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Use asana, mantra, and mudra to help bring into focus the subtle and not-so-subtle ways this niyama plays out in your life.

Use asana, mantra, and mudra to help bring into focus the subtle and not-so-subtle ways this niyama plays out in your life.

Use asana, mantra, and mudra to help bring into focus the subtle and not-so-subtle ways this niyama plays out in your life.

Use asana, mantra, and mudra to foster devotion to a higher power and focus on the ways this niyama plays out in your life.

Feeling stressed or anxious at work but don’t have time to slip away for a calming lunchtime yoga break? We've got you covered.

In this guided meditation, Mallika Chopra encourages mothers who struggle with accepting support to open up to receiving.

The next generation of boys may play with Yoga Joes instead of G.I. Joes, thanks to a designer determined to spread the word that yoga is for guys, too.

On rainy days like the one we had today here in NYC, it's easy to succumb to feeling sluggish and blah. Here is a short, energizing flow designed to invigorate the body and calm and focus the mind. You’ll feel simultaneously alert, relaxed, and ready to make the best of your rainy day!

Eddie Modestini, who will lead Yoga Journal’s upcoming online course, Vinyasa 101: The Fundamentals of Flow, explains how vinyasa yoga benefits your body, mind, and spirit.

Kathryn Budig breaks down the components of this advanced arm balance then wraps it all together with how-to instructions for getting into this elusive peak pose.

It’s easy to feel overwhelmed and anxious when work stresses come into play. Try this practice as a solution to all of your stress woes.

We hear this question a lot: Is yoga enough to get stronger in inversions and arm balances, or should I start lifting weights too? We have the answer.

Take 10 minutes today to relax into this restorative posture, Viparita Karani (Legs-up-the-Wall Pose).

Try this sun salutation version from Kundalini teacher Joan Shivarpita Harrigan to feel reinvigorated and newly inspired on your mat!

If you’ve been working up the nerve to try Handstand what better time to push your practice to that next level than during the 21-Day Yoga Challenge?

Sniff sniff ... the last weekend of summer is almost here. Tackle back-to-school stress with Two Fit Moms' amped-up Sun Salutation, which will give you the energy you need to get the kids out the door on time.

In the next 3 poses, let's breathe, connect, and link body to mind to let go of expectations, the real killer of the moment.

If you feel discomfort, such as sudden and sharp pain that may indicate a serious injury, gently get out 
of the pose and tell your teacher.

Find inspiration in this affirmation to keep you on track with our 21-day yoga challenge.

Spending quiet time in wooded areas is viewed as good medicine in Japan, and the practice—Shinrin-yoku—is catching on here.

In an increasingly fast-paced world that demands more of our attention and time, everyone is looking for a way to increase their energy. This Kundalini practice

Think of Kundalini Yoga as a technology you can use to activate your innate vitality and health through movement, mudra (ritual gesture), and mantra (sacred sound).

This Kundalini practice, passed down by Yogi Bhajan, the master of Kundalini Yoga, is designed to do increase your energy and metabolism.

A yoga therapist and recovering addict helps others find self-acceptance and sustainable recovery.

Try these three books for a careful study 
of the history of modern yoga and its relationship 
to the South Asian traditions of yoga.

Learn more about Guru Jagat, a senior Kundalini Yoga teacher who studied under Yogi Bhajan.

Get advice from the world's best yoga teachers on how to craft a special yoga practice space in your home.

Readers share the yoga they practice in the desert.

After a receiving diagnosis of multiple sclerosis, this Ohio-based athlete discovered that yoga 
helps keep his symptoms at bay and felt he had to share its healing power with others.

Putting energy and cash toward gratifying 
experiences rather than material things can lead to greater joy, according to scientists.

Inversions are a rite of a passage, testing your mental and physical boundaries. Learn how to conquer your fear.

This excerpt from Pema Chodron's new book Fail, Fail Again, Fail Better offers wise advice for the times in life in when things don't go the way you wanted them to.

This sequence efficiently activates the endocrine system, boosting your metabolism and creating new levels of youthfulness to balance your body and mind.

Play with balance and strength as 
you move step by step into Eight-Angle Pose (Astavakrasana).

Work on balance, arm strength, and hip opening 
in these prep poses for Astavakrasana.

Modify Intense Side Stretch (Parsvottanasana) if needed 
to find safe alignment for your body.

Stretch your outer hips and hamstrings, lengthens your spine and encourage quietude and self-reflection in Intense Side Stretch (Parsvottanasana).

Practice these four poses pre-hike to improve strength and stability for a safer journey and post-hike to ease any tight spots.

Yoga can’t reverse bunions that have already formed—only surgery can—but practicing certain poses can slow their advancement.

It depends on why you’re feeling dizzy. For instance, if the dizziness is due to dehydration, it can be alleviated or avoided.

To keep your body twisting and turning with ease, try this Simple Reclining Twist from teacher Barbara Benagh.

Keep your energy steady and strong for today’s yoga practice by eating small portions—often.

Try to cultivate self-compassion by including this reflection in your meditation or yoga practice.

Coordinate movement with your breath to really bring your poses to life. Learn how to pair breathing with different types of poses.

After a long day parked at your desk, are your hips telling you tales of tight, achy woe? Open your hips and boost flexibility with these poses.

Teachers often advise students to start their practice by setting an intention. Here's how to find the right intention to carry you through your practice.

Eddie Modestini, a longtime student of K. Pattabhi Jois and B.K.S. Iyengar, who will lead Yoga Journal’s upcoming online course, Vinyasa 101: The Fundamentals of Flow, reveals how often you should roll out your mat if you want to become a "serious" yogi.

These 9 poses will help you say goodbye to summer and transition into fall with grace.

Short of having a personal 
masseur, these products with unique, therapeutic 
ingredients are your next best bet for relieving muscle aches.

While anxiety is natural, experts say certain yoga postures can relieve students’ first-day nerves. Start school stress-free.

Looking for a new way to meditate? Pick up a box of crayons. Coloring books for grownups are trending, and now there’s one especially for yogis.

These three mudras will bring you back home to your source, connect you with your heart, and plug you back into your deeper power.

When the square footage of your mat starts to feel small, consider taking your practice outdoors with these 5 adventure sports perfect for yogis.

Eddie Modestini, a longtime student of K. Pattabhi Jois, shares 3 key lessons he learned from the founder of Ashtanga Yoga.

Alexandria Crows teaches Bow Pose in her "new, backwards way," to target all the tight and weak places that might be holding you back.

Is your practice playlist getting stale? Good news: Yogi-musician Trevor Hall's new album just dropped. Unroll your mat, cue up a sequence, and listen to it right here.

Yoga teachers and scholars offer insights about the role of traditional, long-term student-teacher relationships amidst scandals and social media.

Waiting for a phone call, in line at the grocery store, or for your kids to get out of school? Try this meditation during those in-between moments and feel alive.

Take your practice to the water. Kathryn Budig has these three simple poses to get your feet wet with standup paddleboard yoga.

Yoga is known to help relieve stress and calm the body and mind, but it can be especially beneficial for veterans suffering from PTSD.

Eddie Modestini, a longtime student of B.K.S. Iyengar, shares the most important lessons he learned from the late guru.

Yoga poses inspired by the warrior goddess Durga will help you enhance every part of your life.

Sharon Salzberg writes that by practicing kindness with others and yourself, over and over again, and this is who you become, this is what feels most natural. Start now.

It's as easy as ABC. The Letter Sound Yoga app makes learning the sounds of the alphabet active.

A honeymoon that celebrates your love of yoga AND your passion for your partner? Pack your matching yoga mats, now.

Follow along in the video below to learn how to process your feelings and find peace in the present moment.

You got this.

Reflecting on 40 years, we asked Alexandria Crow which alignment cues have passed their prime. She makes a strong case for retiring these five.

There’s no yoga style quite as persistently recurring as the stretchy, body-hugging one-piece. We celebrate its return (again) to the studio.