Balance

Your whole life changes the minute you get pregnant, but it is still important to take care of your mind and body–before, during, and after pregnancy.

DJ Drez spinning A Tribe Called Quest provided the beats for MC Yogi's Saturday night class/concert at YJ LIVE! SF.

Get an inside look at the event through these shots captured by photographer Tony Felgueiras in Friday's all-day intensives.

A personal affirmation practice can boost your problem-solving skills when you’re stressed and afraid to take the next step. Here's how to create yours.

Elena Brower offers this 4-step practice to bring your dream into focus.

Discover your true purpose and find the courage to live your dream.

As Haiti's redevelopment begins to take root after their natural disaster, yoga is here to stay.

You have the willpower and strength to kick bad habits for good. Find them with Kundalini Yoga.

Seane Corn interviews this yoga service leader for the scoop on her journey to a career in somatic therapy and healing yoga.

Yoga teacher and somatic counselor Hala Khouri explains why, if you want to heal the world, you have start by healing yourself.

Our Home Practice teacher and founder of the Africa Yoga Project Paige Elenson talks about running a social enterprise in Kenya.

Learn whether you are Vata-, Pitta-, or Kapha-dominant and how to stay in balance through seasonal changes for lasting health and peace of mind.

Want to recapture the childlike wonder you used to feel on Christmas morning? Get into the spirit by giving yourself the gift of yoga.

Creatives within the yoga community tell YJ what inspires and charges their unique innovative energy.

Try yoga teacher Claire Missingham's ideas for adding some flair to your Vrksasana.

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.

Want to play more of a leadership role at work and beyond—in a way that really feels true to you? Try this meditation.

Want to infuse your home the holiday spirit? Skip store-bought, phtalate-containing air fresheners and make your own.

Teacher Liz Lindh created this sequence to boost energy, promote mental clarity, and rid the body of toxins after overeating.

It changed my life.

It’s easy to forget what the holidays are about. Yoga can help you remember.

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 violent showdown developed at the Northern India compound of controversial guru Sant Rampal this week.

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.

A restorative yoga practice can help you rest, reflect, and refresh this holiday season. Here's how.

This man’s man of yoga in Flagstaff, Arizona, helps military veterans find their inner warrior.

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.

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!

If you love the Instagram darlings Laura Kasperzak and Masumi Goldman, you'll love their new series and Balance practice.

Here’s why you need to plan a mountain yoga retreat and the best locations for it.

Grab your mat and sense of humor for this festive flow, created by Kristin McGee exclusively for YogaJournal.com readers.

Roll out the sore spots and recover quicker from your practice with one of these yoga essentials.

Meet Martha McQuaid, a teacher who rallies her community to raise funds for food banks. Plus, how you can get involved.

Our Home Practice teacher and Beyoncé’s lead guitarist 
Bibi McGill talks about sacred music, her love of kale, 
metaphysical experiences, 
and the state of yoga today.

Move through and beyond loss with a practice that opens both heart and mind, offers strength and comfort in the present, and prepares you for the next leap of faith or love.

Yogis share snapshots of their practice while they're on the trail.

Feel and look radiant by harnessing the power of Ayurvedic self-care.

Ayruveda offers these simple yet powerful tips for letting your inner radiance shine through and bolstering your ojas, or inner-energy reserves.

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When you're "tired and wired," you feel exhausted but also unable to relax. Ayurveda can help.

Did you know that your morning routine actually begins the night before? Follow this 13-step plan to feel refreshed when you start the day.

A unique one-day event is helping the yoga-in-schools movement reach a tipping point.

Mark your calendar -- you might want to be a little kinder to your fellow humans this weekend.

A social justice activist offers yoga for domestic workers as a way to nurture women who bring love and care to others.

We asked, you answered! Here are some of the fun ways Yoga Journal readers practice yoga with animals.

Yoga teachers, activists, and writers reflect on the ways yoga has helped them appreciate their diverse—and beautiful—bodies.

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.

Visit this Buddhist healing center in the Catskills to help you reset your mojo.

Globetrotting health and wellness writer Kathryn Budig talks about body image, self-acceptance, her upcoming book, and getting even better with age.

Kathryn Budig talks art and asana with the yoga community’s resident photographer.

Emmy-Nominated actress Anna Chlumsky reveals how yoga has kept her calm in the lead-up to tonight's 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards.

Yoga poses that build core AND make you a better surfer? We'll take 'em.

The world-renowned teacher shares her perspective on leadership, inclusiveness, and staying true to yourself.

Garden State Yoga studio founder Seth Weisberg reflects on what he learned about leadership being in the yoga business.

Just as her busy life has become topsy-turvy, this rising star has learned how to slow down and stay grounded.

Get tips for feeling content in the present moment through self-acceptance and practice. #findyourinspiration

Yoga teacher Justin Michael Williams talks about body image and how it is represented in today's yoga community.

Revisiting your expectations can 
be the key to finding inner balance.

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Does your dad still need convincing that yoga is for men, too? From stress reduction to improving flexibility, here are four reasons to get your father to the mat.

No more guilt about getting sucked into “mindless” beach reads: Turns out, reading fiction can make you smarter.

A New Age yogi dad shares his tales about fatherhood with YJ and in his new book.

Author Edward Slingerland talks about the art of spontaneity and how NOT trying can actually enhance your life.

Kathryn Budig talks with life coach Ashley Cebulka about how to create a life you love. Tip: Listen to your intuition.

Yoga Teacher Paige Held reveals her sequence perfect for traveling yogis on the go.

Cover model, mom, studio owner, and yoga teacher Paige Held talks about her practice, and reveals her 3 favorite poses for relaxation. Here's what you should know about this yogi.

On a pilgrimage to India, a yogi explores letting go of motherhood as she knows it and embracing something new.

Tips and poses from Seane Corn to help you transform yourself and your life through your yoga practice.

Celebrated yoga teacher, life coach, author and natural beauty expert shares her tips for creating a life you love.

Canadian teacher Eoin Finn offers poses, intentions, and practices to help you tune into the rhythms of the planet. (Savasana in a hammock? Yes, please!)

Yoga teacher to Britney Spears shares a sequence to stay calm + centered, no matter how busy life gets.

Pan Trinity Das shares his edgy mashup of graffiti + bhakti yoga with the world.

Off the Mat Into the World is helping the Amazon clean up its water and better understand the impact of oil exploration.

Kathryn Budig talks with this popular young teacher about wellness, happiness, and the future of yoga and medicine.

3 ways to become an eco-yogi.

Feel good about spring-cleaning your home with these five green cleaning tips from environmental consultant Alexandra Zissu.

Overcome public speaking jitters with chants and asanas.

Yogis head to Ecuador to raise awareness of the impacts of oil exploration in the region.

Try these 15 soothing poses to get rid of all that tension you’re carrying around.