Understand yoga poses

Traditional goals of asana practice
Twenty superposes that carry maximum benefit with minimum risk
Two fundamentally different ways to do Bridge pose
Downward Facing Dog: alignment, release valves and adaptations
Controversial Utthita Trikonasana: is it necessary to lengthen both sides of the torso?
What makes Jathara Parivrtti a “superpose”?
An Ode to Warrior
Fancy yoga poses – are they worth the risk?
Myths about benefits of yoga poses – how much truth is there?
Five other ways to avoid benefits of yoga poses (potential release valves, part 2)
Five ways to forgo the benefits of yoga poses (potential release valves, part 1)
The cult of a yoga pose: what yoga poses are and are not
Six yoga substitutes for the most common gym pre-exercise stretches
There is no such thing as “gold standard” when it comes to alignment in yoga poses
“Magic three” yoga poses and how they can make you feel better every day (Part 2)
“Magic three” yoga poses and how they can make you feel better every day (Part 1)