Locust pose can help improve your posture —yes, even if you’re a chronic sloucher. “So often, especially desk sitters, you start to curve forward and slump,” Hirsch says.

3. Thunderbolt pose with ab massage variation 1. Sit your hips to your heels. Take your two fists to your lower abdominal muscles and fold forward into your child’s pose to massage out your abs. 2.

Reach beyond your limits with these fun and challenging variations of extended side angle pose. One of my favorite ways to add more challenge and creativity to my practice, as well as to avoid ...

Additionally, this forward bending pose stretches and strengthens the spinal muscles and the muscles along the sides of the back. Janu Sirsasana, or Head-to-Knee Pose, is a forward-bending yoga ...

Pigeon Pose can help stretch muscles surrounding your hips and lower back, such as the hip flexors, which are commonly tight due to excess sitting. It may also support digestion and mental well-being.

This exercise takes a classic yoga pose to a new level. If you’re already familiar with downward facing dog and flexible enough to do it correctly, then challenge your body with this variation ...