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How to Build Contraindication Confidence?
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Yoga Journal’s Gift Guides
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Which Yoga Poses Are OK for the First Trimester?
Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa offers advice for practicing yoga during pregnancy.
Q&A: Which Poses Can I Teach My Two-Year-Old?
Gurmukh offers advice for getting your little ones started on the mat.
Mourning a Miscarriage
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Ask Our Expert: Dean Lerner
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Down Dog Rotation Remedy
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5 Ways Yoga Teachers Can Support Students During the Holidays
Check out Swami Shankardev Saraswati PhD's author page.
Equanimity for the Ambitious
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Understanding Uttanasana
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Adjustments for Up Dog?
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Keeping Students Motivated
Check out Rachel Brahinsky's author page.
Assessing Range of Motion in Squatting Poses
Check out Paul Grilley's author page.
Intro to Yoga Philosophy: A Wing and a Prayer
Discover the meaning behind all the birds in yoga—and how to incorporate it into your practice.
Melt Tension with Pigeon Pose
Find proper alignment in Pigeon Pose, then practice it often, and those stiff, tight hips will start to feel open again.
How to Teach Meditation for Grounding
Meditation encourages students to apply the strength and balance generated during asana practice to learn how to manage their minds.
When Religion and Yoga Are Confused
Check out Aadil Palkhivala's author page.
Help Your Students with RSS
Check out Paul Grilley's author page.
Aadil Palkhivala Explains How to Teach Ujjayi Breath
Some students struggle to grasp the source of Ujjayi breathing, while others tend to exaggerate it. What's the best way to teach Ujjayi breath?
Guardian at the Gate
Check out Dayna Macy's author page.
Bread is Back
Check out Kelle Walsh's author page.
How to Identify Organic Beauty Products
Bring an organic lifestyle to your beauty bag.
Ask Our Expert: Desiree Rumbaugh
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Green Room
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Lean, Clean Machines
Check out Matthew Solan's author page.
Freshen Your Space for Spring
Check out Niika Quistgard's author page.
Yoga and Animals: Use Yoga for Gentler Training Methods
Yoga and animals have a lot in common. Both need loving-kindness to be effective. Learn how to incorporate your yoga practice into animal training.
Ask Our Expert: Tony Sanchez
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Ask Our Expert: Leslie Peters
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How to Save a Class
Check out Rachel Brahinsky's author page.
Why Bother With Sanskrit Chants?
If you're bungling your Sanskrit, you may as well recite the phone book as chant a sacred mantra.
This Side Up: Building a Forearm Balance
Check out Cyndi Lee's author page.
Slow-Hands Moving Meditation
Sometimes the fastest way to speed things up is to slow down. Try this slow-motion hand meditation to clear your mind.
Spiritual Travel: Turning Travel Into An Opportunity for Growth
Nagged by loneliness, a visitor discovers a world of connection in one of atheist Prague's budding spiritual communities.
Yoga is for Everybody
Check out Carol Krucoff's author page.
Do It Yourself
Check out Sally Kempton's author page.
Why Are There So Many Animal Yoga Poses?
There are quite a few animal yoga poses. Have you ever wondered how they got their names?
Seeing Is Believing
Check out Sally Kempton's author page.
Flow Motion
Check out Jason Crandell's author page.
Opening Tight Shoulders
Check out Desirée Rumbaugh's author page.
Back to Buddha
Check out Phil Catalfo's author page.
Embrace Reality: Five Remembrances Meditation
When you deny the reality of life, you appreciate it less. Meditate on the Buddha's Five Remembrances and rediscover the magic of life just as it is.
Grace Notes
Check out Catherine Johnson's author page.
Lift Off: Confidence-Boosting Arm Balances
Need a new challenge on the mat? An arm balance practice is a great place to start.
Roll Call
Check out Desirée Rumbaugh's author page.
Postcard From the Edge
Check out Alison Wright's author page.
Arms Control
Check out Julie Gudmestad's author page.
Block Steady
Check out Maty Ezraty's author page.
Are You Next?
Check out Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer's author page.
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.
Balance Effort & Ease: Supta Padangusthasana
Relax yet remain alert, balancing the restorative and the active in Supta Padangusthasana.
Give Me Strength: Stillness and Sattva
In times of crisis, we tend to latch onto whatever strength we can find. Here's how to tap into your most reliable support.
If You Feel Like Coming Home, Go On A Retreat
A retreat at Feathered Pipe Ranch in Montana helps an urban yoga teacher feel like she's coming home.
Marichyasana II (Pose Dedicated to the Sage Marichi II)
Check out Roger Cole's author page.
The Kind of Hip Opening No One Talks About. 9 Yoga Poses to Improve Internal Hip Rotation.
Stretching and strengthening the inner hip rotation muscles.
Yoga History 101
Check out Vijaya Nagarajan's author page.
Wise Warden
Check out Magdalena Winter's author page.
Rethink Hydration: 6 Myths About Drinking Water
Water is good for body and soul, but you don't need to drink as much as you might think. Here's the truth about what's enough, plus five other myths about water.
Sip Tips to Keep You Hydrated
Drinking water in yoga class is generally a no-no, but there are some exceptions.
Bede Griffiths
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Stress Masters
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Kundalini Energy: Why We Awaken the Snake In Yoga Practice
So what does an ancient parable about snakes and lazy husbands have to do with your yoga practice?
Dynamic Duo
Check out Janelle Brown's author page.
Begin with the Baby Backbends: Cobra Pose
Before you go for big backbends, master the basics.
Feathered Peacock Pose | Forearm Balance
You may know Pincha Mayurasana or Feathered Peacock Pose by one of its common aliases: Forearm or Elbow Balance.
Face Fear in Backbends
Backbends can bring up resistance and fear. But facing it with regular, safe practice, they begin to feel fab.
Teaching the Spiritual Essence of Yoga with Integrity
Check out Swami Shankardev Saraswati PhD's author page.
Q&A: What’s a Typical Power Yoga Sequence?
Baron Baptiste details the components of a basic power yoga sequence.
Teaching for Two
Check out Rachel Brahinsky's author page.
Lion Pose
Blow off some steam, wake up your face, and lighten up your practice in silly Simhasana.
Scale Pose
Strengthen your wrists, arms, and abs, hanging in the balance of Tolasana.
Upward Abdominal Lock
"Even an old person can become young when [Uddiyana Bandha] is done regularly" (Hatha-Yoga-Pradipika 3.58).
Opening Tight Hips
Check out Baron Baptiste's author page.
The Truth About Cracking + Popping Joints
There are many myths about joint cracking. Here's what you need to know.
Katrina Survivor Stories
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Branding a Style of Yoga
Check out Michael H. Cohen JD MBA's author page.
The Yoga Teacher’s Employment Contract – Part 3
Check out Michael H. Cohen JD MBA's author page.
Cultivating Seeds of Mindfulness
Check out Nora Isaacs's author page.