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Celebrate summer solstice with three 
innovative and inspiring Sun Salutation practices.

Find safety in numbers. Kathryn Budig walks you through partner work to help you get comfortable balancing in the middle of the room.

Seated meditative poses support you as you drink in and recharge, and Warrior Poses, inversions, and backbends help you find strength as you pour out offerings to the world.

This balancing, restorative sequence encourages you to “drink” as you “pour.” Seated meditative poses support you as you drink in and recharge.

Healthy movement in your tailbone may 
influence your whole spine.

Refresh on the basics with Upward Salute, a pose that teaches extension from the ground up, lengthens the side waist, strengthens arms and shoulders.

Learn how to easily modify Urdhva Hastasana if needed to find safe alignment for your body.

Lengthen the hamstrings, hone midline awareness, and cultivate balance with these prep poses for Adho Mukha Vrksasana.

Find your edge and shift your weight into your hands as you move step by step into Adho Mukha Vrksasana.

Spinning and outdoor cycling are high-octane cardio workouts that require powerful legs and knees, and a strong back and core. Use yoga to regain balance.

A trio grows a yoga foundation 
for inner-city youths to help them get in touch with who they really are and build empathy and compassion for others.

Ali Smith co-founded the Holistic Life Foundation. Ali has over 12 years of experience teaching yoga and mindfulness to diverse populations.

Andres Gonzalez is a trained and certified yoga instructor and the co-founder and Chief Financial Officer for the Holistic Life Foundation, Inc. since 2001.

Atman Smith is a co-founder of the Holistic Life Foundation, where he served as Director of Youth Programming and serves as the Director of Fundraising.

Rising yoga star, scholar, and our June Home Practice teacher Chelsea Jackson talks about her work with teenage girls in Atlanta, and the importance of diversity and embracing who you are.

Want to strengthen your relationship? These four simple partner poses will help you get close and connected within minutes.

YJ’s business of yoga experts offer three tips to help you launch a career teaching privates.

In honor of Mother's Day, practice yoga with a special mom in your life. Two Fit Moms created a shareable sequence suitable for all levels.

A war correspondent reporting from the frontlines of the world’s largest refugee crisis uncovers the power of yoga—and love.

Here's how to protect yourself in backbending yoga poses to avoid pain and injury, but still reap the asana benefits.

Learn more about the personal journey of Andres Gonzalez and the brothers Ali Shah Rasool and Atman Ananda Smith, founders of the Holistic Life Foundation.

Master this deep hip opener and backbend to help stretch and release tension. Use these five poses to safely warm up for One-Legged King Pigeon Pose.

Try these variation-mixes of Sun Salute A, B, and C to spice up your yoga practice.

If the idea of clearing 20 minutes in your schedule feels impossible, turn to this simple meditation you can use anywhere, anytime.

Sianna Sherman introduces you to Durga and teaches you how to summon her strength in practice and in life.

Ever try a yoga pose and feel like your body just doesn’t make that shape? Erin Motz (a.k.a. the Bad Yogi) has three ideas to help you rock Fire Log Pose (Agnistambhasana).

California court ruling is big news. Charles Barkley shows off his vinyasa. And yoga for bigger bodies garners attention. Here, our YJ's picks for top-trending stories.

Yoga teacher Alexandria Crow delves into what your teacher really wants you to do when you hear this cue—and it’s “not navel to spine.”

Everyone loses steam at some point. Our business-savvy yoga experts have tips to keep your career on track.

Discover your inner deity as you deepen your physical, mental, and spiritual practice with knowledge of mythic feminine power with master yoga teacher Sianna Sherman.

Leslie Kaminoff says never say never about a yoga pose and that the key to safely teaching asana is shifting the focus to svadyaya.

Kathryn Budig demonstrates how to use a blanket to tap the core strength needed to soar into Parsva Bakasana.

These 5 yoga teachers launched the careers of their dreams in tiny studios (and even one tour bus), and went on to accomplish truly amazing things.

Release tension and pain by working with your tissue. Bo Forbes shows you how to target hotspots in the shoulders and lower back.

Connect with the earth and then defy its gravity with this grounding and exhilarating sequence.

YJ LIVE! Presenter Michael Hayes, founder of Buddha Body Yoga, offers advice for working with bigger bodies in yoga classes.

Practice tuning in to your breath and body before a workout to focus and commit to nurturing and strengthening your body.

Trendy glow-in-the-dark yoga classes, practiced under neon and black lights, add a new twist to finding balance.

With the yoga community's recent head-spinning debate on this pose, we turned to anatomy experts Leslie Kaminoff and Amy Matthews for guidance.

Prana Vinyasa founder Shiva Rea has an Earth Day eco-challenge for you: 10 body mudras and eco-actions to help you connect to the Earth.

Are you struggling with your lift off into Bakasana? Kathryn Budig uses a blanket to unlock the secret source of strength (hint: core) you need to soar.

In this short affirmation-based meditation with Deepak Chopra, M.D., you can use his positive words to shift your thoughts and action.

Traveling? Take a cue from these experts at practicing in transit with 11 poses to center you anywhere.

The upside of outside: New research is finding a link between open air and happiness. Here, four ideas for making it a daily habit.

Research makes a strong case for taking your practice into the wild as the weather warms—or at least your backyard.

Prepare yourself for a very different experience when you unroll your mat in yoga’s motherland, Rina Jakubowicz says. Here’s what to expect.

Bringing ancient wisdom to modern life, these traditional tools make it easy to cleanse your body, mind, and soul.

For serious arm balance inspiration, look no further than this video from Equinox's Dylan Werner. Expect stunning poses and breathtaking transitions. Plus, 5 tips to advance your practice.

Natasha Rizopoulos recommends carefully examining YTT program curriculums before signing up. Here, some parameters to use.

Use these heart-opening poses to synchonize your yoga practice with the energy of the special pink full moon and lunar eclipse.

Take a cue from the White House's Yoga Garden at the annual Easter Egg Roll and strike a few yoga poses in the backyard with your family.

A new study from Rutgers 
University shows how yoga can help improve mobility and quality of life, for people living with MS.

If you have MS, try these five yoga poses and variations to improve balance, walking and coordination, according to a new study.

Warm up well, then let Budig walk you through the steps to work your way into this big backbend.

Coral Brown offers a preview of all that a trip to yoga’s motherland could open your eyes to.

If you find it difficult to set aside time for seated meditation, this practice can be done informally (even while you’re brushing your teeth!).

Author 
Mariam Gates' new bedtime story for little yogis is available April 1.

A soothing sequence for little ones (and the adults that take care of them).

Your wrists bear weight in so many yoga poses—not to mention every time you do a vinyasa. These 8 poses can help you keep your wrists pain-free.

By nature, our wrists are particularly prone to injury. Learn how to protect them in your practice.

Try a new take on spring cleaning. These three simple steps will help you clear your living space to clear your mind.

Don't want to teach? Teacher trainer Jason Crandell addresses the trend of enrolling in YTT to develop your personal practice.

So Delicious Dairy Free and YJ Mag polled our audience for daily health hacks and tips of things they do to stay healthy throughout their lives.

Sage Rountree teaches yoga to UNC Men’s Basketball team. Here, her top four poses for players, plus two for March-maddened coaches and fans.

Kino MacGregor says whether you find your guru there or not, just traveling to India will teach you more than you can imagine.

Kathryn Budig talks snow and flow with the Olympian. Plus, three poses to make your time on the mountain even sweeter.

Yoga Gardens transforms a Chicago food desert into a mecca for organic produce and an urban asana oasis.

This humble teacher is helping thousands find their way in New York—and in life.