When I tell people that I practice yoga, I often get the response, "I've tried yoga but I'm not good at it!" The concept of being "good" or "bad" at yoga has always bewildered me, and when I try to ...

Chaturanga, sometimes called a “yoga push-up,” is a humbling exercise. One moment you’re in class, moving along with the rest of the group. The next moment, the teacher cues Chaturanga and everyone ...

After almost seven years of practicing yoga and going through the 200-hour certified teaching program, I still couldn't do a proper Chaturanga Dandasana. If you've done much yoga yourself, you know ...

Chaturanga Dandasana (Four-Limbed Stick Pose) resoundingly contradicts the popular notion that yoga equals contortionism. Rather, this asana is about keeping everything in one piece: The hands and ...

Chaturanga is part of most Western-style yoga sequences, but when done wrong it can lead to injury. Try this yoga push-up modification instead. Even if you can do a push-up, this pose requires more ...

The Chaturanga crops up a lot in any vinyasa yoga practice. It's what those in the gym world would call a plank. Get it right, and this is an incredibly powerful pose, but get it wrong and you could ...