How-To's / Skill Building Tutorials

How-To's / Skill Building Tutorials

Looking to deepen your knowledge of alignment?

Start here with our skill building tutorials covering everything from pose breakdowns to insight into the roots of the practice.

Tutorials range from 2 minutes to 15 minutes.

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How-To's / Skill Building Tutorials
  • Tutorial: Jumping Forward from Downward Facing Dog (5 min) — with Rachel Scott

    Rachel shares a yoga transition technique that will help you with jumping forward from downward dog. These tips are super helpful for anyone working on how to jump forward from downward dog.

    The secret: be a dog, be a cat, be a bird. Want to understand what this means? Watch the tutorial!

  • Hatha Yoga: Backbend Foundations (30 min) - with Lisa Sanson

    Join Lisa for this Back Bends Foundations Hatha practice. This class is meant to help you grow your backbend practice guide you through the foundations you will need as you work with back bending. This is a Hatha-based class, so we will be doing slow, steady movements.
    Back bending includes more...

  • Wall Inversion Prep: Handstands (20 min) - with Vanessa Bourget

    Join Vanessa for a quick Inversion Prep lesson! This is a 20-minute lesson on Handstand inversion prep using the wall. This is lesson 3 in a 3 part series with Vanessa on inversions. If you haven't yet, go check about Vanessa's first two classes on headstands and forearm stands!
    In this class, yo...

  • Wall Inversions Prep: Forearm Stand (14 min) - with Vanessa Bourget

    Join Vanessa in this Wall Inversions Prep: Forearm Stand class. This is the second video in a series of 3 Wall Inversion Prep videos. If you'd like to start at the beginning, please look for Vanessa Bourget's Wall Inversions Prep: HeadStand class!
    In this 14 minute class, we will practice a forea...

  • Wall Inversion Prep: Head Stand (15 min) - with Vanessa Bourget

    This is a 15-minute prep class! If you are following the three-step class that Vanessa released with YYOGA at Home, this is Step 1.
    Today, we will be practicing headstands at the wall. You will need a blank wall and some space around it, a mat, and potentially a block or a few pillows.
    To help w...

  • Tutorial: Boat Pose (7 min) — with Jayme Burke

    It's believed that Boat Pose works better than crunches! Sometimes in this pose, there's a tendency to let the hip flexors take over. Jayme shows us how to use the core muscles for optimal Boat Pose benefits.

  • Live Replay: Yoga Nidra + Tips (60 min) - with Sam Squire

    Join Sam for 60 minutes of Yoga nidra. Yoga nidra, or yogic sleep, is a powerful meditation technique.
    This yoga practice is one of the easiest to develop and maintain as it's accessible for anyone and you can't really do it wrong!

    You don't need much for this class, just a mat or a comfortable ...

  • Tutorial: Core Exercise from Tabletop (10 min) — with Alison Klektau

    Alison takes you through the steps to create a supportive tabletop position to help you move into any core work or glute series in a Pilates class.

    Commonly people mention that their wrists are bothered by this pose or they feel discomfort in their supporting leg when going into any glute activa...

  • Tutorial: How to Do Half Moon Pose (10 min) — with Katherine Moore

    Half Moon (Ardha Chandrasana) is such a great pose; it truly gives you a sense of freedom and possibility. Katherine takes us through preparation for Half Moon, including how to leverage the floor as part of your foundation, and proper alignment and execution of Half Moon pose.

    Tip: Grab a block...

  • Live Replay: Teacher Training Info Session - with Jasmina Egeler

    Teacher Trainer, Jasmina Egeler, goes over YYOGA's Teacher Training Program.

  • Modifications for Knee Injuries (10 min) — with Jasmina Egeler

    If you have knee injuries, be sure to check out this tutorial with YYOGA teacher trainer, Jasmina who offers modifications and things to keep in mind as you practice including how you can use props.

    Remember, it's YOUR body so only ever do what feels safe and comfortable for you.

  • Tutorial: How to do Bridge Pose (10 min) — with Jasmina Egeler

    Follow along with YYOGA Teacher and Teacher Trainer, Jasmina Egeler as she shows you how to safely and with proper alignment get into Bridge Pose.

    Jasmina offers 4 different variations so you can choose what works best for your body today. Remember to keep your head nice and still to protect you...

  • Tutorial: How to do Side Plank (5 min) — with Mari Dickey

    Learn why Vasisthasana (Side Plank) is Mari's favorite pose, and practice with her in this tutorial!

    Mari loves Vasisthasana because, as she describes, there are so many ways to modify it — using it as a transition to move into other shapes, educating your side body and beginning to wake it up, ...

  • Tutorial: How to do Dancer's Pose (5 min) — with Mari Dickey

    Learn how get into Dancer's Pose, Natarajasana, with YYOGA teacher trainer Mari Dickey.

    This well-known balancing pose is a sweet front body opener, back body straightener, and the peak pose in our YHot sequence.

    It also has a lot of progressions, so whether you've just started practicing o...

  • Tutorial: Jumping into Chaturanga (5 min) — with Mari Dickey

    Learn how to do jump back into Chaturanga (low push up) safely and with proper alignment for your body with YYOGA teacher trainer, Mari.

  • Tutorial: Handstand Prep (10 min) — with Mari Dickey

    Alignment based movement is even more important when you're practicing challenging poses like Handstand.

    In this 10 minute tutorial and short sequence, learn how to properly warm up and prep for your handstand with inversion expert and YYOGA teacher trainer, Mari Dickey.

  • Tutorial: How to Do Revolved Triangle (5 min) — with Jayme Burke

    In this short tutorial, learn the proper alignment for Triangle Pose with Jayme.

  • Meet Lisa Sanson

    Lisa Sanson is a YYOGA teacher trainer and YHot, Hatha, Flow, Power, and Yin teacher.

    She aims to offer a balanced class of strength building and stretching with a little philosophy or psychology sprinkled through. Lisa hopes to challenge and nurture both beginners and more advanced students; gu...

  • Tutorial: How to Do Side Angle Pose (5 min) — with Rachel Scott

    In this yoga tutorial, we look at Side Angle Pose (Parsvakonasana), an accessible pose that almost everybody can do - but it’s really challenging! It gives you an amazing stretch through your side body and spine.

  • Tutorial: How to do Bridge Pose — with Lisa Sanson

    Learn about Lisa's favorite pose, Bridge (Setu Bandha Sarvangasana), and how to practice it in this 5 minute tutorial.

    Bridge pose strengthens the back line of the body (glutes, hamstrings, etc), the back of the spine and shoulders, opens up the chest and opens up the front of the hips.

  • Tutorial: How to do Warrior 2 (5 min) — with Lisa Sanson

    In this 5-minute yoga tutorial, learn how to properly get into Warrior 2 pose with the help of Lisa Sanson, YYOGA Teacher Trainer. It helps to have a yoga mat for grounding.

  • How to do Tree Pose (5 min) — with Lisa Sanson

    In this 3-minute yoga tutorial, learn how to properly do Tree Pose with Lisa Sanson, YYOGA Teacher Trainer. It's helpful to have a yoga mat for grounding.

  • Meditation: for Instant Calm (5 min) — with Jayme Burke

    Nadi Shodhana, or “alternate nostril breathing", is a wonderful and meditative way to calm the mind instantly. In this short meditation and breathwork tutorial, YYOGA teacher trainer Jayme Burke explores this pranayama technique, inspiring instant calm.

    Grab a comfy cushion (and maybe even a b...

  • Tutorial: How to do Pigeon Pose (5 min) — with Rachel Scott

    Pigeon Pose (Eka Pada Rajakapotasana) is a wonderful shape that stretches the glutes and the outer hips.

    If you are a biker, a runner, a hiker, a jogger - this will be a really great pose for you.

    Explore a forward folding pigeon with Rachel in this quick tutorial!