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5 Calming Yoga Poses to Ease You Into Fall
Getting back into a regular routine is no easy feat. Breathe into fall's frenzy with this energizing sequence.
Breast Cancer Awareness: 5 Beauty Products to Spread the Word
These natural products benefit breast-cancer research and treatment, and are free of harmful ingredients.
#StopDropandYoga: Yogis Take on the Instagram Trend
Jump on the hashtag bandwagon yet? Consider yourself tagged and challenged.
AcroYoga Decoded: Grab A Yoga Partner And Go
Open up to curiosity and trust by taking your practice to new heights—literally.
AcroYoga 101: A Classic Sequence for Beginners
This playful AcroYoga sequence puts you in touch with the physical and introspective sides of acrobatic asana.
Cashew Vegetable Stir-Fry with Dried Veggie Crisps
Savory miso paste with lemon creates a thick sauce that’s ideal both for drying veggies and dressing up a stir-fry.
Winter Greens Salad with Carrot-Ginger Dressing
After you enjoy this carrot ginger dressing over a bed of winter greens, drizzle the leftover dressing on your favorite cooked protein.
Chunky Minestrone with Rosemary
Fragrant rosemary adds pungent flavor to this chunky minestrone soup recipe, but if it wasn't included in your harvest, use lavender, sage, or thyme instead.
RECIPE: Autumn-Inspired Spiced Cider
Try this immune-boosting elixir to stay calm and grounded as the weather changes.
4 Yoga Poses Perfect for Trail Runners
This pose sequence is perfect to help trail runners increase endurance and stability.
Challenge Pose: 4 Steps to Lift into Firefly
Here's how to use the strength of your core and inner thighs to lift into this arm balance.
Achieve Uttanasana the Safe Way
Kathryn Budig's Modifications for Safe Alignment in Standing Forward Bend
5 Steps to Master Standing Forward Bend
Kathryn Budig shares her instructions to get into Uttanasana. Plus, reap the benefits and avoid these mistakes.
In Focus: 5 Awesome Photos of Yogis with Animals
We asked, you answered! Here are some of the fun ways Yoga Journal readers practice yoga with animals.
4 Tricks to Stay Well During Cold Season
Keep cold and flu bugs at bay with these simple yet effective health tips.
Meet Yoga Teacher Dana Walters
This vinyasa teacher's nonprofit brings yoga to the people of Richmond, VA. Here's the scoop on her practice.
5 Things You Should Know About Yogi Arianna Huffington
The mother, best-selling author, and president of The Huffington Post Media Group tells us about her practice, her latest book, and (surprisingly) her favorite song.
Urban Detox? Plan this Yoga Retreat
Visit this Buddhist healing center in the Catskills to help you reset your mojo.
Firefly Pose Prep
Focus on deepening hip and shoulder flexibility to get ready for Tittibhasana.
Kathryn Budig on Self-Discovery
Globetrotting health and wellness writer Kathryn Budig talks about body image, self-acceptance, her upcoming book, and getting even better with age.
Leadership Lab: Tyrone Beverly on Power, Privilege, and Practice
How a Bruce Lee devotee became Denver's leading advocate for diverse inclusivity in yoga.
Leadership Lab: Chelsea Jackson on Power, Privilege, and Practice
A community activist finds that the more she practices yoga, the more she finds her voice.
Out There: Help Keep a Child Alive with Yoga
Yoga helps spread peace and love around the world, but an event at Strala Yoga in NYC Saturday 9/6 can actually help keep a child alive.
Kathryn Budig Challenge Pose: Tipsy Frog
Dare to delve into the depths of your psoas—and just hang out for a while.
Leadership Lab: Kerrie J. Kauer on Power, Privilege and Practice
A Gender Studies professor describes her dream yoga class.
Sleep-Better Tip: Unravel the Day
Use this Tantric practice to unwind and process your day for a better night's sleep.
Q&A: Can I Get All of My Cardio from Asana?
Baptiste Yoga Teacher and SoulCycle Master Instructor Bethany Lyons gives tips for getting cardio from your yoga.
Work Your Core in Any Pose
Baptiste Yoga Teacher Bethany Lyons explains how to engage the bandhas to work your abs throughout your practice.
Leadership Lab: Jacoby Ballard on Power, Privilege and Practice
The community activist and founder of New York's Queer and Trans Yoga classes on what yoga needs now.
A Tribute to B.K.S. Iyengar
Here, 18 of his students share poignant, heartfelt remembrances of their Guruji and his profound influence.
Who Was Patanjali and Why Is He Important to Yoga?
What we know about Patanjali, the sage who wrote the Yoga Sutras.
#FindYourInspiration: An Interview with Robert Sturman
Kathryn Budig talks art and asana with the yoga community’s resident photographer.
Out There: Yoga, Music, Slam Poetry + Fashion Party
Charleston yogis, you won't want to miss YOGAPOP, a fun night of fashion, poetry, music and practice—this Thursday.
Remembering B.K.S. Iyengar: Nicki Doane + Eddie Modestini
The husband and wife partners—often called "teachers' teachers"—pay their respective respects to their own guru.
Presented By lululemon: Trauma-Informed Yoga for Teens
A Seattle-based non-profit brings the healing power of trauma-informed yoga and meditation to youth facing adversity.
Yoga Community Pays Tribute to B.K.S. Iyengar
Join yogis across the country Tuesday, August 26, in a practice dedicated to the master.
4 Poses Anna Chlumsky De-Stresses With On the ‘Veep’ Set
Emmy-Nominated actress Anna Chlumsky reveals how yoga has kept her calm in the lead-up to tonight's 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards.
Remembering B.K.S. Iyengar: Marla Apt
"When teaching, BKS Iyengar poured all of himself into the process of transmission, whether teaching 1 or 1,500 students."
Remembering B.K.S. Iyengar
We are mourning and remembering BKS Iyengar, who shared his knowledge to all walks of life and all abilities. His passion for yoga will remain with us.
Remembering B.K.S. Iyengar: Matthew Sanford
"Through Iyengar Yoga, I gain access to living sensation within my paralysis and have gained glimpses into the ‘unseen’ unity of the Universe."
Remembering B.K.S. Iyengar: Nikki Costello
"As I see it, his legacy continues with a profound inquiry, 'Can you reach and know the depths of your own soul?'"
Remembering B.K.S. Iyengar: Richard Rosen
The Yoga Journal Contributing Editor, Author, and Founder of the Bay Area's Piedmont Yoga reflects on BKS Iyengar's profound influence.
Remembering B.K.S. Iyengar: Aadil Palkhivala
The Certified Advanced Iyengar Yoga Teacher, Lifelong Student of BKS Iyengar, and YJ contributor remembers his guru.
Out There: Sun Salutes for Sandy Hook
Don’t forget to BYOM—Bring Your Own Mat—for the all-day Newtown Yoga Festival fundraiser.
BKS Iyengar
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Remembering B.K.S. Iyengar: Baron Baptiste
"The planet has lost an important teacher with B.K.S. Iyengar's passing...The thoughts and prayers of the entire Baptiste community are with his global family today."
Yoga Loses Luminary B.K.S. Iyengar, 1918–2014
He shed light on ancient asana and modern life for yogis worldwide.
Ask the Ayurvedic Expert: Remedies for Autoimmune Disorders?
John Douillard offers advice for Brittany Pryor, 24, a yoga teacher diagnosed with Graves’ disease and RA.
Presented By lululemon: Transgender Models Strike a Pose
Barney's New York turns the spotlight on 17 transgender men and women and their extraordinary personal stories.
Celebrities Becoming Yoga Teachers for the Right Reasons
Have you dreamt about teaching yoga? You have plenty of company—in Hollywood.
5 Yoga Poses for Surfers: Catch More Waves with these Asanas
Yoga poses that build core AND make you a better surfer? We'll take 'em.
#FindYourInspiration, Your Tribe + Your Inner Ninja: Q&A with Liz Arch
Kathryn Budig talks to Primal Yoga Creator Liz Arch on the beauty of fierce confidence.
Presented By lululemon: Elena Brower on Leadership
The world-renowned teacher shares her perspective on leadership, inclusiveness, and staying true to yourself.
Presented By lululemon: Teaching Yoga + Self-Love
Yoga teacher Elizabeth Crisci wants you to change the story you tell yourself.
Presented By lululemon: Colbie Caillat’s Body-Positive Summer Anthem
Colbie Caillat says you're perfect, just as you are.
Presented By lululemon: More than Pretty Pictures
Can Getty's Lean In stock photography collection help create a culture of self-acceptance?
Presented By lululemon: How to Empower Your Body with Yoga
Discover how this model and blogger quieted her inner critic and learned to love her body.
Presented By lululemon: 5 Lessons Learned Owning a Studio
Garden State Yoga studio founder Seth Weisberg reflects on what he learned about leadership being in the yoga business.
Exclusive for YJ Readers: Tara Stiles’ Swiss Alps-Inspired Sequence
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Free Yoga Fest, No Travel Required? We’ll Take It
Tune in to hear Shiva Rea, Seane Corn, Cyndi Lee, Angela Farmer, and more yoga influencers in the Future of Yoga Summit.
Hilaria Baldwin Balances It All with Yoga
Just as her busy life has become topsy-turvy, this rising star has learned how to slow down and stay grounded.
How Shooting a Yoga Festival Changed My Practice
A YJ intern found inspiration through her camera lens. Here, three ideas for approaching poses from new angles.
How Kathryn Budig Pursues Happiness
Get tips for feeling content in the present moment through self-acceptance and practice. #findyourinspiration
Kathryn Budig: The Pursuit of Happiness in the Present
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Test Your Integrity in 5 Questions
You talk the talk, but can you walk the walk? Here's a checklist to tap your inner truth to live each day with intention.
5 Body Image Considerations for Yoga Influencers
Sociologist Melanie Klein weighs in on her takeaways from our Practice of Leadership conversation.
3 Steps to Get Into Bharadvaja’s Twist
A quiet, bound, and balanced posture like Bharadvajasana can help you to find stillness.
Fava Bean Dip
Try this recipe for your late summer barbecue. Canned beans are convenient but high in sodium; rinsing them removes added salt.
Yoga’s Evolving Body Image: Justin Michael Williams’ Call to Action
Yoga teacher Justin Michael Williams talks about body image and how it is represented in today's yoga community.
How Cupcake Hands Saved My Vinyasa
Think you know Sun Salutes? Annie Carpenter's tips could transform them.
Interview with Jason Crandell: Humor + Sequencing in Yoga
Kathryn Budig interviews teacher Jason Crandell about the importance of humor and sequencing in yoga class.
Tara Stiles’ Top 3 Takeaways From YJ LIVE
Strala Yoga founder Tara Stiles' three life lessons she learned from teaching at YJLIVE for the first time ever.
A Woman’s Guide to Mula Bandha
Have you been wondering if you're engaging your root lock—correctly? Shiva Rea gets real and breaks down the how.
Wrap Up: Sociologist Kimberly Dark on the Practice of Leadership Panel
Kimberly Dark, writer, sociology professor and yoga teacher, hits our high points of discussion around body image and the yoga community at the Practice of Leadership panel at YJLIVE in San Diego.
Get Grounded Anywhere: 7 Ways from Teacher Saul David Raye
Learn how to tap the parasympathetic nervous system by connecting with nature from this California yoga teacher.
Shiva Rea Gets Real About the Root Lock: A Woman’s Guide to Mula Bandha
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