Hannah Glass Chair yoga is one of the most versatile and accessible forms of yoga available. By using a chair for support, stability, and as a prop for modified poses, chair yoga opens the door to a full yoga practice for people who might otherwise find traditional mat-based yoga difficult or impossible — including older adults, office … Read more
Yoga has long aspired to be a universal practice — available to every body, at every stage of life, regardless of physical ability. In 2026, that aspiration is closer to reality than at any point in the practice’s Western history. The adaptive yoga movement, which seeks to make yoga genuinely accessible to people with disabilities, … Read more
For the estimated 18.1 million cancer survivors living in the United States, the end of active treatment is not always the end of suffering. Fatigue, insomnia, anxiety, depression, chronic pain, and a profound sense of disconnection from the body are extraordinarily common in the months and years following cancer treatment. A growing body of research … Read more
A comprehensive systematic review published in Frontiers in Neurology in March 2026 has consolidated evidence from multiple studies confirming that yoga nidra—often called “yogic sleep”—significantly improves sleep onset, increases total sleep time, and reduces insomnia severity. The meta-analysis examined 23 randomized controlled trials involving over 1,200 participants, finding consistent improvements across sleep quality metrics with … Read more
The difference between a yoga class that transforms and one that merely passes time often comes down to cueing. Yoga cueing is the art and science of guiding students into safe, aligned, meaningful poses through language — and it’s one of the most nuanced skills a yoga teacher can develop. Clear, effective cues land in … Read more