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Hannah Cole is a registered yoga teacher who writes about spinal health, joint-friendly movement, and yoga for aging bodies. She's happiest explaining why a pose works, not just how.

Hannah Cole

By Hannah Cole

Sitting Left Twist (Ardha Matsyendrāsana (left side)) — by Hannah Cole
Body, Mobility & Posture Sitting Left Twist (Ardha Matsyendrāsana (left side))
Ardha Matsyendrāsana (left side) rotates the torso to the left, stretching the outer hip and mobilizing the thoracic spine. A grounding pose...
Hannah ColeJuly 3, 20265 min read
Simple Peacock Pose (Mayūrāsana (simple variation)) — by Hannah Cole
Body, Mobility & Posture Simple Peacock Pose (Mayūrāsana (simple variation))
Simple Peacock Pose (Mayūrāsana) is a forearm arm balance using the elbows as a fulcrum to lift the body into a full horizontal line.
Hannah ColeJuly 3, 20264 min read
Side Plank Pose with Right Leg Up (Vasiṣṭhāsana (right leg up)) — by Hannah Cole
Body, Mobility & Posture Side Plank Pose with Right Leg Up (Vasiṣṭhāsana (right leg up))
Side Plank with the Right Leg Up (Vasiṣṭhāsana) builds left-side lateral strength and shoulder stability while training active hamstring fle...
Hannah ColeJuly 3, 20265 min read
Side Plank Pose with Right Hand Grab (Vasiṣṭhāsana (right hand grab)) — by Hannah Cole
Body, Mobility & Posture Side Plank Pose with Right Hand Grab (Vasiṣṭhāsana (right hand grab))
Side Plank on the right hand with a top-foot grab — a lateral arm balance that challenges the obliques, shoulder stability, and hamstring fl...
Hannah ColeJuly 3, 20264 min read
Side Plank Pose on Right Hand with Legs Together (Vasiṣṭhāsana (right hand, legs together)) — by Hannah Cole
Body, Mobility & Posture Side Plank Pose on Right Hand with Legs Together (Vasiṣṭhāsana (right hand, legs together))
Side Plank on the right hand with legs together builds lateral core strength and shoulder stability while teaching full-body alignment in on...
Hannah ColeJuly 3, 20264 min read
Side Plank Pose with Left Hand Grab (Vasiṣṭhāsana (left hand grab)) — by Hannah Cole
Body, Mobility & Posture Side Plank Pose with Left Hand Grab (Vasiṣṭhāsana (left hand grab))
Side Plank Pose with Left Hand Grab (Vasiṣṭhāsana) tests lateral core strength, single-arm stability, and hamstring flexibility in one deman...
Hannah ColeJuly 3, 20265 min read
Side Plank Pose with Left Leg Up (Vasiṣṭhāsana (left leg up)) — by Hannah Cole
Body, Mobility & Posture Side Plank Pose with Left Leg Up (Vasiṣṭhāsana (left leg up))
Side Plank Pose with Left Leg Up balances the entire body on the right hand and outer right foot while the left leg lifts skyward — building...
Hannah ColeJuly 3, 20265 min read
Rotated Warrior Pose on Right Foot (Parivṛtta Vīrabhadrāsana (right foot)) — by Hannah Cole
Body, Mobility & Posture Rotated Warrior Pose on Right Foot (Parivṛtta Vīrabhadrāsana (right foot))
Rotated Warrior on the right foot adds a thoracic twist to a classic lunge, building rotational stability and stretching the back-leg hip fl...
Hannah ColeJuly 3, 20264 min read
Scale Pose in Lotus Variation (Tolāsana (Lotus variation)) — by Hannah Cole
Body, Mobility & Posture Scale Pose in Lotus Variation (Tolāsana (Lotus variation))
Scale Pose in Lotus (Tolāsana) suspends the full Lotus off the floor on straight arms — an advanced test of pressing strength, core compress...
Hannah ColeJuly 3, 20264 min read
Seated Pose with Legs Wide Apart, Back Straight (Upaviṣṭha Koṇāsana (back straight)) — by Hannah Cole
Body, Mobility & Posture Seated Pose with Legs Wide Apart, Back Straight (Upaviṣṭha Koṇāsana (back straight))
Upaviṣṭha Koṇāsana (back straight) — a wide-legged seated pose that stretches the inner thighs and hamstrings while training an upright spin...
Hannah ColeJuly 3, 20264 min read