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The Journal

Articles on asanas, pranayama, meditation, diet and holistic wellbeing.

Sit back into an invisible chair. This heat-building pose strengthens the thighs, ankles and core while teaching you not to collapse the chest.

Fold from the hips, let the head hang, and give the hamstrings and lower back a long, quiet stretch.

The classic meditation seat. Hips open, spine tall, mind settles — but only when the knees are ready. Approach it patiently.

Sit, fold, and breathe into the spine. This intense forward bend lengthens the hamstrings and quiets the mind — when you stop pulling.

A seated twist that increases spinal mobility, massages the belly and teaches you to lengthen before you turn.

Lift the chest like a cobra from the navel. This prone backbend strengthens the back, opens the lungs and counters long hours of sitting.

Lift the pelvis into a bridge. This accessible backbend opens the chest, strengthens the legs and soothes the nervous system.

An inversion that takes the feet over the head to the floor. It stretches the spine and is traditionally practised after Shoulderstand.

Balance on the sitting bones in the shape of a boat. This pose tones the abdomen, hip flexors and the will.

An inverted V that lengthens the spine, opens the shoulders and stretches the hamstrings — a rest pose that is also work.

A simple moving pair — round on the exhale, arch on the inhale — that oils the spine and settles the mind.