Ever tried to balance in Half Moon Pose (Ardha Chandrasana) and felt like you were reenacting a Hollywood slow-motion fall? You lift your leg, try to open your chest to the side, panic about where you're supposed to be gazing, curse the teacher for telling you NOW to grab a block......and then toppl...

Ever been in yoga class and heard your teacher say: “Push your heels down to the floor!” as you're moving into Downward Facing Dog? 

It’s one of the most common cues...and so many students (and very often, teachers) treat it like the ultimate goal of Adho Mukha Svanasana. 

Here’s the problem: forc...

One of the least effective cues I’ve ever heard in a yoga class is for Triangle Pose (Trikonasana): “Imagine your body is stuck between two panes of glass.”

You’ve probably heard it in class. The intention is good, it’s meant to help you open through the chest, stack the torso over the front leg, a...

So you’ve got crow pose. You’ve got one-legged crow. But when it comes to moving from one to the other, your brain is somewhere between, “WTAF” and “why is gravity so cruel?”

Here’s the thing most teachers won’t tell you: this transition isn’t about raw strength.

It’s about physics, weight distributio...

Twisting arm balances aren’t just for show. These poses require coordination. Your spine needs to rotate, your side body has to engage, your arms have to hold you steady, and your legs have to lift. ALL AT ONCE. It’s like trying to solve a Rubik’s cube while standing on a tightrope. It's no wonder e...

Your hips and hamstrings have a lot to say. Maybe they grumble after a long day of sitting, protest when you fold forward, or flat-out scream when the teacher cues Pyramid Pose. If you’ve ever felt like your lower body has a mind of its own, welcome to the club.

Those groans and twinges from your h...

Backbends don’t come naturally for many of us, and there’s good reason for that.

Most of us spend the majority of our days hunched over something...driving, typing, scrolling on our phones, cooking, or even just sitting on the couch. Our spines get used to rounding forward based on how we live our ...

Ever tried moving from one arm balance to another in yoga class, only to end up face-first on your mat, wondering if your body forgot it even had arms?

That was me for years. I’d launch into an arm balance, aim for a smooth transition to something fancy, and promptly faceplant. Meanwhile, the perso...

You’re in yoga class and the teacher calls out Skandasana. You shift your weight to the side, start to lower down, and then poof... your heel pops off the floor like the mat suddenly turned into lava.

Sound familiar? It probably shows up in Malasana too. And the cue you usually get in class? “Just ...

You’ve probably heard it again and again: “If you just had a stronger core, your handstand would work.” If that were true, every gym rat with abs of steel would be floating into handstands all day. But they’re not.

Maybe you’ve cranked out endless sit-ups, survived marathon plank holds, and sweated...