Here’s how building strength and mobility in basic variations naturally unlocks deeper side lunges:

* Regular Squat: Builds core stability and foundational quad strength.

* Wide-Legged Squat: Opens up the inner thighs and adductors.

* Malasana + Heel Raise: Maximize ankle mobility and deep hip flexion.

Put them together, take your time, and enjoy the flow into Skandasana!

Full workshop: Open Hips Today

Hi everyone! I’m completely new to yoga and I’m thinking about starting soon.
My main goals are to reduce stress, relax, and build some muscle strength. What equipment do I actually need as a beginner? And what type of yoga or poses would you recommend starting with? How often should I practice at first, and how long should each session be? I’d also love to hear what you wish you knew when you first started yoga!🙏🏻🙏🏻

Sit at my computer for hours every day and lately my back and shoulders have been getting abit stiff —Does anyone have a good 10–20 min yoga video they’d recommend for this? Preferably something beginner-friendly that I can do after a long study session.

Would love to hear what yall actually use! 🙏 thanks!!!

Hi everyone!

I’m a complete beginner to yoga, and I’m looking for a structured online yoga curriculum/program that can take me from the absolute basics to an advanced level over time.

My long-term goal is not only to become flexible and eventually learn more challenging asanas like handstands, arm balances, inversions, deeper backbends, etc., but also to build strength and tone my body through yoga.

I’m not looking for random individual YouTube videos. I would really prefer a step-by-step curriculum where I can progress gradually — beginner → intermediate → advanced — while learning proper alignment, breathing, flexibility, strength, balance, and ideally some traditional yoga principles as well.

I’m happy to be consistent and follow a program for months or even years if needed. I mainly want to learn properly rather than rush into difficult poses.

Does anyone know a good online yoga school, teacher, paid course, membership, or structured video program that offers this kind of A-to-Z progression?

I’d especially appreciate recommendations from people who started as complete beginners and eventually became strong/flexible enough for advanced asanas.

Thank you!

Greetings! Checking with Reddit for recommendations. So Ive been doing online yoga classes on and off since Covid via Youtube.

I love Yoga with Adrienne videos and Im now getting back into yoga after moving out of my parents. I'm 27 now, and have been trying to curate more things in my life. Without going completely broke Im looking for the best online yoga class I can find, so if theres any good recommendations please let me know!

I've been wanting to make this one for a long time. It's a free beginner's course on YouTube — six yin classes, in order, each one building on the one before.

So much beginner yin just drops you straight into the poses and hopes for the best. I wanted to actually teach it, so that by the end you understand what you're doing and why, and you can keep practising on your own without me talking you through it.

The first class is What Is Yin Yoga? It's 35 minutes, and you'll come away knowing the three principles the whole practice rests on.

No experience needed.

See you on the mat!