Discover the

Yoga
Basics

Start Here ➔

Yoga for Beginners →

Our comprehensive guide to yoga for beginners will help you learn the basics and feel comfortable getting on your yoga mat. From foundational poses to basic breathing techniques, our guide offers a comprehensive introduction to start your journey towards improved flexibility, strength, and mental clarity.

Explore our Latest Articles ⤵

Discover the latest yoga news, trends and happenings throughout the world in our Yoga Blog. You’ll find a treasure trove of helpful articles, practice tips, expert advice, and detailed guides to help you enhance and deepen your practice.
  • Self Realization

    Self Realization: Definition, Qualities and Benefits

    By
    Timothy Burgin
    May 4, 2024
  • Yoga With Meditation

    Combining Yoga With Meditation: Tips, Benefits, and Expert Advice

    By
    Timothy Burgin
    April 26, 2024
  • What Is Meditation

    What Is Meditation? (Definition, History, Types, and Styles)

    By
    Timothy Burgin
    April 17, 2024
  • Chakra Stones

    Chakra Stones & Crystals: Types, Meaning and Use

    By
    Timothy Burgin
    April 5, 2024
  • Mental Health Benefits of Yoga

    10 Tips for Harnessing the Mental Health Benefits of Yoga

    By
    Christine Heilbron
    March 26, 2024
  • Best Time to Meditate

    Finding the Best Time to Meditate: Tips and Advice on When to Sit

    By
    Timothy Burgin
    March 16, 2024

Practice & Refine The Yoga Poses ⤵

Explore over 125 yoga asanas in our yoga pose index. All of our posture pages have full instructions and multi-photo illustrations. Step onto your mat, connect with your breath, and let these transformative postures guide you towards a healthier, happier you.

Standing Yoga Poses

These postures are performed in a standing position and can be more challenging for beginners. Standing poses help to improve balance and mental focus as well as building strength and flexibility in the body.

Supine Yoga Poses

These postures that are done while lying on the back, and most are accessible for beginner students. Supine poses are beneficial for stretching and relaxing the muscles of the lower back, hips, and legs.

Prone Yoga Poses

These are practiced by lying on the belly or with the abdomen close to the floor.  Prone poses help to strengthen the back muscles, improve posture, open the heart and chest, and stretch the spine and hips.

Seated Yoga Poses

These postures are performed while sitting down in a position on the floor. Seated poses can be practiced by yogis of all levels and are great for increasing flexibility and building strength in the legs, hips, and spine.

Delve into our Most Loved Content ⤵

Whether you’re a beginner, intermediate or advanced yogi, this collection of our most popular articles can help you deepen and unlock the full potential of your practice. Discover the secrets to perfecting your poses, learn how to breathe mindfully, and explore the science and philosophy behind yoga.
  • Bhakti Yoga

    Bhakti Yoga: the Yoga of Devotion

  • Raja Yoga

    Raja Yoga: Definition, Benefits and How to Practice

  • chanting mantras

    Mantra Yoga: Definition, Benefits and Technique

  • wrist pain in yoga

    Wrist Pain in Yoga? 12 Tips to Prevent Sore Wrists

  • Common Yoga Symbols

    The Meaning and Use of Common Yoga Symbols

  • Ways to Clear Negative Energy

    24 Ways to Clear Negative Energy From Your Body and Home

  • Yoga Food for Spring

    Featured: The Yoga of Food: Eating for Spring

    The transition from winter to spring can be quite dramatic, outside in nature, as well as inside our bodies. Our tender hearts easily fall in love with spring’s promise of birth, new beginnings, renewal, and growth—yet our bodies are tired and sluggish due to winter’s excess toxins and our minds depressed from winter’s cold days […]
  • Yoga, an ancient but perfect science, deals with the evolution of humanity. This evolution includes all aspects of one’s being, from bodily health to self realization. Yoga means union – the union of body with consciousness and consciousness with the soul. Yoga cultivates the ways of maintaining a balanced attitude in day to day life and endows skill in the performance of one’s actions.

    B.K.S. Iyengar

Explore More

Yoga TipsAdviceArticlesPracticesBasicsTechniques

  • Yoga Vitamins

    The Best Yoga Vitamins for Optimum Flexibility

  • Yoga Class for Beginners

    Which Yoga Class Is Best for Beginners?

  • hot yoga

    Hot Yoga: Definition, Benefits, Cautions and Tips for Newbies

  • Beginner Yoga Poses

    The 18 Best Yoga Poses for Beginners

  • morning yoga

    The 10 Best Benefits of Practicing Yoga in the Morning

  • Skillful Yoga Student handstand pose

    8 Qualities of a Skillful Yoga Student

  • Chakra Stones

    Chakra Stones & Crystals: Types, Meaning and Use

  • yoga and supplements

    The Best Supplements to Improve Your Yoga and Life

  • evening yoga

    6 Benefits of Practicing Yoga Before Bedtime

  • Essential Oils to Energize a Yoga Practice

    The Best Essential Oils to Energize and Awaken Your Yoga Practice

  • Yoga for Self-Care

    How to Use Yoga as a Self-Care Tool

  • eating before yoga

    Snack Attack: What to Eat Before Yoga

  • wrist pain in yoga

    Wrist Pain in Yoga? 12 Tips to Prevent Sore Wrists

  • yoga emotional eating

    How to Prevent Emotional Eating Using Yoga

  • yoga pranayama breathing

    Breathing Through the Challenges of Pranayama

  • yoga with a beginners mind

    9 Ways to Practice Yoga with a Beginner’s Mind

Yoga Basics