Overlooked Simple Yoga Poses That Experts Swear By

Mekita Rivas for Greatist shares underrated simple yoga poses that you might be ignoring in favor of the flashier poses. Yoga Medicine founder Tiffany Cruikshank shares her favorite overlooked pose.

The Overlooked Yoga Poses That 4 Experts Swear By

Odds are you’ve seen some crazy, gravity-defying yoga moves on Instagram. These days arm balances, backbends, and inversions tend to steal the social media spotlight. But what about the less glamorous poses that may not garner thousands of likes but that are just as—if not more—important to a yogi’s practice? What non-“wow” factor poses are still deserving of attention?

Below, four yoga experts reveal the poses they feel are overlooked and undervalued. They explain how every yogi can benefit from the low-key poses, and why they matter just as much as that impressive inversion or awesome arm balance.

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