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This traditional celebration will delight your inner kid. Curious? Check out an event near you.

Yoga teacher founder Hilaria Baldwin shares her favorite yoga poses for travel.

Instead of trying to force new habits, try these yogi tips and see if the process becomes a little more fun.

Eric Paskel packs Detroit's Ford Field in his transformative yoga class at Yoga Rocks!

Everyone benefits from a little more lovin' in their lives. Here's how yoga can help.

If your heart hurts, this powerful meditation can help you transform that energy and let it go.

The game is bound to be tense. Try these moves pulled straight from the yoga playbook to maintain your yogi calm.

This Chinese New Year corresponds to Vedic predictions for action and change. Learn how to align your yoga practice and harness the power of the season.

Feeling frazzled and in need of a yoga retreat—but an exotic getaway is not in the budget? Here’s how to design your own thrifty yoga staycation.

Author and Yoga Journal Live! star Sadie Nardini shares 4 weeks' worth of secrets for creating the fiercest, most fabulous you yet!

America's favorite holistic doctor explains how to create the environment for more joy and contentment in your life.

The NCIS star and Batman's former wingman doesn't miss a beat when it comes to fitness. (Hint: A yoga mat and a killer playlist might be involved.)

Just in time for the holiday travel rush, and adding to the list of airports offering a more blissful layover, Chicago O'Hare has opened its Yoga Room in Terminal 3.

Baxter Bell, MD, explains how yoga helps tackle the most common causes of insomnia and can lead to better sleep.

Yoga clothing retailer Lululemon announced this week that its controversial founder is leaving his position as board chairman and that a new company CEO has been hired.

Yogitoes has filed lawsuits against Lululemon and Under Armour for alleged infringement of no-slip yoga-mat towel technology.

Yoga on social media is great in so many ways, but it will never allow you the tangible sensation of smelling the crisp air after the first snow, holding your love's warm hand, or breathing deeply and fully into your center.

When Jessica Berger Gross discovered yoga, she fell in love. But after dedicating herself to becoming a yoga teacher, she realized that she still had much to learn.

Through Wari Om's radiant photos, practice along with this sequence ending in Natarajasana (Lord of the Dance Pose).

Here's how to cultivate compassion for others—and why opening your heart helps you too.

It took Erica Rodefer Winters a long time understand the importance of connecting with her local yoga community. But now it's one of the most gratifying parts of her practice.

Yoga Dudes for Movember, an online photo contest, aims to promote men's health and get more men to try yoga.

The Palestine Yoga Movement aims to support the growth of the practice in the region.

Feeling uninspired? Try these five poses to get the creative juices flowing.

When it comes to money matters, yoga hasn't provided Neal Pollack with any answers. But it's proven to be a steady lean-to during both good and bad times.

Prenatal yoga can prepare your mind, body, and spirit for motherhood.

Give the gift of beautiful, nourished skin with homemade sea salts.

Reduce your exposure to potentially harmful chemicals at home with these easy changes.

Famous yogis share how they make space for gratitude and inspiration in their home altars.

Staying present is a basic tenet of yoga, but as most of us know, it's difficult to be mindful all the time. Erica Rodefer Winters shares some tips about mindfulness that she's been able to incorporate into her busy schedule.

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Yoga can energize you when you need energy, chill you when you need chilling, heal you when you're hurt, and focus your mind when you're scattered, writes Neal Pollack.

Steal tricks used by companies like Zappos to look out for your own wellness on the job.

When her son was suddenly diagnosed with autism, yoga helped Erin Turner focus her energy to keep him well.

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Neal Pollack teaches his son yoga nidra, the "yoga of sleep," and witnesses it's sure results.

For years Erica Rodefer Winters struggled to maintain a home practice. Not anymore. Here she describes the myths that she had to debunk to get there. What "myths" keep you from practicing at home?

Fear is a natural emotion that everyone deals with, but it can also get in the way of reaching your full potential. What fears have you worked through in your practice?

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Caregiving can be a difficult, exhausting task. Katherine Griffin sheds light on how to cope.

Getting lost in the captivating places of India, the birthplace of yoga, can lead you to find new parts of yourself.

Despite his regular yoga practice, Neal Pollack, like many of us, experiences occasional back issues. Yoga helps, and also keeps him aware that his body, though functional, isn't perfect.

Decades after a paralyzing stroke, yoga restores Gale-Ann Maier's strength and stability.

A daughter reflects on the way yoga has brought she and her mother closer.

"I lived in my head until yoga finally brought me back into my body."

Water-loving yogis play with balance, focus, and core strength by taking their practice offshore.

In the wake of last week's anxiety producing news, Neal Pollack was reminded that while suffering is part of our human condition, yoga is there to help alleviate it.

Emma Essery bravely opens up about her recovery from her eating disorder through yoga.

A panic disorder had Rashel Fitchett sick with anxiety and fear, until pranayama helped restore peace in her life.

Authenticity is one of the most important goals of yoga, writes Erica Rodefer Winters. But sometimes faking it can be a great way to come closer to your authentic self.

Chess and yoga have more similarities than you might think. A recent essay explores why both disciplines have lasted throughout the centuries.

Sometimes it can be fun to break the rules as long as you do it safely, writes Erica Rodefer Winters

Sherri Meyer found her inner peace and stability by using yoga for grief and loss.

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Five tips for eliminating plastic waste from your life.

Use yogic philosophy to find satisfaction in your job, no matter what it is.

Back and neck pain forced Albert Marquis to hang up the reins. Through basic yoga stretching, he finds his way back.

After losing part of her foot to sepsis, Kelly Larson rediscovers yoga for healing and balance—physically and emotionally—through the lessons of yoga.

When antidepressants stopped working, Neal Pollack's yoga practice helped him manage his depression--minus the negative side effects.

Epilepsy threatened Sharon Powell's life until she rediscovered her practice and used yoga for epilepsy to ease the pain.

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Suffering from brain damage after a car accident, Robin Cohn finds acceptance and healing through yoga.

Fear of making mistakes is natural in yoga as in life, writes Karen Sherwood, but the anticipation is often far worse than the actual consequence.

She shouldn't, she couldn't, there's too much to do ... but a quick Savasana turns out to be exactly what Erica Rodefer Winters needed.

For clarity of mind and heart, shine the light of awareness on your habits and clean up your life.

Without the benefit of studio classes for structure and guidance, Erica Rodefer Winters set out to remake her home practice. Here she shares some tips that is keeping her yoga fresh.

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In his current living space, Neal Pollack doesn't have the room nor is inspired to practice yoga. He's trying to find a yogic lesson in the situation.

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Kelly Bonner has unlocked the key to growth in her yoga practice and in her life: To push back against fear.

Discover the sweetness inside when you slow down and listen.

At the beginning of this new year, Katie Silcox describes the tantric path toward making changes that last—and uncovering happiness.

Discover inner resources that can help you make healthier choices, meet your goals, and change your life for good.

In celebration of the winter soltice, Katie Silcox offers some tips for bringing more joy and light into the season.

Once you've practiced bed asana, there's no turning back.

Having to choose between schoolwork, social life, or sleep shouldn't be a choice students face, says Kelly Bonner. The trick is learning how to keep it all in balance.

Appearing with his partner for a YJ story presents Steven Thomas Saftig the opportunity to model the kind of relationship he wished he saw growing up.

Aaron Davidman discovers that slowing down his yoga practice is key to helping him stay centered even as the world around him seems to move ever faster.

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