Valentine's Day is coming up, and if you're single or stuck in a going-nowhere relationship, you might want to start looking for a date whose profile resembles your own, says Debra Silverman, yogi Seane Corn's astrologer and the author of The Missing Element: Inspiring Compassion for the Human Condition.
To save time, this recipe uses evaporated milk as a quick alternative to boiling whole milk.
The cooking of Western India often includes coconut. Add tamarind (a sour fruit) paste and all five of our healing spices, and you get a great balance of sweet, tangy, and fiery.
An aromatic main course served at weddings and other celebrations in East India, this flavorful Bengali dal contains four of our five featured healing spices, as well as panch phoron (a blend of five spices).
This simple soup from North India is spiked with warming spices, such as ginger and cinnamon, and served piping hot in winter and early spring.
In this interview with editor-in-chief Carin Gorrell, Briohny Smyth shares how she's rediscovered yoga's healing power since she and her husband, Dice Iida-Klein, began talking about splitting up.
The most common beginner form of Tibetan Yoga is Lu Jong, or “body training.” Experience it's natural connection the elements in these sequences.
Connect to and honor the five elements found in ancient Mayan practices with these movements passed down to Miguel Angel Vergara Calleros and Kat Tudor.
Access health and happiness with ancient yoga practices from around the world that tap into the healing power of nature.
Break a sweat and feel empowered—in 20 minutes or less.
When done properly, twists have the potential to help your low back feel great. Here are three poses to help you relieve low back pain.
Ray Long, MD, explains the anatomy of twists and how to support the action with proper muscular engagement to prevent low back pain.
How a trek to holy Gomukh, the source of the mystical waters of the Ganges, deepened one writer’s understanding of yoga’s teachings.
From Maui to Mexico, world-renowned teachers share their favorite yoga retreats. Consider this the inspiration you need to book your next getaway.
Houseplants are efficient at filtering air throughout your home. Find the right plant for your lifestyle.
Leading a yoga retreat can be a deeply rewarding experience. Organizing a yoga retreat, however, can be an overwhelming endeavor. Here, veteran retreat leader Chrissy Carter lays out 6 steps to nail it.
We talked to New York City yoga teacher Kat Fowler to get her favorite ideas on how to cultivate self-love.
Feeling the need for a break from the daily grind (and politics)? Retreats deepen your practice, introduce you to new people and places, and provide extra time with your favorite teacher. Here, 12 trips we'd like to book ourselves this year.
Want to take better photos (yoga or otherwise) for your personal website or Instagram? These 7 tips from yoga photographer Robert Sturman will help you stand out from the crowd and wow your audience.
Amid global instability, it's only natural to crave connection, warmth, soothing rituals, and the comforts of home. Enter hyyge.
Mushroom extract is the new must-have ingredient in skincare lines thanks to its hydrating and brightening effects. Here, five fungi-infused products to give your face a natural glow.
Start the year healthy, grounded, and refreshed with these transformative self-care tips from Esalen, the iconic retreat center in Big Sur, California.
Use this mini sequence—from Down Dog to Half Moon Pose—as a fun moving meditation to find core and leg stability that may help you balance, even momentarily, in Handstand.
Meditation can help you find your soul and heal your body. Here’s how to get started with a healing practice.
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The world's most exclusive yoga experience just might take place high atop the red sandstone peaks of Nevada’s Valley of Fire State Park—a remote destination only accessible by helicopter.
Want to share your passion for your yoga—and possibly turn a profit? Chesley Long founded Camp Yoga two years ago and has some tips to share with other aspiring yogapreneurs.
Got the winter blues? Here are 6 Ayurvedic practices that can support you in feeling joyous and connected all winter long.
A chair practice offers the pregnant body support and helps to create the space it so desperately needs. This sequence feels so good that you will want to continue with it—even after baby.
Mixing new poses into your practice can boost fun and strength. We stole these 10 innovative moves from hybrid yoga styles so you can add a hint of everything from Yogalates to Rolfing to your practice.
Yoga poses are often taught on an assumed thin, fit, able, and fairly flexible body. Discover how Curvy Yoga challenges what you thought you knew about the practice.
If you've gotten hurt during a yoga class, you're not alone. A new study found that yoga injuries are on the rise, especially among older adults. Here are 4 ways to avoid getting hurt.
High in filling, healthy fats and low in carbs, these delicious treats hit the sweet spot.
This recipe is a vegan version of the soupe joumou that Haitians devour on New Year’s Day. Each aromatic spoonful delivers veggies to energize your body.
This light dish can be topped with lemon zest for a burst of flavor, hunger-quashing pine nuts, and red pepper flakes to rev up metabolism.
Dress up your veggies and herbs with soba noodles that are made from buckwheat and supply more protein than other grains.
Your yoga mat is the perfect place to explore and reconcile the core dilemma your Enneagram number has revealed. Start here.
Discover the Enneagram, a personality assessment that can help you see what’s keeping you from realizing your most authentic, highest self. Here’s how to use it, along with your yoga practice, to change course.
Don't know Katonah? Meet the upstate New York yoga style that incorporates Taoist principles, Chinese medicine, and sacred geometry.
Things just keep getting worse for Bikram Choudhury. A judge has ordered the Bikram Yoga founder to turn over the proceeds from his business to go toward a $6.8 million judgment his former employee won against him last year.
While most dance parties end in the wee hours, these trending events starting at 6 a.m. are inspiring yogis across the country to rise and rave—minus the alcohol and drugs.
No time to meditate? Dr. Tiffany Lester of Parsley Health offers peace-producing solution you can practice wherever you are without a meditation cushion or timer.
Study up on your yoga philosophy during this six-week interactive online course on Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra, one of yoga’s primary texts.
These three fun variations of Utthita Trikonasana (Triangle) show you how to practice and play with this pose.
These creative styles will not only activate new muscle groups but also give you a new perspective on the practice. Find out which hybrid is right for you.
Maintaining modesty during physical activity and sports is important in many cultures and situations. Sport hijabs allow you to experience comfort, cultural integrity and build confidence while maintaining a healthy lifestyle. The shape, fit, and functionality of the material is important to ensure that you can move freely and securely. We’ve reviewed three great products in the market below to help you remain confident while you move.
Re-ignite your practice by forgoing the familiar in favor of the fresh. Here are some ideas to get you started.
Recommit to your practice this year by forgoing the familiar in favor of the fresh. The best part? All of these fringe benefits to trying new things.
Come practice yoga at the biggest outdoor yoga class in South Florida with Yoga Journey founder, Leslie Glickman and with live music by DJ Drez.
There’s something about the new year that inspires a go-go-go attitude in most of us. But if the urge to take a break and hibernate strikes, give in, says Stephanie Brown, PhD. Turns out, there are some big benefits.
Meet February cover model Heather Lilleston, cofounder of Yoga for Bad People.
The new year is the perfect time for a fresh start—and meditation can help, says Larissa Hall Carlson, co-leader of Yoga Journal's new course, Ayurveda 101. Here, Carlson shares her favorite New Year's meditation for each dosha.
We gave you a lot of wisdom to contemplate over the last 12 months. Here are our top 10 most popular pieces having to do with yogic principles and philosophy, from mantras to sutras to chakras. Catch up on the one you missed, or re-read your favorite here.
Need a little LOL in your life? We were honored and privileged to have our third eye awakened by the one and only Ultra Spiritual JP Sears, a YouTube sensation with 100 million+ hits and YJ LIVE! San Francisco keynote presenter.
Readers share the yoga they practice at sunrise.
You could start a countdown to spring—or you could make this winter your healthiest and happiest yet with these tips.
The secret to making change stick when things get tough? Harnessing your discomfort and transforming it into personal power through your yoga practice. Here’s how.
This sequence will cultivate the curiosity, stamina, and strength you need to move deeper into your yoga practice and make lasting change in other areas of your life.
The following sequences draw from ancient Taoist and Tantric energy practices as well as modern science.
You can learn to consciously utilize muscles, like the psoas, that tend to do their own thing, and when you do, it can transform your yoga practice.
These poses help to awaken the psoas, activating different parts of the muscle so that it’s ultimately easier for the brain to fire it up.
Powerfully stretch and strengthen your legs and turn your consciousness inward as you move step by step into Krounchasana.
Stretch your hamstrings and tone your abdominals in these prep poses for Krounchasana.
Increase flexibility in the knees and hips, tone the muscles in the arches of the feet, and increase circulation in the feet and legs with Hero Pose.
Modify Virasana if needed to find safe alignment in your body.