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A Mudra-Based Meditation for Processing COVID-Related Stress
Shift your headspace toward positive thoughts with this mudra-based, hypnosis-inspired meditation technique.
Mudras 101: Sacred Hand Gestures
Mudras are ancient symbolic seals that may hold the key to deepening your connection to your yoga practice. Yoga mudra has a deep history within the practice.
A 5-Minute Mudra Practice for Easing Wrist Pain
Find joint pain relief with these hand gestures—perfect if you are at a keyboard all day or working with arthritis.
Energy Medicine Yoga: This Variation on Anjali Mudra Releases Pent-Up Emotions
The modification taps into a powerful meridian that governs your stress response.
Let’s Break Down What Anjali Mudra Actually Means in Yoga
When we place our hands together at heart center and say "namaste," what are we really saying? Rina Deshpande explains.
The Mudra Women Need to Detach from Life’s Chaos
Use this mudra anytime you need to detach from daily life, anchor yourself, and plug in to your untamable feminine power.
Kali Mudra
Come into Kali Mudra, named after the fierce goddess Durga.
The Mudra You Need to Tap Into Your Inner Wisdom
Often used in meditation, pranayama, and asana, this mudra helps lift dull energy, creates a more receptive state, calms the mind, and brightens the overall mood.
The Mudra You Need to Find Your Deep Soul Glow
Master teacher Sianna Sherman takes us step by step through Padma Mudra.
The Mudra You Need to Courageously Follow Your Heart
Master teacher Sianna Sherman takes us step by step through Abhaya Hrdaya (Fearless Heart) Mudra.
Ganesha Mudra
Ganesha Mudra is named after the Hindu deity who removes obstacles. Use it relieve stress and tension and lift your spirits.
4 Mudras to Add More Meaning to Your Practice
Coral Brown, a licensed mental-health counselor and senior Prana Vinyasa Flow teacher, shares four great mudras for this time of year.
5 Mudras to Feel Connected and Centered
Readers share their favorite mudras (hand gestures).
8 Mudra and Reiki Hand Positions for Instant Calm
The mudras and the Reiki hand positions can be used in tandem with the Yees’ asana sequence or separately to help you find calm.
Rodney Yee and Colleen Saidman Yee: The Meaning of Mudras
Rodney Yee and Colleen Saidman Yee explain the meaning of mudras at Yoga Journal LIVE! in New York City, the first stop on the Live Be Yoga Tour.
3 Body Mudras for a Fresh Start
Dana Trixie Flynn, creator of Lotus Flow Yoga and director of Laughing Lotus Yoga Centers in New York City, offers 3 fun body mudras for a fresh start to the year.
Powered By Love: 3 Mudras To Open Your Heart
Looking for the courage to open your heart? Power everything you do with love using these mudras from Dana Trixie Flynn.
3 Mudras To Plug Back Into Your Spirit
These three mudras will bring you back home to your source, connect you with your heart, and plug you back into your deeper power.
Magic Takes Guts: 3 Mudras to Keep You ‘Turned On’ Spiritually
These 3 hand mudras will help you keep yoga, learning, and inspiration at the top of your list. Try them with the following mantra: "Magic takes guts."
3 Yoga Mudras for Love, Focus, and Freedom
Yoga’s hand expressions, mudras, are said to shift energies from what we might be experiencing to how we want to feel. Learn three you can use today.
Gestures of Awakening: 5 Mudras for Summer Solstice
Shiva Rea offers five hand mudras to cultivate heart consciousness in celebration of the Summer Solstice and the First International Yoga Day.
10 Body Mudras to Celebrate Earth Day with Shiva Rea
Prana Vinyasa founder Shiva Rea has an Earth Day eco-challenge for you: 10 body mudras and eco-actions to help you connect to the Earth.
Enhance Your Practice with Mudras From Hand to Heart
Discover the power of mudras (hand gestures) for cultivating inner peace, courage, and confidence.
What Is Anjali Mudra?
Anjali means "offering," and in India this mudra is often accompanied by the word "namaste."
Hand Mudras: The Importance + Power of Your Fingers
Fingers and toes are charged with divine power, which, when intelligently accessed and properly applied, can intensify the transformative power of the practice.
8 Poses That Can Help You Get Honest About Your Practice
These asanas offer an opportunity to practice bringing satya—truthfulness—to your yoga and your life.
A 30-Minute Yoga Practice for the Full Moon in Aquarius
Why not bring a little personality to your poses? The influence of Aquarius gives you permission to let loose a little—or a lot.
A Morning Yin Yoga Sequence to Reset Your Mood and Your Day
When you make your practice a priority before anything else, it sets the tone for everything else.
What is Pranayama?
In the yoga tradition, the breath is said to carry a person's life force. Here's what you need to know to tap into yours.
12 Poses for Strong Legs
It's shorts and swimsuit season. Try these strengthening stretches to get stronger limbs.
12 Ways to Make Sitting in Meditation Easier
How to find your calm with less struggle.
13 Chair Yoga Poses You Can Do Without Leaving Your Seat
These poses give you all the strength and stretch of standing poses with the support of your chair.
A 20-Minute Yoga Practice to Ground Yourself
No matter what's happening around you, it is always possible to come back to what's happening inside you. Here's how.
A Trauma-Informed Yoga Practice to Cultivate Inner Peace
Your nervous system has been working overtime for far too long.
The Best Couples Yoga Poses
Your practice doesn't always have to be a solo pursuit. Bringing a partner to the mat can bring fun new dimensions to your routine.
30-Minute Yoga Sequence to Reset Your Day
Sometimes you need to challenge your body in order to quiet your mind.
5 Simple Ways to Calm Down When You’re Stressed at Work
Overwhelmed? Even when you can't step away from the computer and drop into Child's Pose, you can still come back to that same feeling. Here's how.
Ask the Teacher: How Do You Develop Balance for Tree Pose?
"Everything I have Googled assumes one can already balance," writes one of our readers. Here's our advice for when balance doesn't come naturally.
Got Wrist Pain? Swap These 7 Yoga Poses Into Your Practice
Weight-bearing poses can wreak havoc on your wrists. Try these alternatives for the same benefits without the strain.
An Empowering Yoga Practice to Cultivate Your Feminine Energy
Let these yoga poses remind you what it's like to hold yourself with both strength and ease.
This Comforting Practice Starts With Savasana
Because in order to navigate a chaotic world, you need to begin with nurturing yourself.
This Restorative Sequence Will Break Down the Wall Around Your Heart
You can't avoid sadness and trauma, but your practice can help you move from pain to peace.
A Supportive Sequence to Build to One-Legged Crow Pose
Reaching out through fear can help you cultivate strength and balance—in yoga and in life.
Looking for Stronger Intuition? Try This Third Eye Meditation
Tap into the power of the ajna chakra for greater insight and wisdom.
Tree Pose
A classic standing posture, Vrksasana establishes strength and balance, and helps you feel centered, steady and grounded.
A 5-Minute Morning Yoga Practice You Can Do In Bed
This a.m. sequence will reset your internal GPS so you can better handle whatever the day might bring.
Flow Into 2022 With This Intention-Setting Yoga Practice
Plus, new year intentions according to your zodiac sign.
14 Modifications For Common Yoga Poses That You’ve Probably Never Seen Before
Ever find that a standard alternative to a pose still doesn't feel right in your body? These accessible options will change that.
Recharge Your Social Battery With This Soothing Flow
'Tis the season to be...socializing. If you're someone who needs ample alone time, here's how to fulfill all your obligations—including to yourself.
5 Poses to Cultivate Gratitude for Your Practice—No Matter What It Looks Like
When was the last time you gave thanks for your ability to move through your yoga practice?
Traveling? Take This Prop-Free Yin Yoga Practice With You
No props, no problem! All you need for this calming Yin Yoga sequence is yourself and a desire to come to your practice.
Ready to Fly in Firefly? This Sequence Is the Perfect Prep
Tap into your inner fire to find the balance, flexibility, and playfulness needed for this challenging posture.
“Hairstand” Is the Latest Viral Yoga Challenge. Here’s How to Do It Safely
The hair might steal the show in this scroll-stopping posture, but hidden underneath is the demanding—and rewarding—One-Armed Handstand.
Find Your Flow With This Kripalu Sequence
Start with energy-balancing breath work, then move into postures that offer subtle depth and dimension.
Revolved Side Angle Pose
This revolved variation of Utthita Parsvakonasana requires a lot of flexibility to twist so deeply and ground the back heel.
Welcome Fall With This Practice to Celebrate the Autumnal Equinox
Just like the sun, you have to move in order to find balance.
9 Yoga Poses for Anxiety Relief
Yoga can help ease your pandemic-related anxiety—and teach you how to better cope with everyday stressors.
Can Cursing Calm You Down?
The use of four-letter words is unexpected in a yoga class, but research shows that swearing has its benefits (in the right environment).
How Living The Yamas and Niyamas Brought Me Happiness and Love
When she embraced yoga's ethical limbs, Susanna Barkataki's life changed in surprising ways—and for the better.
A Slow Flow Sequence for Hot Days
Can't summon your usual strength lately? That's OK. This flow is exactly what you need.
A Deep Dive into Alternate Nostril Breathing with Tias Little
A 30 minute practice exploring alternate nostril breathing.
Everything (And We Mean Everything) You Ever Wanted to Know About Tantra
It’s not just about pleasure or sex. Tantra promises a closer connection to the divine through deeper intimacy with others.
Your Step-by-Step Guide to Flowing Through Surya Namaskar A
If you only have 10 minutes to squeeze in your practice, flow through this ancient series of yoga postures, commonly known as Sun Salutations.
10 Yoga Poses to Build Better Posture
Slouch much? You're not alone. We've got your back (literally) with yoga poses that make good posture positively easy.
Here’s Why You Should Align Your Yoga Practice With Your Birth Chart
An intro to Astro Yoga—plus, the best postures for your zodiac sign.
8 Yoga Poses to Ease Lower Back Pain
Is your lower back out of whack? Yoga can help you find the relief you deserve.
Asana with Intention: Join Us for a Live Vinyasa Class with Anusha Wijeyakumar
This one-hour, all-levels class will show you how to achieve a more focused, balanced, and peaceful life.