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Empower your students by teaching them to adjust their own poses.

Businessmanagementdaily.com recently posted a list of tips using yoga techniques to help productivity. It's something I can definitely relate to as I sit at my desk on a Friday afternoon. It's also a fabulous lesson in applying yoga to everyday...

At $18 a class in some cities, it's no surprise that yoga studios are often a hub for financially secure spiritual seekers. It's the high price tags associated with yoga classes, retreats, and trendy yoga clothes that has some folks...

Regular yoga practice is associated with mindful eating, and people who eat mindfully are less likely to be obese, according to a recent study led by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. The study, which was a follow-up on...

By YJ correspondent Nancy O'Brien. Normal 0 Yoga Journal, tracking down furtive reports that a yoga teacher had been arrested in a Michigan crackdown on yoga teacher training programs, has learned that state police appeared at Dancing Feet Yoga in...

In the yoga community there's an unspoken "don't ask, don't tell" rule when it comes to being a vegetarian, wrote vinyasa teacher and author Sadie Nardini in a recent blog post."Many of the most famous teachers are not only vegetarian,...

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This online guide to sharing yoga with your family offers a respite from the school year hustle.

If we've learned anything from this recession, it's that yoga is not a "luxury" expenditure but an important necessity for many who have found ways to stretch their (already thin) dollars to make it yoga class. In fact, many studios...

It's not news that states are cracking down on yoga teacher training programs and asking (in some instances demanding) that yoga schools pay the same licensing fees vocational schools like hairdressing and massage therapy schools pay. After Michigan gave yoga...

Senior teachers recommend yoga books to bolster your knowledge base and grow your teaching skills.

You don't have to work for happiness. It's already here to be experienced in every moment.

Deepening your practice doesn't always mean getting your body into a deeper asana. In fact, sometimes you'll get more out of sitting down with a book and deepening your knowledge of the practice.But there are so many important yoga books...

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Baron Baptiste’s playlist starts off primed for Sun Salutations, builds energy for a series of standing poses, and then chills out for seated and supine poses.

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Image: Brant Ward/The Chronicle I'm not sure where it came from, but the idea that yoga teachers should never date yoga students seems to be prevalent in the yoga community. It was taught as ethics in my teacher training course...

Bikram Choudhury discusses his famous copyrighted sequence, his spending and his goals for the future.

From yamas and niyamas to the yoga sutra, yoga offers many tools to help you find happiness.

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So you think you can't chant...Learn how you can create a spiritual class without mantras, kirtan, or Oms.

I recently caught with YJ contributor Jaimal Yogis to discuss his memoir about his experiences with surfing and Buddhism, Saltwater Yoga: A Surfers Quets to Find Zen on the Sea. A long-time yoga practitioner, Yogis (his real name--you'll have...

A study at West Virginia University found mindfulness training exercises such as yoga, controlled breathing, meditation, and tai chi can help people handle stressful situations, according to an article on CNN.com. The study followed 103 participants, half of which were...

In a lawsuit against Dahn Yoga, a yoga organization with locations across the U.S., 26 former Dahn members allege the organization subjects its members to "psychological manipulation". Dahn Yoga issued this response to ABC15 in Arizona, who has been following...

Summer traveling can be challenging for a yoga student. Hours cooped up in crowded airplanes, routine meditation and asana sessions disrupted by altered schedules, so far from your yoga studio. Travelers have long been seeking out cozy Bed and...

Unless you've been living in a cave lately (a rent-free cave) you probably know we're in a recession. And unless you've been living in that cave AND on an incredibly long media fast, you know that people are cutting back...

After a hiatus, in which I was blogging about the first-ever Yoga Journal Conference in New York City and visiting family, I'm back to blogging all of the buzz in the yoga community. (Did you miss me?) First, I wanted...

Upon waking for the last day of the conference, we learned that Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, 93, has passed. The official announcement is posted here, and you can find up-to-the-minute memorial posts and reactions from students worldwide here via twitter. What are some of your best...

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Gather your girls, a few pink feather boas, and a gaudy beauty pageant sash that says "Bachelorette!" It's wedding season—and with that comes the rehearsal dinner, the bridal shower, the next-day brunch, and of course the infamous bachelor/bachelorette party....

If you've ever wondered if there's a scientific reason you feel such a warm, happy glow after your favorite yoga class (also known as a yoga buzz), the latest issue of Oprah magazine offers an explanation. The culprits are...

Even though thousands of New Yorkers cut back on retail purchases, yoga classes have gone up in popularity. Is yoga the secret to a less is more lifestyle?

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We all know that yoga is great for all ages—from the tiniest tots to those much later in life. But for many of us, the class title Yoga for Seniors, calls to mind images of chair yoga, gentle stretching, and...

Yoga practitioners across the country celebrate Earth Day as a practice that relates to ahimsa, the yogic principle of non-harming.

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One of the most popular articles gracing NYTimes.com last week questioned whether nasal irrigation using a neti pot can help reduce allergy symptoms. "While it is not nearly as convenient as popping a pill or using a spray, several...

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Yoga teacher trainings fall under the same category as schools that teach bartending, pet grooming, medical assistance, and business, according to Michigan state officials, reports the The Detroit News. The Michigan Department of Energy, Labor and Economic Growth has begun...

Yoga offers tools to enhance memory and focus—and transform the way you think.

The latest Harvard Mental Health Letter touts yoga as a tool to help people manage both anxiety and depression. In the past, studies evaluating yoga as a therapeutic tool have been too small and poorly designed to be scientifically...

Stand strong and avoid injury by learning how to prevent hyperextension of this vulnerable joint.

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