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Try this short sequence 3–5 times on its own, or as part of a longer practice to ignite the energy in your third chakra.

Red Nose Day is seeking yogis to help end child poverty. Learn how you can help, and have some fun in the process.

Nestled in the Alps of southwestern Switzerland, the Alpina Gstaad resort is a sanctuary for Tibetan healing practices. Guests can relax in a soothing Himalayan salt cave, experience alpine-herb massages, and practice Tibetan yoga and meditation with monks who have studied these traditions for decades. Here’s a taste of the ancient holistic medicine offer at this five-star getaway.

Embody the spirit of spring with this playful 75-minute yoga playlist on Spotify. Download the free software to listen to our playlists—and check back weekly for more of our fave yoga tunes.

Being hard on yourself? These tips from our partner, Meditation Studio, can show you how to practice self-compassion.

An extensive new report from the Georgetown Law Center on Poverty and Inequality shows that yoga programs that are both trauma-informed and gender-responsive can be transformative for girls in the juvenile justice system.

What you really need to know about the education, passion, and planning behind personal training.

Author Stephen Cope considers the contemplative traditions’ aversion to attachment—and penchant for non-attachment (vairagya in yoga)—and asks is attachment really so bad?

This guided meditation is designed to help you feel that something has your back, so you can open your heart.

As yogis celebrate our diversifying community, those new to the practice often still face ribbing from behind-the-times peers. Here, Broga® Yoga’s Katie Rose shares some of the best reasons the men she knows give for proudly returning to the mat.

Former YogaJournal.com intern Morganne Armstrong shares her personal story of tragedy and the inner growth that blossomed as a result.

Do this short sequence 3–5 times on its own or as part of a longer practice to open your heart chakra and experience compassion.

Learning to hold both peace and possibility in our hearts can help us balance the art of actively creating with letting go and trusting the process.

Brings flexibility to your knees, ankles, and feet in Bharadvaja's Twist II

Modify Bharadvajasana II to find safe alignment in your body.

Open your hips and hamstrings, create flexibility in your spine, and increase circulation to your core with these prep poses for Tolasana.

Strengthen your arms and shoulders, fire up your core, and bring levity to your practice as you move step by step into Tolasana.

Shiva Rea, this month’s featured teacher in Yoga Journal’s new online Master Class series, calls herself a movement alchemist. Here, she shares her love of Sun Salutations. Read on for her inspiring story and an exclusive practice.

Prepare for a life-changing Sun Salutation practice with Shiva Rea’s Prana Flow pranams.

We reached out the authors of the recent Brown University study to unpack their findings.

More and more yogis are realizing a 200-hour YTT just scratches yoga's surface.

Senior Yoga Medicine teacher Rachel Land breaks down the anatomy of fascia and four effective ways to keep it fit through yoga practice.

You'll be hooked on Gaia’s new 13-episode docuseries, Yogic Paths.

Motherhood can be tough, even if you’ve made a career out of staying calm and centered. In honor of Mother’s Day, we asked 3 yogi moms how they cope with the pressures of motherhood, and how yoga can help.

Part of our mission at Yoga Journal is to expand the conversation and include a more diverse group of yogis in print and on the web.

Take your meditation practice to the museum with this mindful exercise in art observation.

For anyone who has ever thought, “If only my partner were a yogi...,” we asked six top yoga teachers to share what it’s like to live, love, and teach together.

People with bigger bodies are discovering comfort and empowerment in yoga studios around the globe. Use these tips to help support yourself, or your students, on the mat.

“If you had told me as a child or young adult that I would someday feel at home in my own skin, I wouldn’t have believed you.”

"There I was, trying to keep my belly from popping out of my shirt and pretending that I had the confidence to pull off the tight workout clothing I was wearing. And there they were, svelte and toned, looking like workout clothes were made for them."

“The first time I heard those words, my response was, ‘You’re f--king crazy.’ I’m a dude. I’m a combat veteran. I don’t have yoga pants. I don’t need yoga in my life.”

“When someone walks out of my class before it begins, I often wonder if it’s because of who I am or what I look like,” shares Chelsea Jackson Roberts, who leads Yoga Journal’s new Inclusivity Training course.

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Wherever it started, however long you've been buying into it, you CAN change drop your limiting beliefs about yourself and your body. Use this exercise to get started.

So many yoga retreats and so little vacation time? We feel you. Or maybe you have all the time in the world and just need a nudge in the right direction. Whatever your planning predicament, this quiz can help you narrow your options.

You know that boost meditation can give your day? Think what it could do for your night... Use this guided practice from our partner Meditation Studio to enhance your sensory awareness before heading to bed.

Tabay Atkins is not your typical 11-year-old boy. And being the youngest certified yoga teacher in the United States is only a small part of what makes him so special.

Yoga teacher Mary Clare Sweet is paving the path from bridezilla to bride-ZEN-a. Here, she shares the yogic wedding planning method she’s leaning on leading up to her big day.

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You may quickly pick up on outdated alignment cues, but what about common words and phrases that inherently single out gender, ability, race, socioeconomic status, or age? Learn how to realign your language in yoga class.

Indie-folk trio Magic Giant talks to us about the making of their upcoming album, their devotion to yoga, and how their music reflects their practice. Plus, practice to their playlist curated exclusively for YogaJournal.com readers.

Tap into the healing power of nature this Earth Day, and every day, with these tips from the experts at the Omega Institute, a 40-year-old holistic retreat center that emphasizes sustainable living nestled in the wooded Hudson River Valley near Rhinebeck, New York.

Yoga teacher Rina Jakubowicz shares three poignant and personal lessons about love, life, and herself she learned from her divorce.

If you haven't been getting more involved in politics lately, AcroYoga teacher Deven Sisler says it's time and explains how the yogic principles of satya and ahimsa compel yogis to engage.

As B.K.S. Iyengar turns 90, he talks candidly about his life and this thing called Iyengar Yoga.

Forget everything you thought you knew about yoga history. Writer Matthew Remski reviews the new book Roots of Yoga and (spoiler alert) shares 10 of its biggest surprises.

Alexandria Crow discusses the yoga you can and can’t see in an Instagram.