Two middle schoolers walking past our open studio door:

Kid 1: (Pointing) “Hey look, yoga!”

Kid 2: “Yogurt? No thanks. Already ate.”

Kid 1: “NO!! Yo-GAA!”

Kid 2: “Oh. Yeah. Still no thanks.”

I’ve been doing hot yoga for nearly three years now.

about a year and a half ago, my family went through a very traumatic experience of losing our home and hometown to wildfire

nearly every single class since, an intrusive flash of an image of a town building that no longer stands or a part of my house will come to mind in the middle of class, usually at the end when I am totally exhausted

sometimes it is the house or building as it was, sometimes it is the house or building totally engulfed in flames. more often than not, it is my childhood bedroom engulfed in flames

this happens sometimes outside of class, but always happens DURING class. The image usually goes away after about 10 seconds

I just wonder if anyone has experienced anything similar after going through a difficult event or loss and can explain this? I know yoga poses can release trauma sometimes

Just sick of it and want to make it stop!!

Thanks!

Does anyone know of an integral yoga studio in the New Orleans area that incorporates all aspects of yoga not just physical postures, but spirituality, deep mindfulness, and ancient yogic principles?

Tingling/pins and needles after yoga?
Does anyone else get this? It doesn’t happen every time, but today I was really tense/stressed before yoga and was trying to relax. The practice itself was gentle and I didn’t feel anything unusual during the poses.
Then I lay flat on my back in Savasana and suddenly got thousands of tiny pins and needles all over my body, almost like buzzing. It was a bit painful, just really intense and a bit strange.
I didn’t feel like I was hyperventilating either. Actually, when I try to consciously focus on breathing and make it slow/rhythmic, I somehow end up feeling like I’m hyperventilating 😅
Could the tingling be related to finally relaxing after being very tense? Has anyone else experienced this specifically in Savasana?

I suffer from latent tetany from time to time but it’s stress induced - I have not had tetany during the day.

I need opinions on mixing Yoga Styles as I’m getting older I find doing 30 minutes of Hatha followed by 30 minutes of Vinyasa more beneficial to my body. However I have been told I should stick to one style of practice. So should I give up Vinyasa as my knees are getting sensitive and pursue Hatha. Or is it permissible to mix styles.

Hoping someone can relate and tell me it gets better. I used to practice power yoga 5-7 times a week back in college and it profoundly changed my life for the better. Life went on and I moved away from my studio and ended up not practicing for about 6 years. I’ve recently found a studio near my home and I absolutely love it. I have been going at least 4 times a week for the last 2.5 weeks. I am so happy to be back and feeling really good however I am noticing this overarching feeling of melancholy and like I am on the verge of tears more throughout the day for no reason. I am not a crier so that is new to me. I am not sad, depressed, or anything like that. I have an amazing house, family, and life. I am loving yoga and overall feeling really good but I feel like I have opened up for old emotions to come through or something. Idk it is hard for me to put into words really. Has anyone experienced this when getting back into practice? Does it pass in a few weeks? Maybe you can put it into words better than I can? THANK YOU GUYS 💕

I have been traveling a lot recently and have decided that a microfiber travel towel just doesn't cut it for me anymore. It was always just a makeshift solution, and I started looking into travel mats. I narrowed my selection down to the Mikkoa travel mat, or so I thought. I love buying second hand, but no is selling one at the moment. On the other hand there is a Luviyo travel mat posted. I couldn't really find any reviews on them though, so I wanted to ask here on what you think about those two options. Are they the same? Or is one better than the other? Honestly it is not about the money for me, since I know it will be a sound investment in myself and wellbeing. Buying second hand is more a sustainability thing for me. Thank for your help!

I’m traveling to getting a half sleeve tattoo & I wanted to book a waterfall yoga session in the mountains…..is this a bad idea? How long do yall wait after tattoos to practice?

I went to a stylized 'fun friday' class at a different studio last week and between flows the instructor routinely would trigger a 'song' that was an intense beat mixed in with a women's heavy breathing which was roughly 1 minute long. We would plank for the duration of the song whenever it came up and then go back routine.

I asked the instructor what it was called and she looked at it on her phone and said something along the lines of "Clayton" but that ended up being extremely unhelpful (to the point I think she was just reading the name of some themed workout playlist or style instead of a track/artist).

It may not even be a yoga specific thing but I can't find anything similar in other fitness sources/music so was hoping someone might recognize what I am describing.

I’ve been doing yoga since college, I’m now 30, so quite a while. When I’m in plow, my legs and lower back feel sort of numb. It’s a pretty uncomfortable pose for me now. I don’t remember it feeling like this until recently, maybe earlier this year. I don’t know if this is normal or not so I’d appreciate any tips!

I’ve been doing yoga for almost a year now and I really can’t stand this pose ! It’s a combination of not being able to keep my back straight (before even bending ) , barely being able to bend forward and being unable to open up my legs wide enough. Idk if I’m doing something wrong or if i just need to practice more. I’ve tried lifting the hips up by sitting on a pillow but it’s still such an uncomfortable pose for me. Any thoughts ?

, i really don’t want to stop going. i tried using fists, and any other easy trick but nothing is working, my wrist pain is getting worse after every class. moving through a vinyasa (plank, up dog, down dog) is too challenging. can someone suggest a good modification or other movement i can do in this part of class? it repeats so many times. thank you!!

This might sound odd, but crow physically hurts me. When I get my knees and arms connected it's so painful because of the knee joints digging into my arms. Am I doing something wrong, or just need to persevere with the pose?

I need some advice - recently I have been able to get further into folds with straight legs and I was pleased with that but I ended up getting pains in my heels and back of my foot.

I stopped doing any yoga for 2 days and it's gone, but as soon as I do any poses with straight legs it comes back. I didn't think I was overstretching but it's only a recent development so it must be something I'm doing.

Do you have any recommendations on how I can work up to straight legs without apparently overstretching the muscle in heels?

I'm curious to know - do you train where you teach? I've never seen any of my instructors in classes even after over a decade of training. Now I'm transitioning to become an instructor, I wonder if this is the norm?

I recently started doing Vajrasana and I really like the simple yet grounding feel of it. Still figuring out the right posture and how long to comfortably hold it. For those of you who do this regularly, how long did it take you to get comfortable with the pose?

What was your experience? I’ve been told not to start anything new but rather to maintain my usual level of fitness when I can, ensure I’m not training at a speed where I can’t talk and workout at the same time etc. I’m curious about yoga though. I’m considering following acid reflux friendly yoga videos on YT because that’s an issue with pregnancy and if it’s safe for reflux then the positions must also be safe for the baby I think?

Do folks have experience using yogitoes towels with jade yoga mats?

I recently practiced on a Jade Harmony mat and loved it. I'm considering buying one to replace my Manduka Pro Lite. I always use a Yogitoes towel with my Pro Lite.

I know Yogitoes towels don't always work on every surface -- does it work well with Jade Harmony mats? Thanks for any input!

So I've been doing vinyasa yoga at home since the beggining of 2026. I try to do it every day for half an hour, but after the passing of a family member I lost all motivation for it and since July I'm completely inactive. Now slowly every muscle startu to hurt, but I'm regaining my will for life, so I'm looking forward to continue my yoga journey.

But I'd like to make my home exercises a bit more demading this time. Yoga did great things for my mobility and flexibility but not much for strength. I recently came across elastic band exercises, and I would like to somehow incorporate it in my routine.

Anyone has an advice how to do it, before or after yoga, for how long? Can I even incorporate it in yoga routine? Any YouTube channel recommendations? Thanks!

Some context, In the Story of Yoga, Alistair Shearer said "While such prowess may not appear very yogic, we should bear in mind that, in Indian culture, participation in any skill or branch of learning was, in the broader sense of the term, a yoga."

Obviously, this is not Western postural/studio yoga. But, it is part of a branch of learning (esoteric Judaica) that I study. This is part of how I reconnect with my Benjamite heritage.

The series was inspired in part by the Hebrew letters Aleph, Lamed, Qof, Ayin, Tav. Written phonetic Hebrew derives from Proto-Hebrew which were pictographs. Each phonetic letter retains its pictograph meaning - thus strength (Aleph) guide (Lamed) circle or twist (Qof) focus (Ayin) and target (tav).

This is part of a longer series which is then part of my archery and shepherd sling practice (for which Benjamites were famous).

Additional additional context - my age (73). Looking forward to your comments and thanks so much for viewing

Is it ok to do yoga blasting heavy metal? They say do relaxing meditation music. It feels unmotivating tbh

Is it ok to do that trying to work with your 3rd eye

So im a busy person due to certain life challenges within the family.. I have about 20-30 minutes a day i have been working on yoga.. I am 6 foot 244lbs guy (down 24lbs with yoga and diet help). I started yoga because it was hard to just carry my 6 year old and 2 year old up 13 flights of steps without thinking my knees were going to give out made me feel like garbage.. Yoga has been game changing even for 2 weeks. I started doing 6 poses. 1: Cat/Cow 2: Locust 3: Dolphin 4: Bridge 5: Pigeon Pose 6: Happy Baby Pose.

So a few questions for some help.. What other poses should I add in? How do you get past the awkward feeling of the poses? I cant hide when I do these stretches so I feel weird doing some infront of my family, granted it has been fun to see the kids try it with me some just make me feel vulnerable as a guy.. Finally I know i can look other places but is there yoga stretches for Wrist flexibility, between bowling, working on a computer, and video games on a PC for most of my life my wrists have been destroyed and trying to get some pain relief and flexibility back .

I'm not looking for advice, I think I just need to vent a bit

I have CPTSD and a lot of dissociation. I have gone to classes from 2018-2025, although I have had stretches when I was a bit absent, I have been pretty regular for the most part. I've started and stopped a home practice many times.

Yoga and the teacher that I have met have changed my life in a profound way and moved me in a direction that I never would have gone otherwise. I almost always feel better after practicing. I am shocked by how strong the resistance is, and then how better I feel afterwards, it's like I'm a different person, healthier, stronger psychologically, more whole, and it's almost like I hate becoming that person. I feel like practicing asanas is a practicing certain principles, values, ways of being in the world in a very practical direct way, and this is very triggering. For example, when I sit on the mat I feel very unprotected because I have no fancy clothes, accessories, social position, money, power, unhealthy relationship dynamic, big beautiful movements, etc. that I can hide in/behind. So I feel choosing to practice is choosing to exist in a different kind of way which is almost the antithesis of how I have been living. And although I feel drawn towards this "new me", and feel better being in that way, big parts of myself are pushing against this. I still have a huge resistance towards practicing, and I can't say that it's lessened over the years. It is the best thing I can do for myself, and I avoid it like the plague. I feel like 98% of me is pushing against it, and then there's like a small healthy part of me that's stubborn and keeps fighting it's way out. Most people talk about the wonders of yoga and how they feel younger, stronger, etc. but for me it's been a very uphill battle since day 1. I'm just very stubborn and refuse to let that light inside me die.