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25 Amazing Yoga Poses Most People Wouldn't Dream of Trying

April 16, 2012

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Yoga classes are meant to inspire, and when I see fellow students doing poses that require an astounding amount of strength or flexibility, I'm in awe. It gives me something to aspire to, but some poses are just flat-out out of the question. Click through and see some amazing yoga poses that most people wouldn't even think of attempting. Would you?

Source: Flickr User Ron Sombilon Gallery and Flickr User lululemon athletica

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Source: Flickr User Ron Sombilon Gallery and Flickr User lululemon athletica

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6 Comments

sunhfarm 8 weeks 5 days

The pictures are very inspiring. The text is like, "Who would even bother?" Not the most encouraging of fitness articles... Yoga isn't always about how long one has studied, but the individual's ability. I have only been practicing for 3 months and I can in fact do at least a couple of these poses. If my instructor had the same attitude as the author, I would never have even tried. I usually find a good deal of encouragement at Fitsugar! :)

nikkisoda 1 year 4 weeks

Amazing

Nixifer 1 year 4 weeks

I'm like cirque du soleil flexible and my instructors don't usually know beyond level 5 poses, so sometimes I have to improvise =/ These poses have inspired me to work on my balance and strength so I can manage them =D Thanks for the post!

Jenny Sugar 1 year 4 weeks

Yeah I agree. I'll definitely be thinking of these yogis the next time I'm on my mat.

Assistant Community Manager 1 year 4 weeks

That peacock variation is insane! I don't even know how one would attempt to get in and out of that pose!

Nancy Einhart 1 year 4 weeks

Wow. Inspiring is right. I can't imagine ever being able to attempt any of these, but it definitely makes me want to try harder for the poses I am working on. It's pretty incredible how people can discipline their bodies.