Warrior’s Edge Training Grounds
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Corpse Pose (Savasana)
Savasana is often treated as the reward at the end of practice, but in many ways, it is the practice.
After the strength of Plank, the discipline of Warrior, the fire of Dragon, and the balance of Half Moon, Savasana asks you to stop doing anything and just receive.
This is where effort becomes wisdom.
Yoga for Grief: Acceptance | Presence, Awareness, and Continuation
The last thing you’re likely thinking about during your grief process is anything to do with joy or happiness. Depending on where you are in your journey, you may be more willing to move forward toward that sense of healing. You also may not, which is equally okay, but it’s what we’ll look at today anyway.
Our bodies store a lot more emotions than we think or give them credit for, particularly in our hips. Many people feel emotional after a deep yin practice because they’ve awakened emotions they otherwise considered dormant. Awaken all the good, bad, and ugly within you.
Half Moon (Ardha Chandrasana)
Half Moon Pose builds from the foundation of Triangle and shifts it into balance. You are no longer supported by both feet. One leg roots down while the other lifts. Your body opens wide into space. This is where structure meets instability.
Crescent Pose (Ashta Chandrasana)
Crescent Pose is where grounding meets elevation. Unlike Warrior 1, your back heel is lifted, which immediately demands more balance and engagement from your toes. You are not anchored through two flat feet. You are rising from a narrower base.
Yoga for Grief: Depression | Effort, Stillness, Surrender
Depression comes with many emotions. Maybe it makes you angry and snippy. Maybe you feel numb and like doing nothing, or that you’ll never be happy again. Maybe you feel everything all at once, or maybe you feel nothing at all. Maybe you’re just wondering why all of this is happening.
Today’s practice taps into the duality of depression, starting off with building heat and moving quickly, then slowing things down immediately and tapping into the emotions you may have blocked yourself from feeling.
Yoga for Grief: Bargaining | Heart Opening and Letting Go
When tragedy strikes, it’s easy to get wrapped up in thoughts of “why.” Why did this happen to us? Why did this happen to them? Why does this hurt so much?
On the journey toward acceptance, this is the stage where you spend the most time wishing things were different or hoping you can change what is happening to you. Wherever you are, the grief yoga practice is here for you.
Ujjayi Breath: What It Is, How to Do It, and Why It Matters
If you’re newer to yoga, “Ujjayi” becomes just another word you don’t understand. You’re moving, you’re trying not to fall out of a pose, and suddenly you’re supposed to control your breathing in a very specific way? And, at that, one that’s often encouraged to “engage,” but rarely comes with any instruction on how to do so?
Like most things in yoga, however, once it clicks, your Ujjayi breath becomes one of the most powerful tools in your practice.
Yoga for Grief: Anger | Release, Movement, and Emotional Processing
Often, anger is the first—or at least the most predominant—emotion we recognize during the grieving process. It’s sharp. Immediate. Loud.
The anger practice in the grief series taps into that rage on the mat and helps “lash out” the feelings you’re going through. You move through punches and kicks, incorporated into your yoga poses, to tap into the rage you’re feeling, then settle back into the experience as you return to the poses and postures.
What to do when you can’t stop thinking
“Focus on your breath,” the instructor says as they guide you through a meditation. “Go deeper inward,” they encourage, but your mind is too busy racing through a thousand other thoughts.
Then comes the quiet judgment. The narrator who tells you, “I’m bad at this,” and urges you to quit.
You are not failing at meditation because you can’t stop thinking. In fact, that expectation is the problem.
Yoga for Grief: Denial | Grounding and Reconnection
Sometimes, we simply cannot believe what has happened to us. Our body goes into a state of shock or protective mode when we witness or hear something that's too painful to process. When something comes to an "end" — whether it's a death, breakup, divorce, etc. — our brains try to imagine what life will be like now as we adapt to a new normal without the ones we love at our side. Oftentimes, denial is considered the "first stage" of grief because it comes right at the start when the information is still fresh. Although not linear, the other stages include anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance.
This is why Yoga for Grief is here for wherever you are on the journey.
Yoga for lower back pain that actually helps
I’m a 6-foot-6 yogi, and as strong as my core is from Boat Pose, as many Chaturangas as I do, and even as often as I strength train, I’m liable to throw out my back at any given moment.
Lower back pain is rarely just “one thing.” It’s usually a combination of habits, mechanics, strength imbalances, and sometimes plain bad luck. Let’s take a look at some of the most common complaints behind lower back issues.
Here are a few poses and exercises to help during your next flare-up.
Child’s Pose (Balasana)
Child’s Pose is the place you return to when you need to rest, reflect, or reset. It’s a posture of surrender and grounding. It invites you to fold inward and find safety in stillness. Though often offered as a “break” in active classes, Child’s Pose is far from passive: it teaches you to listen, to breathe, and to reconnect to your center.
How to build a sustainable home yoga practice (without burning out)
Learn how to build a sustainable home yoga practice that feels supportive, balanced, and burnout-free. Practical tips, mindset shifts, and weekly structure from Warrior’s Edge Yoga.
The best yoga mats for tall people (because 72 inches just doesn’t cut it)
Finding a yoga mat as a tall person shouldn’t be this hard. This guide breaks down the best extra-long yoga mats on the market from 78” to 85”, including cork, rubber, budget picks, premium options, and tips for choosing the right mat for tall bodies.
How practicing yoga can transform your mind and body
Yoga has been around for thousands of years and has seen increasing popularity in the Western world over the past few decades. It is an ancient practice that involves physical postures, breathing techniques, and meditation. It has numerous benefits for the body and mind, and can improve overall health and well-being.
Here are 10 of the best benefits practicing yoga can bring to your life.
What is pranayama? A beginner’s guide to yogic breathwork
If you’ve been to a yoga class, there’s a good chance you’ve heard your teacher say something like “inhale to lift, exhale to fold.” Maybe you’ve been guided through a deep sigh, or a few moments of stillness where the only instruction was to breathe. That’s pranayama in action, even if you didn’t realize it.
Pranayama is the yogic practice of intentional breathwork, and while it might sound intimidating, at its heart, it’s just learning how to use the breath you already have. In fact, it’s one of the most powerful tools yoga offers not just for your practice on the mat, but for your life beyond it.
From Hatha to Kundalini: A Complete Guide to Every Type of Yoga
Over the centuries, various styles of yoga have developed, each with its unique characteristics and approaches. It can be a little intimidating trying to figure out what’s what and what works best for you, so let’s talk a little about the types of yoga, how long they’ve been around, who’s to credit, and how their popularity compares to the others.
What, exactly, are the Eight Limbs of Yoga?
If you’ve been practicing yoga for an extended period of time, it’s likely you’ve heard at least some mention of the Eight Limbs of Yoga. Depending on where you practice or who your teacher is, you may have also even learned one or two of them.
Whether you know what they are or not, here’s a quick rundown.
6 tips for meditation: How to improve focus and relaxation
Meditation is a powerful tool that can help you relax, reduce stress, and improve your overall well-being.
That said, a lot of people find meditation challenging because they struggle to focus. If you're one of those people, never fear, you are far from alone. If you’d like to get into meditation and just aren’t quite sure how, here are some tips to help you get the most out of your practice.
Butterfly Pose (Baddha Konasana)
Butterfly is one of those poses that looks simple on the outside, but reveals endless depth the longer you sit with it. In yin yoga, it’s often a baseline posture — accessible, grounding, and quietly powerful. In a more active practice, it becomes a forward fold that targets the hips and spine. Either way, Butterfly is a reminder that strength isn’t always about force; sometimes it’s about surrender.