How to Build Strength With a Yoga Practice

Practicing yoga asana isn’t just about the calm and flexibility.

Mike Peterson
Exploring Wellness
Published in
4 min readFeb 1, 2022

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Two women practicing arm balances in a yoga class.
Photo by Elina Fairytale from Pexels

If you’ve never done yoga before, it’s easy to write off the practice as just gentle stretching. However, that could be a misconception.

Even if it’s just once, people who have done yoga know that it takes a lot more strength than you might assume. Naturally…

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Mike Peterson
Exploring Wellness

Writer. Yoga, meditation & breathwork teacher. Nature lover. | San Diego, Calif. | he/him