A Meditation to Tap Into a Sense of Unchanging Well-Being
Richard Miller explains how meditating on what it means to just be can help you feel healthy and whole. Try his practice.
Richard Miller explains how meditating on what it means to just be can help you feel healthy and whole. Try his practice.
We're all heard that it's unsafe to practice on day 1 of a mensuration period? We explore if the rumors are true.
Yoga teacher Cyndi Lee offers advice on practicing yoga in front of a mirror.
Los Angeles-based yoga teacher, life design coach and writer Mary Beth LaRue has created the life of her dreams—but she had to overcome her fair share of fear and self-doubt to get there.
Looking for a different kind of summer vacay? Consider hopping on the growing trend of adult-only sleepaway camps.
Crystals offer guidance and signs of possibility. Let these 10 stones open you up to a landscape of creativity and inspiration.
RIna Jakubowicz's kids yoga teacher training is coming to YJ LIVE! San Diego to help parents, yoga teachers, and school teachers connect more authentically with kids. Watch Scarlett's story, and find out how to get involved.
Teen yoga teacher-turned-entrepreneur Jaysea Devoe offers insight into how her family’s free-flowing lifestyle and follow-your-passion ethic have allowed her to achieve so much by age 14.
Hint: Telling them to will have the opposite effect! Rina Jakubowicz from Superyogis' Schoolhouse Training offers up ways to introduce kids to yoga.
As much as you want to write your memoir, teach a new sequence, or start your own business, you may be getting in your own way. The first step to a more creative life is recognizing your blocks.
Vinyasa teacher Mary Beth LaRue is one of those instructors you just want to practice with in the hopes that some of her vibrant energy will rub off.
There's so much more to yoga than what happens on the mat. When you need a little push in the right direction or a fresh perspective, the Yoga Sutra is your guidebook living with intention.
When a yoga instructor who normally teaches adults tries to teach kids, hilarious, heart-warming comments ensue in this video from Buzzfeed.
Attend Hanuman Festival in Boulder, CO to deepen your yoga practice and connect with like-minded yogis.
Do you practice yoga regularly but somehow still feel “stuck” in certain spots? Senior Yoga Medicine teacher Allison Candelaria created this fascia-freeing flow to find more mobility in the backside of your body.
We can't blame you if you've never given your fascia a second (or first) thought. Senior Yoga Medicine teacher Allison Candelaria explains why you will want to start now though.
Visualization is playing with the imagination, a powerful resource. Use a glitter jar to illustrate to kids how mindfulness—the cultivation of stillness in the face of swirling chaos of life—affects us.
Army veteran, motivational speaker, yoga teacher, and double-amputee Dan Nevins shares his go-to, must-practice poses for staying grounded, focused, and connected to his body.
As yoga teachers, even the best of us fall into creative ruts—sequences begin to feel stale and unexciting, and home practices become rote and repetitive. Steal Mary Beth LaRue's secrets.
Krissy Jones, co-owner of Sky Ting Yoga, shares tips for the best revitalizing postures to practice while traveling.
Want to cultivate better communication, focus, and coping skills in your students? We turned to Rina Jakubowicz from Superyogis' Schoolhouse for her tips.
The fierce founder of Core Strength Vinyasa Yoga shares her ultimate yoga playlist and what inspired her first album, Salt & Bone.
Rubin Naiman, a clinical and sleep-health psychologist, offers advice for practicing before bed.
Gaia contributor David Magone of PranaVayu Yoga guides Live Be Tour ambassadors Tarah and Taylor through Tonglen, a meditation practice that teaches empathy and compassion.
Jeremy Rock Smith, Executive Chef at the Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health, shows Live Be Yoga Tour ambassador Taylor O’Sullivan how to make a fresh Spring Farro Salad.
Yoga teacher Eric Paskel takes us inside San Quentin as part of the Prison Yoga Project, where he helps inmates create a "prison break" without ever leaving the prison.
Yoga classes can provide prime conditions for intimate relationships to bloom, thanks to physical proximity and a shared trust. But is it professional —or ethical?
Yoga teacher Shauna Harrison shows us how TRX can benefit both beginners and more experienced yogis. Learn how to incorporate this it into your routine.
Let’s face it, a lot of what we do with our bodies on the mat looks a bit ridiculous. It’s healthy to take a step back from time to time, lighten the mood, and note the absurdity of it all.
If you can stand on one foot, you CAN do yoga on the water. Get your feet wet with SUP yoga tips and poses from Amelia Travis, founder of Stoked Yogi.
The Live Be Yoga tour gets to know Nick, a yoga teacher through the Exalted Warrior Foundation and a Marine veteran.
Finding ease and fluidity in your physical movements encourages flexibility and suppleness in your thinking. Try these three poses to open your mind.
Breathe For Change, an organization launched last year by teachers for teachers, is on a mission to save our schools, one teacher at a time, by reducing burnout through yoga and mindfulness training.
Exercises to increase strength.
Our favorite Live Be Yoga Tour stop in Asheville, N.C.: OM Sanctuary, where guests go to get away, embrace sustainable living, and reduce stress.
The Live Be Yoga Tour stopped by the JadeYoga mat factory in Conshohocken, Penn., to check out the eco-friendly mats and learn more about the company's charitable giving campaign.
Mary Beth LaRue, who will lead YJ's upcoming Yoga for Creativity course, is here to help you breathe inspiration and bliss into your daily practice and your teaching.
Have you ever wanted some extra help tuning out the external world, let alone your inner dialogue, for a yoga class? Look no further than Sound Off Yoga.
Yoga teacher Karly Treacy says boxing is a more natural fit for yogis than you might you think. Learn why. Then try this perfect sequence to stretch your out post-spar.
Senior AcroYoga teacher Deven Sisler and yoga teacher Britta Rael demonstrate 5 ways that hands-on assists can enhance the Savasana experience.
Like so many, YJ LIVE! Presenter Eric Paskel had a profound respect for Prince. Here he offers a core-crushing mini practice to the song “Controversy” as a tribute.
I love to travel and have amazing experiences -- especially on the Live Be Yoga Tour -- but it can be difficult to stay healthy and fit. At home, I have the convenience of routine and predictability, but on the road, it can be frustrating to miss my yoga class or gym day. Nevertheless, I've found it is possible to maintain both my yoga practice and healthy eating habits on the go. Here are 5 ways I keep myself on track.
If you can't remember when you last exercised with shoes on, it’s time to give running another shot. The good news? Your body is ready.
If our kids are any indication, we at Two Fit Moms think it’s likely that your kids want to practice yoga with you. So this week, in honor of Mother's Day, we are offering our best tips for making it work.
During a visit this week to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, the Live Be Yoga Tour sat down with Teresa, a wounded warrior in the Navy, who is currently practicing yoga to alleviate the intense muscle cramps and insomnia she's been experiencing as a side effect of chemotherapy.
Even the biggest and baddest of asanas have actions that can be mastered by all levels. Kathryn Budig offers poses that mimic the actions of Vasisthasana B to prepare for the full experience.
Just as nature enters a cycle of renewal, growth and expansion in spring—so does the energy within us. Embrace the opportunity to shed old unwanted layers and make a conscious choice to begin again.
It takes creativity and fearlessness to adventure into our heart’s deepest desires, and this Kundalini Yoga practice can help you find both.
Don't let Plank Pose be your worst nightmare. Here's how to build a Plank safely. Add it to your vinyasa flow or practice it on the side, for total body strength.
Four popular DJs sound off on the creative process of syncing beats to asana and on their emerging roles in the yoga community.
Since filtering what we share on social media has become the norm, Bad Yogi Erin Motz offered to take us behind the scenes of her Instagram account. Steal her best tips for getting real.
There’s more to gut health than what we put on our plates. Try these Ayurvedic tips to transform the way you cook, eat, and digest.
Find peace and empowerment in this guided meditation from Sonima and Elena Brower using mantra and affirmation to expand consciousness and increase joy.
En route to Washington, D.C., Live Be Yoga Tour Ambassador Taylor O'Sullivan opens up her yoga bag and shares the contents with us, from mala beads to a Sacral Chakra-balancing stone.
Acro yogi Lizzy Tomber helps students and studios find their unique superpowers. Read all about her.
Why not break out of your comfort zone and discover how much richer life can be? Here’s your guide to get started.
Yoga Journal readers share photos of their standup paddleboard (SUP) yoga practice to get you psyched for summer.
Marianne Williamson is an internationally acclaimed spiritual author, lecturer, peace activist, and co-founder of Peace Alliance. Here, find out why she loves practicing yoga.
Yoga teacher and licensed psychotherapist Ashley Turner says yoga is the key to psychological and emotional healing as well as resolving issues with self-confidence, relationships, and more.
Some yoga cues meant to protect your knees are missing the mark.
Meditation can help us get in touch with the universal life force that connects us all. Here's how to align with your shakti.
Continue to open your chest and shoulders, and start to strengthen your legs in these prep poses for Camatkarasana.
Find safe alignment for your body.
Open the shoulders and chest in Matsyasana in preparation for Camatkarasana.
Find solitude with Buddhist monks in Tassajara Zen Mountain Center.
The Live Be Yoga Tour was "blown away" by the effects that yoga and mindfulness are having on elementary school students in Flint, Michigan.
Celebrity yoga teacher Mandy Ingber says healing grief starts by recognizing where you’re holding stress and emotions and breathing into that space to release the tension. Reset with her 20-minute sequence.
This sequence helps to diminish many of the common discomforts and imbalances experienced in the low back, pelvis, and hips during pregnancy.
Mother's Day is coming up, and what better way to reward yourself for all you give and all you do than a yoga course devoted solely to you and your needs?
Discarding your belongings is the way to "Spark Joy," according to best-selling author Marie Kondo. Here are 4 ways to dispose of your unwanted objects in a mindful, yogic way.
Could yoga be the answer to quelling the drug epidemic in Vermont and beyond?
As you progress in meditation practice, you’ll want some expert guidance. The following teachers recommended by Sonima are a good place to start.
Unroll your mat—this short sequence will leave you feeling less harried and more empowered.
Want to hone your intuition? We went behind the scenes at YJ LIVE! in NYC to bring you this third-eye-activating practice from master teacher Seane Corn.
Kathryn Budig offers YJ readers a sample of her signature Artemis-inspired yoga sequence. Grab your imaginary bow and take aim at your deepest intentions.
Backbending while pregnant can bring a range of sensations from most delicious to most painful. These poses will open you up only where you need it most and reduce risk of injury.
Come to your mat and find your resilience.