4 Challenging Tree Pose Variations for Better Balance
Try yoga teacher Claire Missingham's ideas for adding some flair to your Vrksasana.
Try yoga teacher Claire Missingham's ideas for adding some flair to your Vrksasana.
Watch our video to learn how to recognize fear and deal with it, so you can stay focused on thriving.
Have a to-do list that could rival Santa's? It's easy to feel overwhelmed by the holidays, which is why you need yoga more than ever.
Our expert weighs in on observing your feelings and letting them go—even when your practice or class gets irritating.
Want to play more of a leadership role at work and beyond—in a way that really feels true to you? Try this meditation.
Use these classic yogic breathing techniques before winter workouts, snow sports, or Sun Salutes to beat cold and dry winter air.
Want to infuse your home the holiday spirit? Skip store-bought, phtalate-containing air fresheners and make your own.
Alexandria Crow picks apart confusing yoga-speak and explains what your teacher really wants you to do.
This ingeniousness from the Iyengar lineage is one of the best ways to support your spine while opening up the pecs and shoulders.
Need help getting started with inversions? Try these 6 poses from Two Fit Moms.
Need help getting started with inversions? Try these 6 poses from Two Fit Moms.
Every modification has its time and place, but you can add new challenge to old asana by removing training wheels you may be relying on.
Every modification has its time and place, but you can add new challenge to old asana by removing training wheels you may be relying on.
Teacher Liz Lindh created this sequence to boost energy, promote mental clarity, and rid the body of toxins after overeating.
Get your dose of antioxidants and soothe your sweet tooth with raw chocolate.
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It’s easy to forget what the holidays are about. Yoga can help you remember.
Let your appreciation for the people in your life lead in this heart-wide-open variation of Vasisthasana.
Our expert weighs in on whether it's safe to head from an 108-degree class into chilly winter temperatures.
These 8 items will not only help you survive the planes, trains, and automobiles but also find a bit of bliss en route.
A gear kit to not only help you survive the planes, trains, and automobiles but also to find a bit of bliss en route.
If there’s living proof that yoga is the fountain of youth, it’s 96-year-old Guinness-World-Records-holding Tao Porchon-Lynch.
A new crowdfunded program makes it easy to invest in small, sustainable startup restaurants and artisanal food businesses.
Naturally sweet pumpkin and dates provide ample sweetness without added sugar. For an even sweeter flavor, roast and puree a whole pumpkin or kabocha squash instead of using canned pumpkin.
Plentiful dark-chocolate chunks and vegetable oil make these chewy cookies rich and satisfying. No milk chocolate or butter necessary.
In this luscious dessert, tangy cranberries are encased in just enough buttery cake, and a blend of spices and orange zest adds exciting flavor.
Cashew cream combined with a hint of apple and cinnamon creates a luscious filling perfect for the holidays. A maple-pecan topping adds a sweet crunch.
More and more people are avoiding ingredients that have always ruled baking recipes. Fortunately, seasonal treats can be just as sweet without them.
Oats are quickly becoming the healthy cook's anytime ingredient. Try these non-breakfast recipes to get you started.
Get in on yoga for a good cause. Kate Holcombe teaches weekly classes for homeless parents and children in San Francisco. Here's how you can get involved.
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When a crisis hits, you have to dig deep. Yoga helps people tap into reserves of inner strength to find new hope, resilience, and happiness.
#FindYourInspiration in this heart-to-heart between two yoga teachers who lead by example and make every day count.
A violent showdown developed at the Northern India compound of controversial guru Sant Rampal this week.
The ultimate soul-drink, warm and creamy chai is good in moderation for all the doshas in winter. It combines the sweetness of dairy with pungent spices and the bitter flavor of black tea. If you avoid caffeine, try replacing the black tea with rooibos.
A classic holiday dish gets new flavor from the nutty richness of ghee, or clarified butter, an Ayurvedic staple.
A balance of mild, astringent, and spicy flavors makes this dish good for vata and pitta types, while kaphas should eat it moderately. Seared tofu or organic, free-range chicken benefits all doshas in winter.
Pickled onions add a tangy note to earthy caramelized Brussels sprouts. The combination of bitter, pungent, and sour flavors makes this dish a top choice for kapha types. Pittas and vatas can also enjoy it in moderation.
This sweet and spicy soup made with flavor-rich roasted pumpkin, ginger, and maple syrup is good for vatas and pittas; kaphas should eat in moderation.
Activate your core, focus on your breath, and shed stress to radiate joyful energy.
A zesty vinaigrette and tart green apples complement sweet root veggies and bitter kale.
This year, serve up an Ayurvedic holiday feast that will leave everyone feeling well-fed in body and soul. Here, the flavors, wisdom, and recipes you need to cook a healthy meal.
Power Vinyasa Yoga teacher Leah Cullis talks about doing yoga at the White House and the power of commitment and positivity.
Strengthen your feet, tone your quads, and protect your knees with these poses for snowboarders. Agility and quick turns have never been easier.
Find what you seek and come to a deeper understanding of your purpose with these tips from mind-body medicine pioneer and author Deepak Chopra, MD.
New research shows OTC painkillers can have some serious side effects. Try these natural pain solutions first.
A sequence to unwind everyday stress and upper-body tightness created by all of our digital devices.
This sequence unwinds everyday stress and all of the upper-body tightness created by our digital devices.
Unfold and extend step by step into Svarga Dvijasana.
Learn to find your center of balance and open your hamstrings for this challenging pose.
Yoga teacher Claire Missingham shares her instructions to achieve this foundational pose. Plus, reap the benefits and avoid these mistakes.
If you have some pillows and blankets, you have everything you need to settle into these sigh-inducing, stress-reducing postures.
From learning on your back to a standing variation, here's how you can tweak your Tree.
A restorative yoga practice can help you rest, reflect, and refresh this holiday season. Here's how.
Yogi's share snapshots of their practice in the snow. Check out these snowga poses and submit your photos to yogajournal.com/infocus.
This man’s man of yoga in Flagstaff, Arizona, helps military veterans find their inner warrior.
Award-winning Philadelphia chef and founder of the Vetri family of restaurants and Vetri Foundation for Children
Devotees of standup paddle can now find indoor SUP yoga classes using stationary boards in place of your mat.
Build a stronger community by circling up with your fellow yogis. Here's how to make good on this yoga trend.
You can still thrive during difficult times.
Our expert weighs in on the graceful way to tell your teacher you just don't like adjustments.
Vatas will appreciate gifts that warm them up, soften rough skin, and bring a sense of calm. Try these dosha-inspired gift ideas from our holiday gift guide for your friends and loved ones.
The best gifts for Pittas are those that cool off their fieriness or help tone down their intensity. Try these dosha-inspired gift ideas from our holiday gift guide for your friends and loved ones.
Interaction with the winged guests of honor brings a certain magic to this Arizona yoga class.
After nursing an injury, Kathryn shows her shoulders some love. And how better than with a hug? Try her #yjgratitudechallenge pose.
After nursing an injury, Kathryn shows her shoulders some love. And how better than with a hug? Try her creative challenge pose.
Laura Kasperzak and Masumi Goldman have a practice to wake up even the latest night owls.
Our expert weighs in on feeling queezy in a.m. yoga class, and what you can eat beforehand to stop tummy troubles.
In honor of Veterans Day, we asked five veterans to share how yoga helped them cope with depression, stress, sleep disturbances and other war-related issues.
Yoga is first and foremost a peaceful practice, so for soldiers who return home suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, depression or both, it can be the perfect antidote to the atrocities of war.
This sequence is built to open your hips enough to work toward Foot-Behind-the-Head-Pose (Eka Pada Sirsasana).
Our expert weighs in on weight training, and whether or not it'll give you the extra push you need in your practice.
Not drugs, therapy, or even asana quieted this yoga teacher’s anxiety. Get the trick that worked.
Teacher Alexandria Crow explains why yoga’s biggest benefits have nothing to do with mastering advanced asanas and everything to do with mastering the mind.
Try these simple off-the-mat strategies to more mindfully handle everyday life situations.
Get Drez's advice for putting together the perfect practice soundtrack and flow to his sample Spotify playlist today!
Our expert weighs in on whether or not you should attend a yoga class if you're feeling under the weather.