20+ Crazy Photos That’ll Turn You Into a Yoga Fanatic

Yoga is sweeping the nation as one of the most satisfying ways to get in shape and tone up your body. Despite the apparent popularity of the exercise many folks are still holding out on getting their own yoga mat to practice. We pulled together the most unique and crazy photos that will turn you (quickly) into a yoga fanatic.

Sunset

In the case of a picture is worth a thousand words, we’ve found the ultimate winner. I think a lot more people would turn to yoga if they had views like this. The sun setting in the background is breath taking.

Don’t Slip!

Whoa. This one is a bit freaky! This woman clearly has the confidence to bust out her yoga moves wherever she is, even if its hanging off the side of a mountain.

Teamwork

Talk about teamwork, eh? If even just one girl slips or loses a second of her strength, they all go tumbling down. This is the ultimate trust fall experiment.

V Is For Victory

Before yoga you celebrate success with a jump for joy. After yoga you celebrate success by striking the victory formation, showing off your toned legs and supreme balance. We suggest not doing the handstand pose on top of a roof or anything.

Cobra Form On The Beach

The Cobra form is one of the easiest yoga positions to master. All you have to do is lay flat on the ground with the front of your body propped up, as seen in the picture. Slowly push up with the palm of your hands while maintaining your breathing pattern, exhaling when required.

Lululemon

Lululemon is the ultimate yoga clothing provider, one that allows for ultimate flexibility and is even sweat proof. Furthermore, they’re super comfy and totally chic.

Happy In Nature

What we love most about yoga is how calm and serene it makes you feel. Look at her smile — perfect. She clearly knows the benefits of an enduring yoga session. Take your yoga sessions outside and get the best of all fitness worlds.

Ambiance

Wherever you decide to strike a pose, remember the ambiance is also super important. It’s crucial in order to get into that zen environment.

Don’t Sweat The Technique

When performed correctly yoga can be close to an art form. Watching a pro maneuver through various body contorting positions can lead to a mind blowing show. This woman is perfectly displaying one of the more advanced yoga techniques around, exhibiting incredible control and strength along the way.

Always Room For Improvement

As we’ve said above, yoga is an art form. The longer you work at it the better you will look and feel. Remember folks, even people like the woman in this picture had to from zero before working her way up to the yoga master she so clearly is.

Invisible Parachutes Or Backward Spiders?

We’re not sure what the goal is in this pose outside of making people confused. We’re not sure if we should photoshop a parachute into the image or a bunch of spider legs. Whatever, we’ll just write about it instead.

Focused & Dedicated

You know those people that post ‘Rise and Grind’ motivational posts while they are still in bed? Yeah, she isn’t one of them. This woman gets things done.

Cooking In The Kitchen, Kind Of.

Cooking a meal is great and doing yoga is even better, so why not do both — in your kitchen? We’re not sure that she is comfortable and we definitely wouldn’t want to be frying bacon while trying this job. Mm, bacon. What’s yoga compared to that sizzle? We joke (kind of).

By Land, By Air, By Sea

This woman perfectly showcases the human body: perfectly balanced and toned thanks to a rigid exercise regiment that includes yoga, cardio, and surfing. Do you want to visit the beach or do you want to rule it? Make the choice and prove it to the world.

What Beautiful Hands

We like to start off our mornings by heading down to the park to clear our minds. Yoga is a great way to tune yourself to nature while simultaneously giving yourself a boost throughout the day.

Perfecting The Bridge

Arching your back can be a nerve wracking experience if you have never done it before, at least not as dramatically as yoga requires. Here we see a yoga enthusiast perfectly capturing the bridge position. Throwing the bridge position toward the tail end of your routine can pay dividends with your flexibility.

Dreamer

Did you know that there are places in the world where beautiful women do incredible yoga on balconies above private pools? Luckily we have photographic proof. Don’t let your dreams be dreams and chase after the yoga loving world that you dream of.

Thug Life

The best way to get feedback on your yoga form is to block foot traffic on the sidewalk of a corporate building. We’re late for work now but we’re also impressed. Very impressed.

Classic

The easiest yoga pose in the world is the downward facing dog, which is being perfectly displayed right before your eyes. This pose focuses on giving your back a great stretch while allowing you to get warmed up for harder exercises.

Flipping Tires, For Reasons.

Need to work on your strength and improve your form at the same time? Well, the simple solution is to find a gigantic rubber tire just chilling in a parking lot. If you happen to have those hanging around then you are all set. If you can get her camo set as well then nobody will see you doing it — even better!

Fly Into The Future

Did you know that yoga doesn’t have to stay planted on the ground? Change up your routine and steal the show by installing your very own, uh, ‘yoga’ pole into your home. Working out on a pole dramatically increases your core strength.

Finding The Perfect Position

The beautiful thing about yoga is that there are nearly countless positions to try. Yoga has been around for over 5,000 years ago after being implemented in India. It has all led to this moment. We aren’t complaining.

Breathe In

Some yoga poses make us ask, ‘Why’? Sure, we understand the physical benefits but what pervert came up with this pose? In all seriousness, breath in deep and slowly roll your hips forward, extending your feet as you slowly exhale into the stretch.

Office Life

You didn’t think you could only do yoga in a studio, outside, or in your own home, did you? Your office is the perfect place to strut your stuff and get your body moving.

Nature Trumps All

If you want to break up your yoga routine then we suggest a highly intense cardio exercise in order to build up a sweat. Basketball is a great way to work your core muscles while utilizing your newfound flexibility.

Yoga Life

Intertwining, and using all your body parts to get to the ultimate place of zen and flexibility.

Peace

One of the biggest issues most people will run into as they age is a lack of flexibility. Starting yoga young allows you to smooth the transition as you get older. Not everyone will be able to stretch as deeply as this woman, but it doesn’t hurt to try.

Blue On Blue

Something about the blue water and her matching yoga get up is putting us at ease here and we’re quite tempted to try yoga ourselves now!

Yoga Is Great For Learning, Too.

Working out increases the release of endorphins in your brain, also elevating the production of serotonin. This leads to an increase in your happiness level and your willingness and ability to actually learn more.

Stretch, Stretch, Stretch

You don’t need to be a world class athlete to make sure that you get a good, deep stretch in. Grab an exercise ball, your yoga mat, your best outfit, and get stretching.

The Beach

Bethenny Frankel is killing it with her yoga pose on the beach. Her Skinnygirl Cocktails are delicious!

Greenery

There is nothing like being one with nature and that’s exactly what this woman is proving true. She looks completely at peace and at the highest state of zen.

Puppy

I don’t if this puppy got the memo but he sure does look peaceful!

Friendship Goals

Any form of exercise is always done best when you’re with your bestie. And if you’re at the beach, it’s an even better combo.

Time To Hit The Gym

If you really want to get the most out of your yoga routine, then you need to find the right balance of hitting the gym as well. Keep things lively and get to the gym, you won’t regret it. She certainly doesn’t.

Be Healthy

If you want to be really healthy then you gotta do your yoga wherever you can and as often as possible. Getting a body like that doesn’t just happen overnight.

Mirror Image

They always say if you want to nail a speech, you should practice in front of a mirror. Same goes for yoga.

Miami Challenge

These best friends headed off to Miami for Spring Break but that didn’t stop them from doing their yoga on the beach. Talk about commitment.

Remember To Stretch

The golden rule, always remember to stretch. Even if you’re experienced, always, always stretch. No cutting corners.

Beginner

Everyone has to start somewhere, yoga isn’t something you pick up overnight. Take deep, calming breaths deep into your abdomen and look straight ahead. Don’t arc your back.

Aerial Yoga

When you’ve really mastered yoga, you can turn to the newest craze of aerial yoga. This is not just for anyone, only those who are dedicated and willing to push themselves.

All Black

Being out in the foggy woods while doing yoga may sound like a horror movie flop but this woman has mastered her skill even in the great outdoors.

Labor Day

There’s a lame joke here about not wearing white after Labor Day but we’ll let it go.

Leg Warmers

When summer turns to winter and you’re heading off to the yoga studio, it’s a good idea to bring your leg warmers with you. It can get pretty chilly.

Surfs Up

I would recommended that you only try this if you also know how to swim, you never know if a little wave could send you toppling over. Although it is pretty impressive.

Colorful

When you practice yoga at home, make sure your surroundings are just right so that positively is what you feel in the ambiance and nothing else.

Tattoo

We’re not sure what her tattoo says but we’re 100% sure that the yoga pose she’s in, is not for beginners. Also, where did she get those leggings? They look comfy.

Balance & Stillness

Finding balance and stillness when perfecting yoga takes time. It doesn’t happen with the snap of your fingers. You need to be serious and dedicated, clearly this woman has it all figured out.

Advanced Pose

This is an advanced pose so don’t just start here cause it might look easy, it isn’t. You have to work your way up to the advanced stages.

Challenge Yourself

Stepping outside of our comfort zone, trying something new, traveling alone, all these concepts have a common theme, “change.” But those who are willing to embrace change by challenging themselves will (often) find a new way to approach situations, a new way to approach life. And who knows, maybe it takes standing on your head in the middle of the street to figure it out.

The Colors Of A Sunset

Witnessing that delicate surreal moment of when the sun begins to set and brings an array of gorgeous colors to the sky, is inevitably one of the most beautiful moments. Now take that euphoric feeling and multiply it by (at least) 10 — feel it? Welcome to the world of a yogi watching a sunset on the beach.

Togetherness

We’ve all grown up hearing the common motto, “there’s no I in team.” Well, this saying could not be more accurate or fitting in the yoga world. When you’re surrounded by people who all share a common passion, interest, hobby – in this case yoga – it’s nothing more than encouraging. Oh and it makes practicing 10 times more fun!

Words Of Encouragement

“You got this, don’t give up!” These words of encouragement trigger something in your body/brain, some kind of energy, allowing you to move past any and every doubt you had. While yoga is a more silent activity, you can’t deny that having your best gal pal by your side is one of the best methods of motivation.

The Plus One

Your brother, sister, cousin, best friend, aunt, whomever you feel your best-self around is the person you’d want to try this crazy yoga pose with. Yoga encompasses many factors, trust being a very prominent one.

Travel & Explore

Okay this is our favorite photo for several reasons, the main reason being the location. While we aren’t 100% sure of where exactly this picture was taken, we are 100% sure about one thing — we’d like to be on a plane heading to this magical jungle. From the natural green colors to the brightness of the sun, can you say serenity?

Breathe In, Breathe Out

Breathe. As essential as this concept is in order to live, it’s also key when doing yoga. With every move, every pose, every technique, it’s important to focus on your breathing patterns. Now this may sound silly and obvious, but it’s common for yogi’s to forget to breathe, as they’re super concentrated on achieving a pose.

Don’t Forget To Smile

Similar to the previous page, trying to find that perfect balance requires a lot of concentration and determination – when you’re in the zone, you’re in the zone. However, as important as it is for yogi’s to breathe, it’s also just as important to smile! Even though the “completely focused” facial expressions can be quite comical.

Complement

Round out your yoga routine by adding in some basic weight training. Weight training will hit you in places that yoga can’t reach and you’ll quickly reap the benefits. Just look at her! She clearly knows the beauty of squats.

Live On The Edge

Before you go ahead and try something crazy, we ask those who are reading this (hey guys!) to not take this title literally. Our version of living on the edge refers to “breaking free” from habitual (comfortable) routines. The feeling of accomplishing something you never in your wildest dreams thought you could, is an unparalleled, exciting, and down-right awesome feeling.

It’s All About Perspective

If we can just ever-so slightly change our perspective, we’d be able to take that one step backwards and look at life differently. Now whether that direction is positive or negative, that depends on one person, and one person only… YOU!