Turn Difficult Emotions Into Feelings You Can Use
Like turning metal into gold, you can transmute anger, hatred, and pain into powerful and transformative forces in your life. Here's how.
Like turning metal into gold, you can transmute anger, hatred, and pain into powerful and transformative forces in your life. Here's how.
How to stretch, expand, and otherwise release all that tension.
The happiest parts of my life came when I learned the true meaning of brahmacharya.
It's time to allow the unfolding that comes with surrender.
It involves an iguana.
How contemporary research and ancient tradition explain the unexpected emotional release.
You've heard again and again that it can. Science weighs in.
Slow down and soothe discomfort.
Seamless transitions that take you from the front of the back to the mat in an almost meditative state.
Because a healthy pelvic floor is, well, essential.
The answer starts with awareness. Sarah Powers explains how.
No, they're not true for all of us.
Meditation to enhance awareness may be key to making the most of the “anti-diet.”
The answer may surprise you.
But don’t call it lazy yoga.
Also known as Half Lord of the Fishes, this twist often inspires thoughts of "I don't think so." Think again.
You're being asked if the story you keep telling yourself is actually true.
There can be unintended consequences to your practice. Here's how to ensure that doesn't happen.
In Patagonia, half a world away from where yoga was born, I made an unexpected connection with the practice.
It's time to explore the unknown.
The tendencies, traits, and ways of interpreting things that play out in your most intimate partnerships.
Some of these might surprise you.
Our experts asked the AI tool to generate a yoga class. Did it hold up?
Yes, it is possible to find a tension-less experience of this stretch. Here's everything you need to know.
It's taken a long time to process—and come back from—what happened. I'm only now considering unrolling my mat again.
The standing pose is far more accessible than you might have been led to believe. (Also, who said it had to be done standing?!)
As Mars returns to forward motion, so does your ability to make decisions and take actions to create the life you want.
Short answer: There's no need to rush things.
Yes gratifyingly comfy, supportive, and fashionable leggings do exist in all sizes.
Even 5 minutes of decompressing can make sleep less elusive.
Not all of us have the flexibility or the balance to come into the traditional version of this pose. And that's perfectly okay.
Yes, you can still practice yoga, even when it feels like you can't breathe.
There's a capacity to sit quietly with your emotions, even when they seem to make no sense.
Bird of Paradise Pose, called Svarga Dvijasana in Sanskrit, builds confidence in the mind and body while improving balance, boosting energy, and fighting fatigue.
Amid the chaos, there was still love. And not just in your relationships.
How to find unprecedented release—physically, mentally, and emotionally.
A little perspective can bring about a lot of closure.
A few minutes of rest can't change anything about your circumstances. But it can change everything about how you show up to them.
Putting your intentions on paper can be the first step in reaching them.
Yoga is more than bending, breathing, and meditating. These core principles can help you expand your understanding of yoga and yourself.
Sometimes it's the simplest cues that change your practice the most—both on and off the mat.
How to navigate the year with grace and (relative) ease.
Instead of rushing into the new year, you're being nudged to slow down.
I found success in a city I loved. But my practice sent me on a different path.
Two new adult coloring books offer a fun, effective way to advance your understanding of anatomy and philosophy.
We're experiencing a loneliness pandemic. Here's how you can learn to show up for yourself during one of the hardest times of the year.
You love your family dearly. But they can have a way of making you feel like you're 10 again. Yoga can help.
These reads illustrate how a book doesn't have to talk about yoga to be about yoga.
Research shows that hypnotherapy can help break the cycle of sleeplessness.
Just because you can't slip away to class doesn't mean you need to skip your practice.
You know the usual shape and cues for this traditional backbend. But are you aware of all the ways you could be benefiting from it?
The last thing you want is for students to leave your class feeling depleted, ungrounded, or on edge. Here's how to ensure that doesn't happen.
Been staying small because of fear or self-doubt? It's time to expand.
She teaches yoga to millions. And lately she's been teaching herself to slow down.
Grab some pillows for your new pre-slumber ritual.
Don't know where to start when you unroll your mat? Here's how to plan a balanced home practice.
When fatigue and frustration settle in, perhaps it's time to pause and come back to yourself.
It's an auspicious time to say yes to yourself and the beauty that lies ahead.
The sports bras, leggings, and sneakers that seriously changed my life.
When Sun Salutations feel good, they feel very, very good. But even subtle misalignments can make the sequence feel impossibly challenging. Here's what you need to know.
The expert advice, glimpses into others' lives, and everyday solutions that kept you clicking and talking throughout the year.
Einstein was right—time is relative. Here's how to slow your experience of it.
Experts explain how yoga practice may impact kidney function—directly and in subtle ways.
What happens when you're asked to surrender too much of your power?
It's so much more than a beginner backbend.
We spoke with four new teachers about the cost and the factors that went into their YTT.
Research says mindful eating, breathing, and movement benefit the baby, too.
It's time to look so far outside of the box that you forget one ever existed.
These yoga poses will soothe your aches and get you ready to conquer the next mountain.
Yogi Bryan explains what you can try anytime your anxiety becomes overwhelming.
There's more to it than it seems.
This is definitely it.
Sometimes you just need to change things up.
Taking responsibility for your life leads to change in unexpected ways.
The device you didn't know you needed.
YouTube yoga teachers show you how to develop strength and alignment for this challenging pose.
You returned to these over and over again.
No one has all the answers. That's part of the challenge—and the beauty—of being human.
Move more. Think less.