Inversion Challenge, Day 4: Forearm Stand
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Knowing more about your body structure could help you personalize your yoga practice—and make it safer for your spine.
I wear these stretchy, soft yoga leggings so often I might need to buy another pair.
Looking to expand your knowledge about this ancient language and take your yoga practice to a deeper level? This is the place to begin.
Stretch away back tension and build core strength with these eight poses—all assisted with a yoga block.
If the heat leaves you hankering for shade, your may have a pitta imbalance. These Ayurvedic practices can help you keep your cool.
It can be tempting to lean into your ideas of who you think you are—or who you think you should be—as a yoga teacher. But there's a better way.
Many yoga teachers and students find Down Dog uncomfortable because they hold a fundamentally flawed understanding of how the shoulder joint moves.
Researchers believe they have pinpointed why Kripalu yoga is so effective at relieving stress.
Yoga therapy is as old as yoga itself, but until recently, it was only viewed as a mysterious form of alternative medicine. Now, it is prescriptible support for serious medical conditions, backed by science.
Close to 40 percent of the thousands of yoga mats bought each year are made out of PVC, which can take more than 500 years to break down. Here's the footprint of a natural rubber yoga mat—plus ways to green your usage.
Wealth comes in many forms—love, life, laughter. This 11-minute meditation from Vicie Moran reminds you to count your blessings and embrace prosperity in all its forms.
The past year has wreaked havoc on our sleep. These tips and Ayurveda practices can help.
Finding your true purpose can help you live a life in alignment with your gifts. These are the steps you can expect to experience along the way.
Yoga is a great start, but to truly alleviate and correct your back pain, you'll need a full-body solution.
This sequence will help moms rebuild their pelvic floor and core strength so they can (quite literally) hit the ground running.
Take a moment to reconnect with your own humanity.
Legislators were deadlocked over the 28-year-old ban after conservative lobbyists expressed fear that children will be exposed to Hinduism. Of course, yogis on Twitter had plenty to say.
Celebrate Spring with these fresh finds!
These inclusive discussion groups will help you deepen your practice while building community and boosting brain health.
Treat joint pain, achey muscles, arthritic pain, and more with these high-tech products infused with infrared rays and red light.
Grab a cup of tea and dive into these great articles from across some of our partner brands at Outside.
Find refuge with a five-minute practice from teacher and author Anusha Wijeyakumar.
This reflection from yoga teacher and author Colleen Saidman Yee helps you access a loving vibration.
When you get rid of what no longer serves you, you also create a standard for whatever newness you bring in.
It may be the heart of the home, but the kitchen is also where organizational goals sometimes feel most out of reach.
Modern Minimalist founder Devin VonderHaar offers six tips on how to curate your closets—and give yourself a better peace of mind.
Beyond a buzzword, minimalism is a mindful, sustainable lifestyle practice that goes hand in hand with some of yoga’s core principles.
Our monthly planetary invitations help you find embodied alignment in your daily life through perspective, reflections, and inquiry. Here's what's in store for April 2021.
Stretch and strengthen these often-overlooked parts of your body.
For starters, that battle wasn’t a metaphor.
Need a physical or mental boost? Grounding—aka earthing—could be the answer.
While yoga isn’t about becoming more flexible, having a good understanding of what flexibility is, and why it’s important, can take your practice to the next level.
New research shows that stress could leave you heartbroken—literally. But yoga can help prevent a dangerous, but temporary condition called takotsubo syndrome, otherwise known as broken-heart syndrome.
Creating sacred spaces in your bedroom, living room, and kitchen can help declutter your mind and cleanse your spirit.
Yoga Journal's parent company, Outside, has laid out its DEI goals for the year in a detailed annual report.
Binaural beats can enhance your yoga and meditation practice, alleviate stress and anxiety, and improve sleep, according to research.
In June and July of 2020, we contributed $10,000 to individuals and organizations that support BIPOC or are BIPOC-owned. In the spirit of transparency, those contributions are listed below, with links to their websites
On January 14, 2021, Yoga Journal released its third diversity, equity, and inclusivity report.
On October 15, 2020, Yoga Journal released its second diversity, equity, and inclusivity report.
On July 14, Yoga Journal released its inaugural diversity, equity, and inclusivity report.
Love yourself—and say so! Spiritual coach and meditation guide Kimberly Campbell urges you to speak to yourself with kindness.
Tapas (the burning away of impurities) is about so much more than building strength and stamina.
Teacher and author Liz Koch on what we’ve lost by striving for hard abs and rigid spines—and what we gain when we cultivate embodiment instead.
This leg-focused flow will get your heart pumping and warm up your muscles.
There are many upsides to virtual yoga teacher trainings. Here, top instructors dish on how to make your online programs shine.
Practicing silence might sound scary, but it comes with huge payoffs, including decreased stress.
On Muslim Women's Day, Azmia Magane writes how finding a way to relax, while living with chronic illness and religious-based and medical trauma, has transformed her practice.
Contributing editor Jennifer Davis-Flynn reflects on the recent shootings in her hometown of Boulder, Colorado—and how she's using yoga and breathwork to help her through.
Release pent-up stress in your body and mind.
Up your self-care routine with these products for face, body, and bath.
The Keys Soulcare founder sings the praises of morning meditation to start your day on the right note.
The timing of when you take your supplements can significantly affect the way in which your body can absorb and utilize the nutrients.
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Clear your mind and transcend limiting thinking, so you can step into your purpose.
Prescription sleeping pills have richly earned their bad reputation. But now, they aren’t the only way to get a good night’s sleep.
An attempt to reverse a law banning yoga in Alabama schools raises questions about how to provide children with the benefits of yoga without erasing its culture.
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Whether you’re looking to purify the air, sharpen concentration and performance, or enhance your mood, salt lamps may provide a solution.
Chakras are more than just wheels of energy—they’re the road map for ushering your dharma (your purpose, the big reason you’re here) to life.
Deepak Chopra says feeling burnout can be a sign of crisis but also an opportunity, plus details about his creativity-focused 21-day meditation challenge with Oprah Winfrey.
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It’s time to loosen up—a strained pelvic floor can leave you vulnerable to injury.
Patanjali's eight-fold path offers guidelines for a meaningful and purposeful life. Get to know this prescription for moral and ethical conduct, and self-discipline.
Just 15 minutes of yoga can shift your perspective.
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The collaboration includes four-episode IGTV series "Food for Mood" (watch below) and a free month-long trial for Headspace Plus.
New research says yes! An after-school yoga program helped adolescents cope with anger, depression, and difficult emotions.
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Non-harming means acknowledging and talking about the elephant in the room: that racism exists within yoga communities, writes Ingrid Yang, MD
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Bring spring to your dinner table with this garden-fresh spaghetti packed with seasonal herbs, asparagus, and zucchini. If you have a shredder attachment for your food processor, save time and use it to shred the zucchini. Save the prettiest basil leaves from the bunch to sprinkle over each dish before serving.
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Introduce the Danish concept of hygge into your home work space with these cozy essentials that’ll add comfort, zen and productivity to your day.
Here’s how to stop eating mindlessly—and instead learn to eat mindfully— for your best yoga practice ever.
On a beach trip, Rina Deshpande is reminded of pratyahara, the retracting of the senses.
Spring is here and happier, more hopeful days are on the horizon. Maximize the season with 7 simple habits for better health.