3 Powerful Lessons Learned from a Deep Dive into India’s Yoga
Prepare yourself for a very different experience when you unroll your mat in yoga’s motherland, Rina Jakubowicz says. Here’s what to expect.
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.
Sake is not only trendy, it’s smart. Discover the health benefits from drinking this traditional Japanese beverage. Kanpai!
During this practice, become more attuned to the tastes and textures of foods, providing a satisfying introduction to mindfulness 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.
Honor Mother Earth on Earth Day—and year-round—with eco-friendly yoga gear that looks good and works hard.
Provide healthful foods to local desert areas that don't have the resources to grow fresh produce.
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.
Here, insights and evidence from academics, yogis, and other experts in the fields of conscious living, social criticism, and neurology for the answer.
For a long time, just being involved in yoga made you a rebel. Now, these teachers are challenging the norms and changing the practice.
No need to restrict yourself to practicing indoors. Get inspired by these readers who take their yoga outside to make the most of the season.
Yoga teacher Leslie Howard recommends this sequence for a strong and balanced backside.
A strong, balanced backside is key for a stable and pain-free practice. Learn the anatomy of this important muscle.
Meet Leslie Howard, an Oakland-based yoga teacher specializing in pelvic-floor health in the Bay Area and beyond.
Our quick-and-easy guide to best and worst seafood species for the planet's health.
All of the dos and don'ts of seafood for sustainability and health can begin to make your head swim. Here, three ways to simplify the process.
Eating seafood can be healthy for you and the planet—if you choose mindfully. Here, seven smart seafood selections.
Advice on storing and cooking with these versatile green gems. Plus, we’ve got tips for growing a few in your kitchen.
Thrill your palate and support your practice by adding Sriracha and other hot sauces to every meal you make.
Thrill your palate and support your practice with healthy, sriracha-inspired hot sauce.
Wireless headphones meet asana. And it’s more than the next fad—it’s a pretty smart fix for a variety of teaching challenges.
Experts agree that routine stretching can both prevent and relieve lower back symptoms. Choose from a 10, 20, or 30 minute routine to release pain.
Yoga teacher Andrea Ferretti offers a short 10-minute sequence of yoga poses to help ease tension in your back and find better posture.
Yoga teacher Andrea Ferretti offers 20 minutes of yoga poses to help ease tension in your back and find better posture.
Yoga teacher Andrea Ferretti offers 30 minutes of yoga poses to help ease tension in your back and find better posture.
Find more energy and freedom in your spine—and your mind—as you move step by step into Kapotasana.
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If you don’t have the spinal flexibility or core strength for full Ustrasana, try these three ways to find safe alignment for your body.
Continue to open your hips and shoulders, and ease into backbending, with these prep poses for Kapotasana.
Learn how to open your shoulders and boost your energy and mood in the back-bending camel pose.
Get started with this short sequence that honors a dancer’s impulse for expression and creativity while requiring thoughtful form.
Jacoby Ballard talks about the tools and practices he uses to support and welcome marginalized groups into the yoga community.
A yoga and Buddhism teacher reveals ways to transform your personal struggles into an opportunity for healing others.
Practicing the principle of non-harming can trigger dissonance in omnivores. Here, thoughts on reconciling your diet with your practice.
Turn to Ayurvedic self-care practices to regenerate your body and your mind to feel fresh and healthy this Spring.
Seasonal allergies come and go but changing your diet can bolster your immunity and improve your overall heath over time.
Yoga expert Mike Schade says the 'new yoga mat' smell does not necessarily indicate toxic chemicals. More and more companies are manufacturing without the use of harmful chemicals.
This wellness retreat, known for group hikes, healthy-cooking workshops, and yoga classes, is just a couple hours from famously wicked Las Vegas.
Made from recycled materials and without chemical preservatives or artificial fragrances, these beauty tools are our top picks for self-care and eco-friendliness.
Perfect as gifts for friends or for yourself—these upcycled pieces are trendy and environmentally friendly.
A teacher at Yoga Works and Kula Yoga Project in NYC, Sangeeta Vallabhan is on a quest to help students be the sole proprietors of their own yogic paths.
Yoga and Buddhism teacher Jacoby Ballard co-founded Third Root Community Health Center in Brooklyn in 2008 to offer yoga and wellness on a sliding scale.
Seafood can be healthy if you choose mindfully. Try these meals to boost omega-3 fatty acids with minimal environmental impact.
This sweet maple water is packed with minerals to fortify and strengthen your bones. YJ put the new health trend to the test.
It’s one of the most common yoga poses, which makes getting it right extra important. Check back in with your form this foundational pose.
For a more compassionate approach to conflict, this meditation works through the essential questions toward empathy.
A must-read book that bring a contemporary voice to ancient yoga teachings.
YJ LIVE! presenters Natasha Rizopoulos and Amy Ippoliti offer tips for finding a YTT teacher who is a perfect fit for you.
Spring is the season of renewal. Here, 7 ways you can hit refresh from the inside out with everything from a new sun salute to a healthy detox.
Finding someone to practice with in India? Easy. Finding your guru? Another story completely. Learn how you'll know when you have.
This video guides you through a practice of acknowledging your feelings without getting caught up in the stories around them.
Want to mix up your yoga practice? Try this Iyengar yoga class that focuses on correct alignment through ropes and anchors.
In honor of Brain Injury Awareness month, former pro snowboarder Kevin Pearce talks about how key the practice is to his ongoing brain injury recovery.
Visualize yourself on an Aruban beach as you challenge your core, balance, and shoulders in this sequence from Rachel Brathen's new book.
Now trending: Yogis use salt rooms to open their airways, breathe more deeply, and relax.
Kathryn Budig answers, explaining there’s only one way to know when the time is right—and it has nothing to do with advanced asana.
This common hip opener is supposed to feel good. Bad Yogi Erin Motz says if all you feel is awkward, the magic is in the modifications.