Best Yoga Blogs.

Yoga Class Levels Explained: When To Move From Beginners To The Next Level

How to tell when to move from beginner yoga to the next level. The four levels at Flametree, signs you are ready, why you do not need to be perfect, and when to ask your teacher.

Yoga For Darwin’s Build-Up: How To Stay Steady In The Heat Before The Wet

What to do on the mat in Darwin’s build-up: resting poses, props, supported backbends, gentle forward bends and slow breathing, plus a simple evening cool-down.

Why The Order Of Yoga Poses Matters: How Iyengar Sequencing Works

Yoga sequencing is the order of poses in a class. Why a class lifts you early and calms you late, the Iyengar order of learning, and the one firm headstand and shoulderstand rule.

Triangle Pose (Trikonasana): Why It Feels Hard, And How Props Help

How to do triangle pose with straight legs, a block or a chair, and why pressing the back heel wakes up the whole leg.

Warrior 2 Pose: How To Stand Strong, With Warrior 3 For Steadiness

Chris Lalor in Virabhadrasana 2, Warrior 2, on a timber deck beside a wetland, captioned legs strong, chest open

How to do Warrior 2, the wall version for beginners, and how a chair helps you find the line of Warrior 3.

Yoga When You Are Tired Or Travelling: Rejuvenation Poses That Need Little Gear

Tired is a good reason to do yoga, in a gentle, supported form. The resting poses to try, the props that make them easy, and what Stuart carries when he travels.

Yoga For Brain Health: What The Studies Suggest About Memory And Ageing

What reviews and early trials suggest about yoga, memory and ageing, and what is not proven.

Yoga For Hormonal Balance: What Practice, Research And Open Questions Say

What teachers know from practice, what reviews of trials found on cortisol and thyroid, and what is still being studied.

Yoga For Cyclists: What Stiff Riders Gain From An Iyengar Class

paschimottanasana man singlet headsupport

What stiff riders say after Iyengar classes, what the hamstring research found, and where the evidence runs out.

Using Props In Yoga: Are They Cheating Or Teaching?

Are props cheating or teaching? Where they came from, what the studies show, and what students find.

Yoga For Constipation And Digestion: What Helps A Little And What Does Not

Gentle yoga poses for constipation and digestion, and what the research does and does not show.

Are Twists Bad For Your Back? How To Twist Safely In Yoga

Are yoga twists bad for your back? Not if you lengthen the spine as you turn. How to twist safely in a chair, on the floor and standing, and when to take care.