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In both yoga and cooking, the better your skills, the better the results. We explain why yoga and food challenge you to find full expression and accept what is.

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No two styles of yoga teach the same pose the same way, and nowhere is this more evident than with Trikonasana (Triangle Pose). So who's right? We asked five instructors to show us their approach to Triangle and compared their methods.

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Follow these tips to get the most out of the yoga classes you attend.

Become an A+ yoga student by copping a humble attitude and minding your manners.

By asking the right questions, you'll find a match that's right for you.

Richard Rosen's recommendations for the most indispensable yoga videos and books for your home practice.

Not just for beginners, Extended Triangle Pose can unlock tension in your legs, hips, and spine.

Head-of-the-Knee Pose fosters flexibility in the hamstrings and spine while calming the nervous system.

Whether you are devotional or intellectual in nature, yoga has a path for you. Discover all five branches of yoga.

You spend most of your life in forward bends. Give your body the backbend it craves with bridge pose.

A twist like beginner-friendly Bharadvajasana I can bring release no matter what your level of ability.

This is no easy chair. Sit back and power up in Chair Pose.

Let Warrior II teach you how to bring more wisdom, courage, and unwavering focus into every action.

More than a rest stop, Child's Pose requires you to surrender to gravity and a state of nondoing.

Mastering the actions of Urdhva Hastasana can help you move into more advanced poses.

Keep your meditation terminology straight with this mini guide.

Reclining Big Toe Pose provides a safe stretch for tight hamstrings —and opens the door to a host of other asanas.

If you're not meditating, are you really doing yoga?

Meditation and yoga allow you to weather the sudden storms in your relationships.

Meditators of all levels are drawn to silent yoga retreats for spiritual awakening and peace of mind. Here, 10 meditation centers that support silence.

This five-part meditation clears the heart and quiets the mind.

Depressed people think they know themselves, but maybe they only know depression.

Cautiously relinquishing her reservations about meditation, a Vermont writer signs up for a nine-day silent retreat.

A well-tended, well-loved face is the best canvas for the soul's expression.

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According to Ayurveda these healing foods support a healthy body, stimulate its repair and rejuvenate.

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Chants and mantras performed by some of South India's best-known vocalists.

Travel is even more fun when you can eat well while you're on the road.

A spiritual community dissolves the sense of separateness that causes so much of our suffering. With a few friends, create one of your own.

Living in a conscious community means sharing not only your values and dirty laundry but also your power. Is it for you?

How to contemplate a sacred text or poem.

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Do you feel comfortable speaking your truth in any situation?

Having trouble deflating that smart, sweet-talking ego of yours? Try embracing it instead. When it's as big as possible, you can include everything in your sense of self.

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These practices can complement and strengthen your yoga, giving you new tools to integrate mind and body.

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Learn about the news and community of Iyengar Yoga and how is legacy continues on.

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New research shows that yoga can relieve both psychological and physical symptoms of premenstrual syndrome. It also appears yoga can lift levels of an antidepressant-like hormone, allopregnanolone, typically low in chronic sufferers. Dr. Ratna Sharma, a physiologist at the All...

The Asian Classics Input Project, an organization dedicated to locating, cataloging, and disseminating Tibetan and Sanskrit manuscripts, has created a CD of yogic texts including the Rig Veda, the Bhagavad Gita, and more. The CD was given away to 1,000...