It's two weeks into the new year and the weather is freezing all over the U.S. How's it going with your yoga resolutions? I know I wasn't feeling much like my usual walk this morning, but a stretching in a warm room seems just about perfect. If you need a few ideas on how to stay motivated to keep your practice going through the winter months, sign up for the Revitalize Your Yoga Practice five-week email newsletter.

Yoga exercises can help reduce the pain of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association in 1998 concluded that participants who practiced yoga over an eight-week period showed improvement in their condition compared to those who did not do yoga. The yoga poses emphasized in this study focused on opening, stretching, and strengthening the joints of the upper body. A yoga regimen including these types of poses, and avoiding those which place too much pressure on the wrists, may offer relief to CTS sufferers. For more specific recommendations, read Yoga for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.

Fish pose is a backbend and a big stretch for the throat. It's often taught as a follow up to shoulderstand, since it counters the compression of the throat and chest in that pose. Be sure to check out the advanced variations of fish, but avoid these if you have any neck trouble.

Something as simple as locating a yoga studio that is convenient to your house or office can ensure that you get to class more often. Here are some online resources that list studios by location and yoga style. Your local alternative newspaper or wellness magazine is also a good place to look for yoga studio listings (and possibly discounts so you can get yoga on the cheap).