4 Questions To Ask Yourself Before the New Year
These writing prompts can help you become curious about, well, you.
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Sarah Herrington
Sarah Herrington is a writer and teacher. She is the founder of OM Schooled kids yoga teacher trainings and the Mindful Writing Workshop. Her work
has appeared in New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Poets & Writers Magazine, and more. She’s the author of four books on yoga, including the updated Idiot’s Guide to Yoga, and holds MFAs from NYU and Lesley University. She is probably off somewhere following her loves of writing and yoga at this moment.
has appeared in New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Poets & Writers Magazine, and more. She’s the author of four books on yoga, including the updated Idiot’s Guide to Yoga, and holds MFAs from NYU and Lesley University. She is probably off somewhere following her loves of writing and yoga at this moment.
My Stories
The 5 Very Best Kids Yoga Mats
More than just cute. (Although they're also that!)
Yoga in the 1990s: Madonna, Modern Mats, and the Mainstream
Suddenly yoga was everywhere.
AI Will Never Recreate the Peace Yoga Brings Me
AI might be able to structure a yoga class or point out new poses, but it can’t take your place on the mat.
This is What Meditation-Inspired Art Looks Like
These women artists challenged accepted norms and boldly showed that creativity can come from beyond the self.
What David Lynch Taught Us About Meditation’s Role in Creativity
Movies aren't the late filmmaker's only legacy.
Yoga and Poetry Have More in Common Than You May Think
We keep returning to each for the inspiration we take away.
6 Unexpected Ways to Come Into Familiar Yoga Poses (That You’ve Probably Never Tried Before)
Nothing reminds you to have a beginner's mind like doing something for the first time.
Where Do You Place Your Yoga Mat in Class? It May Say a Lot About You.
Because how you do anything is usually how you do everything.
Online Protestors Express Outrage in Response to Bikram Choudhury’s Scheduled Classes in Canada
A petition, an open letter, and posts on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter call for organizers to cancel the event.
21 Cues for Legs Up the Wall That You’ve Probably Never Heard Before
How to find unprecedented release—physically, mentally, and emotionally.
I Thought It Was the Perfect Yoga Studio. Until It Wasn’t
What does it mean when the place you turned to for solace also inflicted harm? Sarah Herrington explores the demise of Yoga to the People and its repercussions.
What Witches and Yoga Have in Common
Hear me out.
17 Cues for Downward-Facing Dog You’ve Probably Never Heard Before
Hands shoulder-distance apart? Check. Lengthen through your back? Done. Here are other prompts to help you heighten your—and your students'—experience in this foundational pose.
Why Is Child’s Pose So Insanely Calming?
We've seen an explosion of memes about Child's Pose over the last year and a half. Coincidence? We think not.
Is It Ever OK for a Student-Teacher Relationship to Turn Romantic? YJ Investigates
When powerful teachings, charismatic instructors, and receptive students come together in a spiritual community, intimate relationships have the potential to bloom.