From a standing split position, place your palms onto the mat directly below your shoulders and gaze at the space between your hands. Stack the standing foot directly below your hip with a slight bend ...

In this challenging yoga pose tutorial, I'm pushing my flexibility to the limit by attempting the infamous 'Leg Behind Head' ...

Get ready to challenge your strength and flexibility with this intense arm balance and firefly push-up pose. Learn how to master the legs behind the head pose and build core strength while pushing ...

A proper warm-up is required before attempting any of these advanced yoga poses. I suggest giving them a try during or after an active flow. Start slow and ease your way into each move, listening to ...

If you’re a devoted yogi who never misses a class, you know that even once you nail the five basic yoga poses, class never exactly gets easy. There are always alignment and breath adjustments to focus ...

Certain fitness feats—like finishing a 10-K in less than an hour or busting out 20 real-deal pushups—earn you instant respect. In yoga, holding a handstand (without the help of a wall) or bending your ...

Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years. Yoga can be more than ...

If you scroll through the yoga tag on Instagram, you'll probably come across a myriad of yogis twisting themselves into seemingly impossible and wildly impressive poses. Some call it "pretzel yoga," ...

If you’ve mastered the basics of yoga, you might be ready to take on something a bit more challenging—like those gravity-defying holds your 6 a.m. front-row is known for. To help you get started, we ...

As their name suggests, they are usually reserved for seasoned yogis because they're more challenging to do than your standard downward-facing dog and sun salutations. So if you're up the challenge, ...