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Feel like your cycle is unpredictable? Women’s health coach and functional nutritionist Nicole Jardim has advice for connecting with and balancing your inner feminine.

Janet Stone offers 7 things to consider if you're feeling the intense weight of change in your body, plus a pose to help you open and soften.

Practicing yoga and meditation in water brings us back to basics.

Build strength through the belly, side waist, glutes and back with core strengtheners for those of us who don't have all day to hit the gym.

Eddie Modestini, a longtime student of K. Pattabhi Jois and B.K.S. Iyengar, breaks down the three essential segments every vinyasa practice should have.

We asked seasoned yoga teachers Coral Brown and Giselle Mari how they weave yogic principles into asana classes without alienating or confusing their students.

Whether you’re a light sleeper or clock a solid eight hours nightly, Naturopathic doctor Karuna Sabnani has practices to help all of us sustain a relaxed mind, body, and soul.

Meet the yogis who will be touring across the country for six months capturing yoga stories as they go. Plus–meet our four other amazing yogi finalists.

YJ senior editor Tasha Eichenseher shares how a teacher training she wasn’t sure she should sign up for has given her a new appreciation for her injury and the way it changed her perspective on yoga.

Master Baptiste Yoga teacher Leah Cullis demonstrates an energizing sequence for vitality from Baron Baptiste's book, Journey Into Power.

San Francisco-area yogis, extend the benefits of your practice to others at the Yoga Reaches Out Bay Area Yogathon supporting the Lazarex Center Foundation.

Internationally recognized yoga teacher and mom Janet Stone offers YJ readers 5 tips for being more present with your kids.

This simple practice from Sonima.com will help you reflect on your day in order to feel more relaxed and prepare for a restful night.

John Friend offers advice for designing a 20-minute yoga sequence.

Try this simple flow in the morning or anytime with your kids to jumpstart their day. It only takes 3 minutes!

We asked teacher-trainers Alexandria Crow and Coral Brown how they "self-assess" themselves as yoga teachers and how you can do this, too. Here, their 5 tips.

Tap into the power of these ancient words during your next meditation.

Got two minutes? A short restorative practice can help edit and transform negative inner narratives that reinforce anxiety and depression.

Whether or not you ever find yourself in the full expression of Monkey Pose, you can still enjoy the journey with these very effective preps from Two Fit Moms.

Stimulate chi and restore vitality with a practice focusing on Kidney and Urinary Bladder meridian pair, primary organs that move water through the body.

By integrating simple, two-minute embodiment tools several times daily, you’ll see profound changes in your health and wellbeing.

Master Baptiste Yoga teacher Leah Cullis created this fun and challenging sequence to boost your core strength and mood as you flip your world upside down.

Feeling small and limited? Gabrielle's three-minute meditation will help you blast through limitations and magnify your energetic vibrations.

Use these four steps to guide your practice, build inner strength, and nail the coveted pose. Go get it!

Take some time alone with your thoughts and try this guided meditation from Sonima.com to help you lay the foundation for renewal.

Did you hang up your boxing gloves when you found yoga? Now there's no need. BoxingYoga is attracting fans from inside and outside the ring, and it's about to throw a punch in the U.S.

When we become parents, we often carry around old expectations about how our yoga practice should look based on our “pre-child” days. But that doesn't mean we have no "time" for yoga.

We asked 3 seasoned yogis to share with us the biggest mistakes they made when they started out as yoga teachers, and what they learned from these "oops" moments.

Here are a few simple ways to carry the nourishing effects of yoga off the mat and into your relationships.

YJ senior editor Amanda Tust shares five key tips from yoga teacher training that she plans to keep in her back pocket in case she ever actually ends up in front of a class.

Yoga teacher Lauren Imparato says the societal pressure of "I have-to" syndrome gets in the way of you being you. Try this sequence for letting go.

Master Baptiste Yoga teacher Leah Cullis demonstrates an advanced core-strengthening and spirit-lifting sequence with Leap Frog hops.

Start to ease lower back discomfort and counteract the effects of too much sitting by swapping some of your standard Surya Namaskars for this core-focused variation.

A former corporate executive turned yoga teacher, community organizer, and political disrupter shares her method for finding and activating your unique passion.

Ready to flip intention setting on its head?

Early ballots for the 2016 Grammy Awards included nearly two dozen albums inspired by bhakti yoga. We listened to them all to choose our favorite yoga music for the year. Practice to the playlist.

Internationally recognized yoga teacher and mother of two Janet Stone is offering YJ readers a series of weekly "mom-asanas." This week's practice: letting go of mom guilt.

Hugging meditation, made famous by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, is rooted in the belief that a good hug can have transformative effects.

Our Art of Teaching Yoga trainers offer insight into 5 things yoga students wish their teachers would do more (or less) of.

Turns out, how you feel about Valentine's Day—and your love life in general—is influenced by your sign, or more specifically, your "element," says author and astrologer Debra Silverman.

Like it or not, you can't avoid people or parts of yourself that seriously frustrate you. The key to peace? Feeling even more connected to them through this meditation.

Readers share the yoga they practice in groups.

Master Baptiste Yoga teacher Leah Cullis offers a "Twist and Flow" sequence, which will fire up your core and unlock your inner power.

Photographer Robert Sturman honors and celebrates American veterans of war by featuring several active duty and retired service members practicing yoga.

Writer Crystal Fenton shares her story of using patience and practice to turn the end of a relationship into an opportunity to evolve.

American soccer forward, World Cup champion, and yogi Christen Press gives YJ a peek into her practice.

Jean Weiss finds a relaxing weekend of yoga with her teenage daughter and friend at Devil's Thumb Ranch, Colorado to learn about snow sports.

We spend hours in front of our computers and phones, and the repetitive movement patterns can cause neck and shoulder strain. This sequence will help.

Float Therapy is on the rise. Find out why this womb-like experience just might elevate the way you meditate.

These 10 influential teachers have dedicated their lives to spreading the practices of yoga and have impacted millions of new yogis around the globe.

Tiny homes are sprouting up everywhere, and financial liberation is only one of the perks.

Alexandria Crow learned the hard way about yoga injuries. Now, she focuses on therapeutic yoga to heal and transform her body.

Why might yogis get sick less often? All that practice is increasing immune-boosting antioxidant levels.

Learn how to modify Mountain Pose (Tadasana) if needed 
to find safe alignment for your body.

Learn about these amazing yogis, their practice, and how they make a difference in their communities.

Harness the transformative power of language to design your own personal mantra and makeover your internal dialogue for authentic empowerment.

From the philosophy lessons and inner work to the homework and teaching practice, a YTT is a transformative experience. A few key self-care strategies can really help.

Yoga teacher Rina Jakubowicz offers travel tips and inspiration from her photo expedition with Robert Sturman to shoot the “Cuba Libre Yoga Project.”

A tense QL could be lurking behind those aches and pains. Here's how to address it.

Don't let common aches and pains keep
 you off your mat. 
Recover faster with these 
20 expert-recommended 
natural DIY fixes.

Chronic stress
and anxiety wreak havoc on your body. What can help you reset? Yoga.

With a growing body of research proving yoga’s healing benefits, it’s no wonder more Western doctors are prescribing this ancient practice. Learn what's behind the trend.

Rachel Brathen says you can let your personal challenges and trauma obscure the big picture or use them as motivation to create change.

To celebrate #HeartMonth, dedicated to raising awareness of cardiovascular health, this energizing sequence will get your heart pumping as it opens your body, strengthens your core, and clears your mind.

In this short video Deepak Chopra, M.D., guides you to step back and focus inward in order to establish four intentions for your day.

In this excerpt from The Art of Attention, Elena Brower embodies MC Yogi's wise words on the practice of forgiveness in a tender asana sequence.

A quick but oh-so-beneficial meditation for your body and mind.

If headspins and windmills were, like, totally your thingin the 1980s, you’ll love Breakti, a combo of yoga and breakdancing.

Yoga Journal Copy Chief Matt Samet shares his surprise at discovering the difference between practicing yoga and teaching it.

The yoga splits, or Hanumanasana, are a lifelong journey for many yogis. Fortunately there’s more than one way to skin a Monkey. These four variations of the pose each offer their own value and benefits.

The founder of Bikram Yoga has been ordered to pay over $7 million to a former employee who said he sexually harassed her and wrongfully fired her, the Associated Press reports.

Has your New Year's resolve already lost steam? This playful sequence will re-inspire you. Strengthen your core, as you clear out the old and open into the new.

Twists, like the new year, can often invoke that same urgent sense of wanting more. SmartFLOW teacher trainer Tiffany Russo wants you to slow it down.

So your New Year's resolution isn't working? Gabrielle Bernstein thinks most of us make this one mistake when setting out to make a change.

Because core work doesn't have to be boring.

Find ways to weave yoga philosophy into your asana sequence without alienating or overwhelming your students.

More than a transition, when practiced mindfully this pose prepares the body for Warrior III, Standing Splits, and Handstand. Get more out of it every time.

Yoga Journal editor-in-chief Carin Gorrell gets candid about her own fears and insecurities pre-YTT. Sound familiar?

Challenge pose master Kathryn Budig offers some sage advice for beginning yogis craving more advanced asana.

Leah Cullis offers 10 poses that tone your abs and strengthen your core, helping you tap into your personal power on and off the mat.