Welcome to day 21 of the month-long Houston Chronicle Yoga Challenge ... continue sliding your right leg forward. This will straighten out your left leg, and the split will come naturally.

In addition to the artistic and spiritual benefits some people experience from yoga, poses like the Leg Behind Head Pose ... like the shoulder stand and headstand (below) may be too extreme ...

Many yoga practitioners tout the potential health benefits of the headstand, saying the pose clears the mind, energizes the body and improves blood flow to the brain. Also known as Sirsasana, the ...

Malaika performed a beginner variation of Sirsasna, which entails supporting your body on your head, cupped by your arms and your legs tucked in. To perfect the Supported Headstand pose ...