoga injuries: Avoid these 5 mistakes

Suddenly yoga is on the outs. âFor many people, a number of commonly taught yoga poses are inherently risky,â according to a new yoga-bashing book excerpted in the New York Times Magazine last month. The book's author, science writer William Broad, described his own experience where his back went out while engaged in an extended-side-angle pose âhailed as a cure for many diseasesâ and said that ...

Perform Wild Yoga to Beat Depression

Depression is a common complaint among both men and women. Just turn on the television and you will see numerous commercials for antidepressants. We live in a fast paced, hectic world. Yoga is a wonderful way to relieve depression, either on its own or as a compliment to traditional...

Yoga Journal's 21-Day Yoga Challenge, Day 3: Yoga For Morning With Jason Crandell (VIDEO)

For the second day in a row, the Yoga Journal 21-Day Yoga Challenge is focusing on energizing standing asanas (yoga poses). This morning, Jason Crandell takes us through a series of sun salutations and other poses that help elongate through the arms, sides and core.