Photo Essay: Inspirational Yoga Around the World

Pictures from around the world to inspire you to get on the mat.

Yoga is a holistic experience, balancing for the mind, the body, the soul, and the heart. It is a metaphor for life and the universe we inhabit. Perhaps fitting then, that rather than in a studio, these shots are taken outside, close to nature, and grounded in the earth.

Yoga Around the World

1. Upward Salute Urdhva Hastasana. Photo by mikebaird

Yoga Around the World

2.Tree Pose Vrksasana. Photo by kaibara87

Yoga Around the World

3. Full Lotus Pose Padmasana. Photo by jhoc

Yoga Around the World

4. Warrior III Pose Virabhadrasana III.. Photo by Andrew Kalat

Yoga Around the World

5. Firefly Pose Tittibhasana. Photo by lmpicard

Yoga Around the World

6. Another Full Lotus Pose Padmasana Photo from Lululemon Athletica

Yoga Around the World

7. Shoulderstand Pose Salamba Sarvangasana.. Photo from Lululemon Athletica

Yoga Around the World

8. Warrior II Pose Virabhadrasana II.. Photo by a4gpa

Yoga Around the World

9. Bound Side Angle Pose Baddha Utthita Parsvakonasana. Photo from Lululemon Athletica

Yoga Around the World

10. Handstand Variation Adho Mukha Vrksasana . Photo by lmpicard

Yoga Around the World

11.Lifted! Turtle Pose Dvi Pada Sirsasana. Photo by mariachily

Yoga Around the World

12.Handstand Variation Adho Mukha Vrksasana. Photo by lmpicard

Yoga Around the World

13. Dancers Pose Naturajasana. Photo by Nicholas_T

Yoga Around the World

15.Upward Salute Urdhva Hastasana. Photo by borderlys

Yoga Around the World

16.Mountain Pose Variation Tadasana. Photo from Lululemon Athletica


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