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The holiday travel season is about to kick into high gear. It's no secret that travel is stressful and airplane seats are tiny. Though you can't do much when you're squashed into the middle seat, there are a few little stretches (let's call it airplane yo http://yoga.about.com/b/2009/11/...

I can't believe that Thanksgiving is next week! To me, this really marks the beginning of the holiday season, although retailers would have you believe you should start gearing up for Christmas in October. Ideally, the holidays are a time to relax, indulg http://yoga.about.com/b/2009/11/...

Some meditation practices include the recitation of a mantra, a phrase repeated over and over as the mind relaxes into a trance-like state. Om mani padme hum is a Buddhist mantra meaning the jewel is in the lotus. This phrase is interpreted many ways, but http://yoga.about.com/b/2009/11/...

Twenty years ago this week, John Friend put on an amazing ten-minute yoga demo in India, displaying some serious asana chops. This was eight years before he founded Anusara yoga. Seriously worth checking out. Amazing John Friend Video originally appeared http://yoga.about.com/b/2009/11/...

Do you have a photo of yourself rocking your favorite asana? Now you can post it, tell us why you love this pose, and offer tips to your fellow readers. I can't wait to see your poses! What's Your Favorite Yoga Pose? originally appeared on About.com Yoga http://yoga.about.com/b/2009/11/...

Part of the Ashtanga primary series, marichyasana combines a bind with a forward bend. If you can't comfortably take the bind, hold off on forward bending until you can. Marichi's Pose - Marichyasana I Is the Yoga Pose of the Week originally appeared on A http://yoga.about.com/b/2009/11/...

Just when I was bemoaning the lack of good adjustments in my recent yoga classes, here comes more bad news for adjustment lovers. Check out Elephant Journal's story about a student suing a venerable Colorado yoga studio for a bad adjustment that he claims http://yoga.about.com/b/2009/11/...

I finally got the chance to see Enlighten Up!, the yoga documentary I first told you about last spring. The DVD will be released November 10, so read my review to see if you'll want to add it to your collection. Enlighten Up! Review originally appeared http://yoga.about.com/b/2009/11/...

Calling out my best-loved yoga poses sometimes feels like playing favorites with my kids (I love them all equally! I do!), but I'm going to step up and admit that I prefer forearm stand above all other inversions. A little more than a headstand, a little http://yoga.about.com/b/2009/11/...