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Yoga How-ToYoga for Lower Back Pain: What to Do and What to SkipGentle yoga for a tight or sore low back from Erin Sampson. The poses she reaches for first, plus the ones she modifies or skips.
Yoga How-ToPigeon Pose, Done Safely: Props and Easier OptionsErin Sampson's cues for a safer half pigeon. Where your front foot goes, when to grab a block, and an easier reclined version.
Yoga How-ToDownward Dog: The Fixes That Make It Feel GoodDownward dog feeling tight or awkward? Erin Sampson's alignment cues, plus what to do when your wrists or hamstrings say no.
Yoga How-ToHow to Do Chaturanga Without Hurting Your ShouldersErin Sampson breaks down chaturanga step by step, with the modifications she teaches for shoulders that need more support.
Class SeriesFind Your Practice: Introducing the Five Parks Yoga Class FinderThe Five Parks Yoga Class Finder sorts 400+ free classes by length, level and body area. Here is how to find the right class for today in a few clicks.
Class SeriesThe Yoga Postcard Series: 17 Classes from the Places We’ve TraveledFrom a ship in the Pacific to a Hawaiian volcano crater and Texas state parks, here's every Yoga Postcard class Matt and Erin have filmed so far.
Yoga How-ToHip Openers Beyond Pigeon: Garland, Lizard and Figure FourNot a fan of pigeon? Erin Sampson's cues for garland pose, lizard and figure four, with props and easier options for tight hips.
Yoga How-ToYoga for Better Sleep: My Evening Wind-Down ClassesErin Sampson's evening yoga for winding down: the breathing, the gentle stretches and legs up the wall, plus her bedtime and yoga nidra classes.
Yoga How-ToYoga on the Road: Hotel Rooms, Campgrounds and Other Small SpacesHow we keep practicing yoga while traveling, from hotel rooms and car seats to a ship at sea, plus the free 30 day Traveling Flow challenge.
Yoga How-ToBoat Pose and Core Work Without Straining Your Neck or Low BackErin Sampson's cues for boat pose, low boat, leg lowers and crunches, so your core does the work instead of your neck and low back.
Yoga Teacher TrainingWhat a 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training Actually CoversErin Sampson walks through what fills a 200 hour yoga teacher training, from anatomy and breathwork to sequencing and teaching.
Yoga How-ToTwists Done Well: Seated and Standing Twists, Lengthen Then TwistErin Sampson's cues for seated and standing yoga twists: inhale to lengthen, exhale to deepen, and twist from the base of your spine.
Yoga Teacher TrainingYoga Teacher Training When You’re Not Sure You Want to TeachErin Sampson on why a 200 hour yoga teacher training can be worth it even if you never teach a class, and what you'd learn for your own practice.
Yoga RetreatsGetting to Nosara: Flights Into Liberia, Shuttles and the Night BeforeHow to get to our Nosara yoga retreat: which airport, when to land, how the shared shuttles work, and where to stay near Liberia the night before.
Yoga RetreatsWhat to Pack for a Yoga Retreat in Costa Rica (and What to Leave Home)Our packing list for a week of yoga in Nosara, Costa Rica: clothes for the heat, bug spray, cash, and the things you really don't need to bring.
Yoga How-ToTriangle Pose: The Cues That Change ItErin Sampson's triangle pose cues: how long your stance should be, where your bottom hand goes, and why you take the weight out of it.
Yoga How-ToMusic or Silence? How I Think About Sound in Your Yoga PracticeWhy there's no music in Erin's classes, where to find her Spotify playlists, and when practicing in silence is the better choice.
Yoga RetreatsA Day at Our Nosara Yoga Retreat, Morning to NightWhat a day at a Five Parks Yoga retreat in Nosara, Costa Rica actually looks like, from the morning class to the free afternoons and the evening wind-down.
Yoga How-ToNew to Yoga? Start with the Intro to Yoga SeriesNever taken a yoga class? Erin Sampson's free Intro to Yoga Series breaks down the basics one pose at a time. Here's what's in it and where to start.
Class SeriesSix String Yoga: Our Classes with Live Acoustic GuitarBack in 2015 Matt put down the camera and picked up a guitar. Meet the five Five Parks Yoga classes Erin taught with live acoustic music.
Yoga How-ToLow Lunge vs Crescent Lunge: Setting Up Your Lunges So Your Knee and Low Back Are HappyErin Sampson's cues for low lunge, crescent moon and crescent lunge, so your front knee stays over your ankle and your low back stays long.
Yoga How-ToWhy You Shouldn’t Skip Shavasana (and How to Actually Rest in It)Erin Sampson on why shavasana is the most important pose in yoga, how to set it up so you can actually relax, and how to come out of it gently.
Yoga How-ToBackbends, Safely: From Bridge Pose to WheelErin Sampson's step by step path from bridge to wheel: warm up the shoulders and hip flexors, keep your knees in, and never plop onto your head.
Yoga How-ToHow to Build a Home Yoga Practice Week That Actually SticksErin Sampson's simple plan for a home yoga week you'll keep doing, with real classes for each day and how A Year of Yoga keeps you going all year.Recent Five Parks Yoga News
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Yoga for Lower Back Pain: What to Do and What to Skip
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Pigeon Pose, Done Safely: Props and Easier Options
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Downward Dog: The Fixes That Make It Feel Good
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How to Do Chaturanga Without Hurting Your Shoulders
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Find Your Practice: Introducing the Five Parks Yoga Class Finder
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The Yoga Postcard Series: 17 Classes from the Places We’ve Traveled
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Hip Openers Beyond Pigeon: Garland, Lizard and Figure Four
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Yoga for Better Sleep: My Evening Wind-Down Classes
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Yoga on the Road: Hotel Rooms, Campgrounds and Other Small Spaces
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Boat Pose and Core Work Without Straining Your Neck or Low Back
