Today I am going to talk about stretching, especially in yoga. Everyone benefits from stretching, including animals. Watch a newly awakened cat go through his stretching ritual. Single postures, or a group of postures performed in a flowing movement, give us the same benefits the cat's stretch gives him.

I am still not a yoga expert, but I have felt the benefit from yoga stretching for a long time. One posture may stretch legs, sometimes one side at a time. Then another posture stretches...