If you were to ask someone who practices yoga on a regular basis why they do yoga, you’re likely to get the answer “because it makes me feel good.” If you were to ask someone why they started going to yoga in the first place, it was often about the “fitness,” the activity aspect of the practice. For most who practice, and continue to practice, it quickly becomes something much more.

Inversions. They are amazing postures. They take concentration, practice, focus, and determination. We all have the strength to hold inversions, but they are still challenging for most of us. It takes time and patience to understand what we need to nail inversions.

Wake up with the sun, and I don’t mean the actual sun, unless you’re a morning person! Wake up with the sun salutations. The yoga sun salutations, or surya namaskar, is a full body warm up. You can take these postures at any pace, modify the positions, add things in, and can be a great foundation to your practice.

We can't always make it to our mat. As much as we'd like to, life gets in the way. Just because we can't make it to our mat everyday, doesn't mean we can't practice everyday. If all you have time for is 10 minutes a day - get on your mat (or carpet, or hardwood or bed).

Sphinx pose feels amazing after you were typing away at your computer all day. Be mindful of your low back as you come into it. You want to feel a stretch, but not pain. Know the difference.

Sukhasana is a simple seated position, also known as easy pose. For some of us it may not be the most comfortable, but as we sit with it we can find our roots.

Many of us sit at desk for at least 40 hours a week. That can take quite the toll on our body, especially when we can't always get to our mat or to the gym everyday to rinse it out.