Some yoga poses can feel impossible, no matter how hard you try.

It’s easy to believe the problem is effort, discipline, or consistency, but the truth is far more human and far less dramatic: every body is built differently. From skeletal structure to movement ranges, to flexibility and more, our bodies vary widely, yet it’s a reality the yoga world hasn’t consistently addressed. This series offers a clear and practical way to understand it.

Understanding the Challenge of Asana gives you the clarity, structure, and intelligence to finally understand how the architecture of each asana actually works, what anatomical factors make certain shapes accessible for some and complex for others, and how to adapt poses so they truly fit your body (or your students’ bodies).

…so you can finally replace that quiet feeling of failure, the sense that you are missing something, with a real understanding of what your body actually need.

And for teachers, so you can create spaces where no one feels left out or “less than” because their body doesn’t match a prescribed form. You’ll also learn how to create realistic progressions that don’t rely on impossible shapes, but on accessible variations that work for the people in front of you.

Ouch!

Many practitioners and teachers are never shown why a pose feels hard, they’re only told to “keep practicing,” “open more,” or “engage more.”

This creates confusion, frustration, and the myth that effort = ability, mastery, or achievement.

What if you could...

• Look at a pose and understand what it generally asks from the body, without forcing, guessing, or relying on aesthetics, so you can approach it with clarity instead of doubt and finally feel confident in your choices on the mat.

• Recognize whether the challenge comes from strength, flexibility, or simply structure, so you can stop blaming your body and start working with it in ways that feel supportive, realistic, and grounded in physical reality.

• Choose variations that are accessible, functional, and meaningful for yourself or your students, so you can practice (and teach) with intention instead of improvisation, and offer options that actually work.

• Increase intensity through muscular load instead of extreme ranges of motion, so you can build strength and experience genuine progression without risking your safety or feeling pressured into performative shapes.

• Build the skills to turn your Vinyasa sequences into Power Vinyasa classes, so you can expand what you’re able to offer, reduce prep time, and feel professionally equipped for a wider range of teaching requests.

• Leave each session not only clearer, but genuinely empowered, understanding that a pose can feel the way it feels, and honoring that experience rather than overriding it or wondering whether you’re falling behind.