Backbends are a wonderful way to build strength, flexibility, and mobility. You can start at a beginner stage and transition into intermediate or advanced backbends over time. Backbends are an ...

Yoga Journal’s archives series is a curated collection of articles originally published in past issues beginning in 1975. This article first about Side Bow Pose (Parsva Dhanurasana) appeared in the ...

I’ll never forget the first time I saw someone drop back into Wheel Pose (Urdhva Dhanurasana) from standing. I was a student at the time, long before I completed my 200-hour teacher training, and I ...