Female Yoga Backbend Demonstrating Extreme Flixibility

Kenna Crouch Backbend, originally uploaded by lululemon athletica.

What better way for a dancer to stay in shape than to practice yoga and what better way to practice yoga than to become a yoga instructor! It's no secret that yoga is one of the best ways to improve flexibility and Kenna Crouch - dancer and yoga instuctor - clearly shows the results of a strict yoga fitness regime. Nice form!

Tibetan Yoga on the Snow in Nepal

Tibetan Yoga and Trekking above Dharamsala. India., originally uploaded by Eric Lon.

High in the mountains is a great place for one's spirit to connect with the beauty of nature making snow covered mountain tops an ideal place to practice yoga - unfortunately for most of us, it's not very convenient for a yoga workout on your lunch break.

Yoga in the Park at Sunrise

Yoga at the Park, originally uploaded by Phey Palma.

What a great photo of people practicing yoga in the park at sunrise. Great colour against the dramatic perspective of the buildings in the background.

Female Yoga Model One Leg Stand

Jennifer Stretch, originally uploaded by jwielf.

A beautiful picture of a female yoga model at the beach holding one leg up above her head with an arched back while standing on one leg. I love how yoga lends itself so perfectly to photography.

Yoga Improves Flexibility

2008 0727 Koree014, originally uploaded by geeman39.

Stretching is a key part of Yoga and improved flexibility translates into increased mobility as we continue to age. As young kids flexibility comes pretty naturally to us but maintaining that flexibility becomes increasingly important as the years go by.

Asana Inspired Yoga Picture

Julie - Yoga set 1, originally uploaded by CurlingZone.

Having lived in Vancouver all my life it feels like we're in the Yoga capital of the world. I've never been to India and I imagine there are many other places that Yoga is popular - but Yoga studios are like Starbucks here in Vancouver (I'm not sure how far Starbuck's Coffee franchise reaches elsewhere in the world - but I there are 5 within a four block radius of my house here in Vancouver). Yoga is definately huge in Vancouver.

Chrisandra Fox Standing on Her Head

Chrisandra Fox, originally uploaded by FaernWorks.

And I don't mean she's doing a headstand when I say that Chrisandra Fox is standing on her head in this yoga photo. I mean her legs are arched right back until her feet are resting on her head - while she supports herself with her forearms. Awesome!