Yoga Contents Archive

Flexible and strong, hamstrings are key to a healthy, happy yoga practice. https://t.co/Tox1NGv9ZY

Seeking guidance from Yoga Teachers

Hello, I want to start teaching yoga and wanted to know from any yoga teachers on this sub: 1. Did you get any licenses before you started teaching? 2. If you are based in the US, are there any state/country specific certifications? Lastly, if there are any of you based in Maryland(I am in South Maryland) and have a yoga meetup, please also comment/message me.

If you only have 10 minutes to squeeze in your practice, flow through this ancient series of yoga postures, commonly known as Sun Salutations. https://t.co/1BJlFV9pM5

"Perfect" posture in a pose? Not a thing. https://t.co/Bqe5Iqwsiw

Let's go back to the basics. https://t.co/zX0bBCBtRJ

Video Journaling?

I was wondering if there would be an app that would allow you to do video journaling and get an emotional analysis right after of the different emotions you might have felt (based on your facial expressions, expressed words and vocal features), and over time you can compare how you have been feeling using this data, would this be valuable for you? Why, or why not?

Feeling a lot of resistance bending forward in straddle?

So I have tight hip adductors. I try to stretch them in poses like straddle and butterfly. I have to sit on a block to keep my low back straight when bending forward into the stretch. I also have a slight lordosis (anterior pelvic tilt). Here is my question. I feel a lot of resistance when trying to bend forward in these poses. I feel a nice stretch in my legs, no pain. I feel no pain in my back or anywhere else. But I do feel like I can’t physically push my trunk forward very far (like, I can bend maybe 15 degrees forward before my posture starts to crumble). I also feel like I’m using a lot of ab and back strength to hold myself in the forward bend, even at the high angle. Is there anything I can do to improve on this? I know I need to work on the hip adductors, but is there anything I’m missing? I don’t have this issue with other folded poses. Thank you for any guidance you could give!

Why do I resist my practice?

I think this might be part of my recently diagnosed ADHD, but I find myself struggling to practice. I know it will make my feel better and I love how I feel after, but I can't figure out why I resist it so much! All week I'll dream about having time to practice on the weekend...and then I don't do anything all week. I even have a Hot Yoga Dome to make my very cold basement enticing. Any advice?

A cross between Child's Pose and Downward-Facing Dog, Extended Puppy Pose lengthens the spine and calms the mind. Clothing: @CALIAbrand https://t.co/sziIImebJl

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does your back hurt when doing some poses?

i have started doing yoga very recently and my back hurts everytime i stretch touching my feet. Ive been to the doctor and she said i dont have any medical problems so i think it might be some bad practice can you share some tips for back poses and stretches? sorry english is not my first language

Headstand ✅ come do yoga with me!

(And they feel damn good, too.) https://t.co/RzaOtNVVaH

Down Dog app session length

I've been using the Down Dog app pretty consistently since my favorite yoga studio closed due to the pandemic. I like to do one 60-minute yoga session each morning before breakfast (I cycle between Full Practice, Cardio Flow, and Flexibility Flow in the advanced mode). The last few months I have noticed the class lengths can be inconsistently selected. Full practice always allows me to select 60 minutes, but it is hit or miss with cardio flow or flexibility flow. Sometimes I can change the boost to make it switch to 60, but lately I have not had much luck at all despite any settings changes I try (normal pace versus slow, full explanation or or minimal cues, etc). Has anyone else noticed this or figured out how to get a longer class length than 50 minutes?

I understand why they call it "exploring" now

I've been working up to doing lotus and for a long time my left hip has been much tighter than my right. I've put in a lot of work but I reached a plateau with it that wouldn't seem to budge with my figure 4 stretch and pigeon pose. So I used a yoga block and put myself in a supported siddhasana with my left foot in front before removing it and lowering myself to the ground. Lo and behold a huge tightness showed itself all up and down my left obliques. Now I'm working on that with side bends and old lefty is well on his way to a nice tight half lotus like his brother. Sometimes the treasure isn't where you think it's buried.