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If your heart hurts, this powerful meditation can help you transform that energy and let it go.

This contemplative meditation can be practiced regularly or whenever you feel overwhelmed, unstable, or emotionally shut down.

Learn how Kundalini Yoga incorporates movement, dynamic breathing techniques, meditation, and the chanting of mantras.

Yoga might be the secret to better sex. Teachers, doctors, experts, and studies say it can be. Discover here how what you do on the mat is practice for what you do in the bedroom.

DJ Taz Rashid created this playlist for Kathryn Budig's class, UnF'withable. Play it at home when you need a good sweat and rock-solid self-acceptance.

If, as a yoga teacher, you feel unsure how to teach in a way that includes and resonates with everyone in our diverse community, you're not alone.

Last year’s Live Be Yoga Tour was so inspiring, we’re doing it again—only this time it’s all about capturing a snapshot of the unique yoga culture in each city we visit. To help us out: our intrepid new ambassadors, Rosie Acosta and Brant Williams.

We can’t stop the waves from coming in and out of our lives, but we can learn to skillfully surf them when they do roll our way. Here are yoga and meditation teacher Coby Kozlowski offers tips and a meditation for navigating rough waters.

Curious how you and your partner match up between the sheets? Here is astrologer Debra Silverman's cheat sheet of each sign's turn-ons and turn-offs.

Author LiYana Silver explains why she thinks Cate Blanchett got it right and women ought to begin trusting their innate feminine genius and looking to their yonis for guidance.

In day 7 of our Spiritual Laws Challenge, Deepak Chopra's yoga teacher Sarah Platt-Finger explains how Eye of the Needle Pose illustrates The Law of Dharma.

Sarah Platt-Finger explains how Parsvottanasana illustrates The Law of Detachment.

Move into backbends more safely, knowing you can consciously engage the muscles needed to protect the lumbar spine.

Want to unleash the true potential of your middle? 
Turns out crunches—yes, the exercise you’ve avoided for years in favor of holding Plank—are key to a stronger core and more stable yoga practice. Discover how they can serve you in every pose.

How to protect one of the most vulnerable joints in the body.

Practice these four poses to heal an injury or strengthen your shoulders to prevent one.

Meditation isn't a short-term prescription. It's a practice that continues day in and day out for the rest of your life. Here's how to play the long game.

Senior Yoga Medicine teacher Rachel Land says don’t worry if you’ve never considered the health of your fascia before. As a yogi, you may already be taking good care of it anyway. Here, she outlines what it takes.

Use this mudra anytime you need to detach from daily life, anchor yourself, and plug in to your untamable feminine power.

Deepak Chopra's yoga teacher Sarah Platt-Finger explains how Warrior II demonstrates the The Law of Intention and Desire.

It’s no secret that life can feel hard at times. This is especially true for empaths, who tend to be deeply affected by the energy of those around them, says Judith Orloff, MD, a Los Angeles–based psychiatrist and author of the new book The Empath’s Survival Guide.

Deepak Chopra's yoga teacher Sarah Platt-Finger apples the Law of Least Effort to Plank Pose.

Deepak Chopra's yoga teacher Sarah Platt-Finger explains how Tadasana illustrates The Law of Karma, or Cause and Effect.

For day 2 of our Spiritual Laws Challenge, Deepak Chopra's yoga teacher Sarah Platt-Finger explains how Cat/Cow pose illustrates The Law of Giving and Receiving.

Get ready for your jump start your Friday night out with this vinyasa flow playlist. You'll come back to this Friday night yoga playlist time and again!

For 7 days, Deepak Chopra's yoga teacher, Sarah Platt-Finger, will offer you a pose that illustrates one of Chopra's Seven Spiritual Laws of Yoga. Take the challenge and practice with us for a week.

Suffering from a pounding head? Learn how to diagnose, treat, and prevent headaches the Ayurvedic way.

Come into Kali Mudra, named after the fierce goddess Durga.

Binds are a wonderful way to open the shoulders, create a safe, stable haven in a pose, and build prana in the body. Within these 5 binds, you’ll find some of the most elegant, graceful shapes that ask you to rise to the occasion.

The intensity of Virasana can feel as daunting as the hero’s journey in your favorite adventure story. Choose the variation on the pose, ranging from gentle to fiery, to fit the narrative of your personal story on the mat today.

Here are 3 self-care practices to cleanse and rejuvenate the body for spring from Larissa Hall Carlson, co-leader of Yoga Journal's online course, Ayurveda 101.

Los Angeles-based SmartFLOW teacher trainer Tiffany Russo reminds us how our yoga practice can help us all stay grounded and cultivate community again.

Connect to higher consciousness and reach your full potential with this heart- and mind-opening asana and pranayama practice.

In his new book, You Are the Universe, best-selling author and integrative-medicine expert Deepak Chopra, MD, explains that the universe is participatory and that all of us are creators of our reality. Here, Chopra explores how yoga can help us understand our role as co-creators— and how liberating that knowledge can be.

We asked him to share his views on the evolution of yoga, and why, as the once-master of contorted asana, he now places so much emphasis on yoga nidra.

Get the most out of 
yoga nidra with this 
exclusive preparatory practice from 
Sri Dharma Mittra.

You're going to like how this feels.

Soar like a bird as you move step by step with Tias Little 
into Parsva Bakasana.

Warm up your legs and spine in these prep poses from Tias Little for Parsva Bakasana.

Tias Little offers 3 ways to modify Jathara Parivartanasana if needed 
to find safe alignment in your body.

Learn how to create elasticity and strength in Revolved Abdomen Pose in preparation for Parsva Bakasana.

Feeling blocked in your heart chakra? Listen to these heart-opening tunes, drop into Wild Thing, and feel the love.

Calming, energizing, whimsical—there’s a plant container for every vibe.

Excuses to get out of yoga? We’ve heard 'em all. That’s what makes us love these excerpts from the new book The Yoga Man(ual) so much. Here, 10 guys share how they came around to embracing the practice—and what keeps them coming back to their mat.

So, is "constant checking" and social media overload the cause of the disconnection that so many of us feel? Not really, says legendary integrative-medicine and meditation expert, Dr. Deepak Chopra, who leads Yoga Journal's online course.

Often used in meditation, pranayama, and asana, this mudra helps lift dull energy, creates a more receptive state, calms the mind, and brightens the overall mood.

What better way to celebrate Mother's Day weekend than to support the fight against breast cancer with yoga? Leading yoga brand Manduka is partnering with Susan G. Komen, to amass 1 million yogis for the world's largest yoga event.

Yogis have used singing bowls for decades, but in recent years crystal alchemy bowls seem to be displacing the traditional Tibetan variety. Discover the healing power behind their sound.

This mudra connects us to our higher Self, helps lift dull energy, creates a more receptive state, calms the mind, and brightens the overall mood. It is often used in meditation, pranayama, and asana.

Garuda Mudra is named after the eagle that Vishnu—the lord of preservation—rides. It can help you cultivate the discipline you need to stick with your daily yoga practice when life gets busy.

Setting an intention can be a powerful practice that helps you align with your higher goals. But keeping that intention front-of-mind so you actually follow through? That can be more challenging. Enter the DIY affirmation card.

Jason Crandell struggles to make time for his home practice just like the rest of us. Here, the poses he deems essential to feel balanced when he’s looking for shortcuts.

In honor of International Day of Happiness, the first World Happiness Summit will go beyond asana in its movement to increase happiness as a life choice, a human right, and an enabler of human development and social innovation.

In this excerpt from JP Sears's new book, How to Be Ultra Spiritual, he argues that in yoga, the stretches don’t matter; it's what you call the stretches that matters.

Separation anxiety is common at different turning points in a child’s life. Try preempting it with yoga to help them cope and transition to the next phase with ease.

Spring cleaning isn't just for your closets—your yoga practice needs a refresh, too, says Larissa Hall Carlson. Here are 3 poses Carlson suggests incorporating into your regular practice or favorite sequence this spring.

Master teacher Sianna Sherman takes us step by step through Padma Mudra.

In the following from our partner Meditation Studio, yoga and meditation teacher Ashley Turner suggests 6 steps to manifest what you want to create this springtime.

As politics become more and more divisive, women’s circles offer empowering connection, community, and a refuge of trust and love. In honor of International Women's Day, consider starting your own.

Draw inspiration from this hand gesture representing the purity and perseverance of the lotus flower floating above the muddy waters of desire, fear, and attachment.

In honor of International Women's Day/A Day Without a Woman, we asked a few thought leaders in the yoga community to weigh in on white male privilege and how yogis can take action on or off the mat.

Roll out of bed onto your mat and hit play. This 60-minute A.M. playlist will wake and warm you up for your day.

Representing a continuous flow of energy, use this mudra to calm and focus your mind and improve your attitude.

Master teacher Sianna Sherman takes us step by step through Abhaya Hrdaya (Fearless Heart) Mudra.

Ganesha Mudra is named after the Hindu deity who removes obstacles. Use it relieve stress and tension and lift your spirits.

Use this mudra to find the courage to keep your heart open and loving, especially during those difficult times in your life when fear, hate, or anger pull you away

The first day of spring is here and it's time to start changing your diet for "nature's new year," says John Douillard, co-leader of Yoga Journal's online course Ayurveda 101.

Making space for your belly in yoga is a way to both welcome your whole body to your practice and make it more comfortable. Bring these tips from Curvy Yoga founder Anna Guest-Jelley with you for support in any yoga class.

Yoga Journal LIVE presenter Amy Ippoliti explores where politics fit into the yoga space.

Looking for a yogic way to spread the word that love is the answer? To raise awareness for world peace, Sri Dharma Mittra and yoga teacher Mark Kan will attempt to gather the most people ever in Headstand in London.

While yoga careers come with plenty of perks, paid vacation isn’t usually part of the package. Some companies, however, are offering yoga teachers pretty appealing travel opportunities—if you're willing to work for them.

Feel like you’re spinning in circles lately or worrying without recourse? Seek out ways you can serve others. In these times of especially inciting politics, our country needs yogis. Here’s how to breathe and fight on.

Give your body what it craves.

We scanned the yoga globe and scoped out 11 off-the-beaten-mat gems to spark your wanderlust. From Cuba to Costa Rica, Iceland to India, the choices are as infinite as yoga itself.

King Pigeon Pose is about balancing stability and fluidity, in both your body and mind. Grab a strap, folding chair, and blanket and let’s get started!