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Our comprehensive guide to yoga for beginners will help you learn the basics and feel comfortable getting on your yoga mat. From foundational poses to basic breathing techniques, our guide offers a comprehensive introduction to start your journey towards improved flexibility, strength, and mental clarity.

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Discover the latest yoga news, trends and happenings throughout the world in our Yoga Blog. You’ll find a treasure trove of helpful articles, practice tips, expert advice, and detailed guides to help you enhance and deepen your practice.

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Explore over 125 yoga asanas in our yoga pose index. All of our posture pages have full instructions and multi-photo illustrations. Step onto your mat, connect with your breath, and let these transformative postures guide you towards a healthier, happier you.

Standing Yoga Poses

These postures are performed in a standing position and can be more challenging for beginners. Standing poses help to improve balance and mental focus as well as building strength and flexibility in the body.

Supine Yoga Poses

These postures that are done while lying on the back, and most are accessible for beginner students. Supine poses are beneficial for stretching and relaxing the muscles of the lower back, hips, and legs.

Prone Yoga Poses

These are practiced by lying on the belly or with the abdomen close to the floor. Prone poses help to strengthen the back muscles, improve posture, open the heart and chest, and stretch the spine and hips.

Seated Yoga Poses

These postures are performed while sitting down in a position on the floor. Seated poses can be practiced by yogis of all levels and are great for increasing flexibility and building strength in the legs, hips, and spine.

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Whether you’re a beginner, intermediate or advanced yogi, this collection of our most popular articles can help you deepen and unlock the full potential of your practice. Discover the secrets to perfecting your poses, learn how to breathe mindfully, and explore the science and philosophy behind yoga.

Featured: 13 Grounding Yoga Poses to Strengthen the Earth Element
Grounding is the practice of connecting with the earth element to feel more centered, rooted, stable, resilient and balanced. When you consciously cultivate a grounded feeling in your body, you invite a heightened sense of presence, tranquility, and mental clarity. It may feel as if you are tapping into the very essence of the earth […]

Move as a total being, and accept things. Just for twenty-four hours, try it – total acceptance, whatsoever happens. Someone insults you, accept it; don’t react, and see what happens. Suddenly you will feel an energy flowing in you that you have not felt before.
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Rajneesh