Why English Pose Names Aren't Always Literal Translations of Sanskrit

by Nina What do you call this pose? If you have been reading my series on learning the Sanskrit names of yoga poses Part 1 and  Part 2 ,  y...

Featured Pose: Wide-Legged Forward Bend (Prasarita Padottanasana)

by Baxter (with Nina) This calming pose is a great way to stretch your inner legs, the backs of your legs, your buttocks, and you back muscl...

Brahma Muhurta (The Ambrosial Hours)

by Ram Creation of the World by Mikalojus Konstantinas Ciurlionis Both in the Ayurveda and the yoga sciences, there is an early part of the ...

Nina's Tips for Learning Sanskrit Pose Names, Part 2

Nina Although I didn’t explain this yet, you may have already realized from part 1 that many pose names are compound terms made up of two or...

Video of the Week: Dynamic Happy Baby Pose

This is a dynamic version of Happy Baby pose moves you from Reclined Cobbler's Pose to a transitional pose Baxter calls Floating Cobbler...

Yoga for Healthy Aging Comes to the Chicago Area!

by Baxter The Yoga for Healthy Aging Intensive/Teacher Training is finally hitting the road. Chicago, here we come! Yes, we are excited to s...

My Tips for Learning Sanskrit Pose Names, Part 1

by Nina A lot of English speakers are scared of trying to learn the Sanskrit names of yoga poses—it all just sounds completely impenetrable ...

MS risk reduced by breast-feeding, study suggests

Breast-feeding for 15 months or longer may prevent mothers from developing multiple sclerosis at a later point. The team warns that correlat...

Guidebook and Teacher Training Manual for Boston Medical Center Program for Back Pain

by Nina Model from The Back by Georges Seurat You may have already seen the news that a study conducted by Boston Medical Center resea...

How to Get a (Free and Early) Review Copy of Our Book

by Nina Let’s be frank, shall we? We’re looking for as many people as possible to help us get the word out about the upcoming release of our...

Video of the Week: Happy Baby Pose

This pose is an excellent hip opener, as it deeply folds your hip joints, improves the rotation of your thighbones in the joints, and stretc...

Friday Q&A: Scooping the Tailbone? (Rerun)

Woman Carrying Laundry  (from Wikimedia Commons) Q: I have heard that using the cue "scoop the tailbone" is passé, because people ...