Headstands (or Sirsasana), an inverted yoga pose, offer numerous benefits including strengthening the upper body, improving blood flow to the head and brain, boosting digestion, calming the mind, and ...

Check with your doctor before starting. Whether you're in a yoga pose or on an inversion table, inverting can lower your resting heart rate, says Loren Fishman, M.D., medical director of Manhattan ...

Just thinking about a relatively new sort of yoga, called aerial yoga, made my heart race. I finally convinced myself that I’d stop short of anything that felt too off-balance or too acrobatic and ...

Don't take your aching, tight back lying down! Fight back with the gentle yet effective power of yoga. Relief could be as simple as increasing flexibility in your spine, and this yoga sequence will ...

Carving out a few minutes to do an inversion pose (or two or three) after a long run will speed your recovery. Inversions, which either elevate your feet or lower your head below your hips, boost ...

Floating through the air with the greatest of ease isn't just for the daring young man on the flying trapeze. Swing, stretch, flip, and fly like Cirque du Soleil contortionists or a certain superhero ...