Zahir Akram - Eternal Seeker --------------------------------- Interested in deepening your practice or teaching skills? Our online...

The following is an expanded version of my video above. Yin Yoga: Why It’s More Than Stretching When most people think of yoga, they...

Why Do Arm-Balances? I’ve often said it, and I’ll keep saying it: the strength-based poses in yoga—like arm balances—are more important...

Zahir Akram - Eternal Seeker --------------------------------- Interested in deepening your practice or teaching skills? Our online...

T he following Blog is part of my Personal Trainer series. (Above - back in 2013, I had plans to release an online training program based...

The following is extracted from the Advanced Yoga Teacher Training Programme. Preface - I’m not asking you to believe me. I’m not saying...

If you're a seasoned yogi, this video and breakdown probably isn’t for you. You either already know what you’re doing—or you think  you...

Originally published 09/11/2017 The following blog post on the psoas is primarily aimed at our current Teacher Trainee group and forms an...

Amid the endless debates over the true meaning of Namaste , the conversation often spirals into questions of cultural ownership and...

Yoga is not a religion, but it has influenced religious belief. This is an important distinction.

For those who have trained as yoga teachers with us at Akram Yoga, you will know the deep affection I have for a classical text—the...

A Brief Look at the Pioneers of Yoga In the video above, I give a short introduction to the history of yoga. Of course, I’ve left out a...

I'm a big fan of Mountain Pose. When practised at the start of a class, it becomes the anchor for the entire standing sequence. If your...

In the yoga world, many students, teachers, and influencers talk a good game. They claim to understand yoga—a movement system guided and...

In this blog, I will guide you through a brief history of the Triangle Pose, share various variations, and include a video tutorial to...