Rock Yourself to Sleep—to Start Rocking Your Life
Already tried every insomnia trick under the moon? YJ Influencer Hemalayaa swears the simple act of rocking is the only one you need.
Already tried every insomnia trick under the moon? YJ Influencer Hemalayaa swears the simple act of rocking is the only one you need.
You already know your mind-body type (dosha), but what about your digestive fire type ? Turns out, the way Ayurveda characterizes agni can inform what and how you eat for better balance.
Bikram Choudhury's yoga business, which faces upwards of $10 million in liabilities, filed for bankruptcy last week. One lawyer calls the move another "attempt to game" the US judicial system.
Got an overnight flight? YJ Influencer Heather Lilleston shares her personal strategies for staying well-rested despite frequent flying.
In honor of Veterans Day, these service men and women share how discovering the practice of yoga has helped them on the road to recovery from war trauma.
Maintain good form and presence of mind through your hardest training runs.
Coach and teacher Sage Rountree leads a quick Tadasana alignment check you can use anywhere from the yoga mat to the running trail.
The holiday season can be a stressful time for everyone. Watch this video to see how a bath time ritual on how you can relax this winter!
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YJ Influencer Laura Burkhart shares the surefire strategies she’s used to end her decade-long battle with insomnia.
The more anatomy knowledge you have, the better your intuition and insights will become about how to read imbalances and teach to them. Here’s why you need anatomy training, in a nutshell, from Myers.
Tired of being a slave to stress? Try this simple breathing technique (hint: you already do it all of the time, but try it with intention) for down-regulating your nervous system and finding a Savasana-like state no matter where you are.
Seeing and understanding movement patterns in your students will up-level your cueing, and your teaching. You’ll be able to be more targeted, learn how to address imbalance, and help your students feel embodied.
You can rock Plank pose, but did you know that your diaphragm might be your secret weapon when it comes to strengthening your core?
In this excerpt from her new book Deep Listening, Jillian Pransky offers a practice for creating space to let yourself be just as you are.
Learn how to plan ahead and clear your mind for a better night’s rest with relaxing techniques from YJ Influencers Jacqueline Smyth and Lauren Eckstrom.
Yoga historian Philip Deslippe looks at the insight a few unusual yoga-themed pieces of pop culture can offer into the popular perception of the practice in America over the last century.
Rosie and Brant reflect on how this “incredibly life-changing experience” has helped them expand how they see yoga.
Using a chair as a launch pad to toggle between Kurmasana and Tittibhasana is a great way to build mobility and challenge your balance. Ready to give it a try?
You know yoga is crucial to keeping your body balanced as your mileage increases, but have you considered how to make yoga an integral part of your runs? Coach and yoga teacher Sage Rountree shows you how.
A man banned from Equinox after making allegations of sexual assault against a yoga teacher organized a yoga flashmob protest Tuesday night in San Francisco.
Take cues from your practice to help children handle social exclusion with yoga’s inclusive, compassionate, and community-centered spirit.
“Yogic sleep” can be even more effective than regular sleep.
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Ever walk into class and realize your plan just doesn't meet the mood of the students? Seasoned teacher Colleen Saidman Yee offers tips to help you pivot.
YJ Influencer Sofiah Thom guides you through a beautifully deep Savasana to support you in letting go of any stress or anxiety and preparing for a nurturing sleep.
YJ Influencer Erica Mather talks about the importance of loving yourself and three useful methods to promote the positive inner self-talk.
After getting the chance to explore so many incredible places around the country on the 2017 Live Be Yoga Tour, here are 5 tips I’ve found that help me make the most out of an outing.
Try this strap trick to increase postural awareness in the upper back and shoulders—and relieve the excess tension that accumulates there.
Learn how crystals can work in tandem with your chakras to bring harmony and higher awareness to your life.
Here's what to do when you don't know what to do.
A big thank you to 2017 Live Be Yoga Tour sponsor CamelBak, who helped keep our tea hot and our water ice-cold in our journey across the country.
Even though this adventure has just ended, 3 things stood out about the critical place yoga occupies in American culture today.
In a minute's time, YJ Influencer Denelle Numis takes you through a visualization meditation to raise your vibration.
In this six-part series, our writer introduces the concept of internal activism through kriya yoga as the ultimate yogic tool for weathering personal, political, and natural disasters. First, learn how to become an internal activist.
But the asana itself is only half the cure. To beat insomnia, pay attention to what happens to your breath while you're in it.
Taking a cue from Ayurveda, writer Annelise Hagen explores the benefits of breast massage typically overlooked by Western bodywork. Learn how to incorporate it into your self-care routine.
Anxiety rising? Relieve the pressure now with Colleen Saidman Yee's simple, subtle practice.
YJ Influencer Denelle Numis teaches the viloma pranayama technique, used to help increase breath capacity. Follow along with her to raise your vibration in a minute's time.
Learn how to use a chair and a block in Revolved Head-to-Knee Pose to both ground and expand the posture all at once.
Sutra 1.12 introduces two essential elements of yogic philosophy: effort and non-attachment. When practiced together, they can serve as a spiritual and practical roadmap for navigating almost every aspect of life with greater equanimity.
Learn more about how to sequence standing poses, and why it matters, with teacher Natasha Rizopoulos.
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When it feels like life is spinning out of control, teacher Sara Clark recommends opening your energy channels to raise your vibration and increase your stress resilience.
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Navigate transitions with more calm, confidence, and joy by tapping the powers of your chakras.
Practice this sequence, designed to relieve chronic pain and increase flexibility.
Here's how to strengthen and gain mobility in your upper back
Strengthen lower back muscles, tone abdominal muscles, stimulate organs, and improve your posture in Salabhasana.
Modify Shalabhasana as necessary to find safe alignment in your body.
Strengthen your back and core and improve balance with these prep poses for Peacock Pose.
Build endurance as you move step by step into Mayurasana.
When powerful teachings, charismatic instructors, and receptive students come together in a spiritual community, intimate relationships have the potential to bloom.
Variations on classic poses helps create new pathways within your nervous system and open you up to possibility.
YJ Influencer Jeffrey Posner takes you through a back-strengthening sequence to mentally get out of the past and move forward into the future.
One yogi takes us along on her transformative journey through the ultimate 21-day Ayurvedic cleanse, panchakarma.
In this dharma "talk," Judith Hanson Lasater delves into the paradox of santosha.
Yoga teacher Kat Fowler talks about teaching in New York City, the realities of self-doubt, and the pure joy that is Nutella.
Plus, she shares a practice to enliven manipura chakra through Deepak Chopra's Law of Intention and Desire.
YJ Influencer Denelle Numis takes you through Nadi Shodhana pranayama, also known as alternate-nostril breathing technique to reduce anxiety and clear the energy channels for balanced prana flow.
The Live Be Yoga team spends a week in San Diego and checks out MINDBODY Online’s BOLD Conference.
NOW Solutions Essential Oils are the perfect vehicle for The Ritual of Self Care. Perfectly paired for yoga, meditation, and your mindful lifestyle.
When it’s simply not enough to dedicate a yoga practice or #prayfor____, this sequence is designed to ground and focus you, open your heart, and prime your body to be of functional service to those in need. From there, yogis, ask yourself how you can take your practice off the mat.
Adulting is hard, but so is kid-ing. In fact, kids are more stressed than ever. Meditation can give them perspective on their thoughts and feelings the same way it does for us. Try this practice from yoga teacher and author Susan Verde with your child.
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YJ Influencer Lauren Taus shares the 10 most poignant life lessons she picked up this year on the playa.
Charitable organization Exhale to Inhale is partnering with studios, gyms, and teachers across the country this month to raise awareness of the prevalence of domestic violence. Learn how you can help.
Senior Iyengar Yoga teacher Carrie Owerko offers an alternative approach to One-Legged Crane Pose II. Go ahead, take flight.
Ellen Kaye, CEO of Kindness Yoga in Denver, explains why she’s such a big fan of MINDBODY Online and how they share her vision for a “wellness revolution.”
Incorporate these poses into your daily routine to strengthen your core muscles and help you maintain a strong and flexible spine.
YJ Influencer Hemalayaa Behl shares how you can harness the most intense mental and emotional energy to raise your vibration.
Our Live Be Yoga ambassadors visit prAna in San Francisco, where they are pleased to learn that everything is composted and recycled.
LiveBeYoga tour ambassador Rosie Acosta shares how she's modified her daily practice since a summer bike accident.
Teacher Natasha Rizopoulos talks about her teacher training journey.
Teacher Natasha Rizopoulos talks about the importance of sequencing to evolve your practice.
Teacher Natasha Rizopoulos talks about the importance of sequencing from the ground up.
Supta Padangusthasana safely opens the hamstrings and releases the lower back.
Modify Supta Padangusthasana as necessary to find safe alignment in your body.
Stretch your hamstrings and open your hip flexors with these prep poses for Half Moon (Sugarcane) Bow Pose.
Steady your balance and stay open to possibilities as you move step by step into Half Moon (Sugarcane) Bow Pose.