By popular demand and just in time for the Tour de France, I offer you these yoga stretches for cyclists. This short series of yoga poses is designed for the recreational cyclist and intermediate yogi. These ten poses will stretch the calves, quadriceps, hamstrings, glutes, hips, and shoulders, the major muscle groups that are [...]

While I’m feeling the love for the hamstring stretches, let me direct your attention to supta padangusthasana. Lovely little stretch that packs a big wallop. Be sure to keep both your hips down to the floor, resisting the urge to raise the one attached to the leg you are lifting. That’s really all you need [...]

Seems like hips have been on a lot of minds lately, judging from several emails I’ve gotten about how to make easy pose easier. Luckily, Aunt Yoga has got it covered: How to Get Comfortable Cross Legged.
Easy Pose – Sukasana Is the Yoga Pose of the Week originally appeared on About.com Yoga on Sunday, February [...]

You’ve heard the saying “necessity is the mother of invention,” right? Since I’m trying to rest a sore shoulder, I’ve turned my daily stretch routine into a hip-opening, hamstring-stretching workshop. Try out this sequence when you want to work on your legs for awhile.
Hips and Hamstrings originally appeared on About.com Yoga on Tuesday, February 16th, [...]

I’m going with a yule themed pose on this Christmas week: knee to ankle is also called firelog pose because the legs should look like neatly stacked logs. I’ve also heard this pose called double pigeon and, on occasion, heard a few curse words thrown out as the hips open and knees settle into place. [...]