Tadasana is one of those yoga poses that's easy to ignore. Nobody's lying awake at night thinking, "Man, I really need to nail my Tadasana."

You stand there, feet on the floor, arms by your sides or hands together at your chest. Seems simple enough.

But Tadasana is more important than it looks.

T...

Let's settle something that has confused a LOT of yoga students:

Is Crane Pose just Crow Pose with straight arms?

Because if you look at the two poses, it certainly seems that way. Same general shape. Same arm-balance-y-ness. Same "why the hell are my feet not on the floor?" energy.

So when your ...

Every time someone tells me they can't step their foot between their hands because they have short arms, I want to ask...

"Who told you that?"

Because it's one of those yoga myths that just keeps getting repeated.

Somewhere along the way, "You have short arms" became the go-to explanation for any...

When most people think about arm balances they could realistically learn, they usually picture the same handful of poses.

Crow. Headstand. Handstand. Maybe Forearm Stand if they're feeling adventurous.

Beyond that, everything starts looking like someone paused Cirque du Soleil halfway through a pe...

I've watched a lot of students struggle with flying pigeon, and almost every single one of them gets stuck in the exact same spot. They set up the figure-four shape, they get the shin on to the arms, they lean forward, and they manage to get airborne....

...but when they try to release the back leg...

I want you to think about the best yoga class you've ever taken.

Not the hardest. Not the sweatiest. Not the one with the most impressive poses.

The one where something clicked.

Where you arrived at a pose you'd practiced a hundred times before, but somehow it felt completely different. More stab...

If you're in the tight upper body club, there's a good chance Eagle arms feel like a practical joke.

The teacher cheerfully says, "Wrap your arms," and somehow everyone around you manages to stack their elbows, intertwine their forearms, and press their palms together.

Meanwhile, you're standing t...

You've probably heard it a gazillion times in yoga class: "Flex your foot to protect your knee."

This cue usually appears when you're in some kind of "figure 4" shape (think pigeon pose, tree pose, or any variation where your knee is bent and your hip is externally rotated.)

But here's the thing: ...

If you've ever settled into pigeon pose only to feel that sharp, uncomfortable twinge in your knee, you're not alone. I hear this all the time: "Nat, my knee hurts as soon as I get into that position. I don't know what's going on. What can I do to help it?"

Here's the thing that might surprise you:...

Ever get stuck coming out of upward facing dog? You’re flowing through a vinyasa, feeling strong in your backbend, and then…it’s like someone Gorilla Glued your pelvis to the mat while tossing a ten-pound weight on your butt.

Your lower back groans, and the easiest solution seems to be dropping you...