Stress

When you slow down your body but can't get your mind to settle, try these tips for reclaiming your calm.

Overwhelmed? Even when you can't step away from the computer and drop into Child's Pose, you can still come back to that same feeling. Here's how.

I came to the U.S. in search of a better quality of life, greater opportunities, and healing. I found it—and share it—through yoga.

Sitting still can be challenging, even for experienced yoga teachers. Practicing this short stretching sequence beforehand can bring some ease to it.

Calling on a higher power can help you let go of the desire for things to be perfect and embrace inner peace.

Hypnosis may be your new favorite stress reliever.

And I don’t mean the poses...

Our physical, emotional, and behavioral tendencies—both good and bad—aren't ours alone. They're often passed down from generation to generation.

Use these tips to help cultivate calm or reset your emotions next time you find holiday stress getting in your way.

'Tis the season to be...socializing. If you're someone who needs ample alone time, here's how to fulfill all your obligations—including to yourself.

One doctor shares what happens to our bodies when stress takes over and how we can best manage it.

Feel free to let it all out.

When was the last time you gave thanks for your ability to move through your yoga practice?

Overdid it at the dinner table? Here are 10 natural remedies to bring your digestion back in balance.

Amishi Jha, author of "Peak Mind," shares how owning your attention can help you reclaim the 50 percent of your life that you’re missing. 

Can't see the forest for the trees? These lifestyle tips will help reframe your perspective on prioritizing your own health.

If free-writing seems more stressful than calming, try one of these guided journals.

The seeds of all healthy relationships start in our minds. These meditations can help you cultivate better bonds.

Feeling unmotivated, frustrated, or all-around blasé? It’s time for some rest and recovery.

Those days when you seem to have no time for yoga are actually when you need it most. These poses will bring you back to yourself—and in less time than it takes to check your IG.

To support students' mental health, savvy colleges are building wellness programs with yoga studios, salt rooms, meditation spaces, and more.

In the past, I would have picked up a drink to escape pandemic stress. This time, I tried a yoga class instead.

If you’re struggling with anxiety or related stress and symptoms, turn to herbs. Certain soothing herbs may have the potential to induce feelings of calm and relaxation.

Yoga can help you feel like yourself again. 

Doctors usually treat PTSD with antidepressants and anti-anxiety drugs, but these homeopathic remedies can ease stress without side effects.

Everyday stress doesn't stand a chance against these breathing exercises.

The American Psychological Association study shows that the pandemic has done a number on our mental and physical well-being.

When you're stressed to the max, your adrenal glands suffer the most. Natural therapies can come to the rescue.

If the relentless stream of news has you in a spiral, you’re not alone. Here are seven tips on how to handle (and heal from) the stress.

Researchers believe they have pinpointed why Kripalu yoga is so effective at relieving stress.

Improve blood flow, increase range of motion and relieve stress in less than five minutes with this five-part stretch for women.

Constantly feeling like you can't stay focused and your head is in the clouds? These natural fixes can help clear your brain fog.

Harboring aches, pains, or anxiety after experiencing microaggressions or glancing at your newsfeed? Yoga therapist Nazaahah Amin shares why race-based traumatic stress finds a home in your body and mind—and how yoga can help alleviate it.

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Try this healing breathing practice when you need to unplug and ground down.

This innovative new at-home practice is an accessible way to feel calm and grounded.

This new awareness made me realize that if you don't pull out tension by the roots, it just migrates elsewhere—that boiling water has to let off steam somewhere.

These short practices from Yoga Medicine teacher Shannon Stephens can have profound effects on the way you experience stress and life's toughest moments.

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Find out how her stress manifests by this quiz from Gaia Herbs.

Think you don’t have time for yoga during the holidays—much less 3-minute pose holds? Yoga Medicine teacher Shannon Stephens makes a case for why yin yoga may be the best practice for your busiest times.

Research shows that the practice goes a long way toward helping your brain stay in top shape.

Communities across the country, take note: Since the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting, the Newtown Yoga Festival has set an example for using yoga to bring a community together and heal trauma.

We already know that music can enhance your mood, but for the first time, a study has shown that live music can reduce stress levels.

YJ senior editor Meghan Rabbitt shares how learning to say this one little word more often empowered her to makeover her entire life.

How to use yoga to de-stress your life: come to your mat to defeat chronic stress and live a happier, healthier life.

Janet Stone, who will lead our upcoming Yoga for Moms online course, offers tips and a pose for coping with mom stress.

Got two minutes? A short restorative practice can help edit and transform negative inner narratives that reinforce anxiety and depression.

Here are a few simple ways to carry the nourishing effects of yoga off the mat and into your relationships.

Photographer Robert Sturman honors and celebrates American veterans of war by featuring several active duty and retired service members practicing yoga.

Pick your poses. Two Fit Moms offers three ways to relieve holiday stress with yoga—active, passive, or a combo—in this sequence.

If ever there was a time to slow your yoga flow and--let’s face it, take your speed of life down a notch or two--the hectic holiday season is it.

Discover the science behind your urge to overeat and how the breath can counter it. Here’s your holiday-party, Thanksgiving-table, home-alone-with-the-pie pranayama practice.

Spending quiet time in wooded areas is viewed as good medicine in Japan, and the practice—Shinrin-yoku—is catching on here.

While anxiety is natural, experts say certain yoga postures can relieve students’ first-day nerves. Start school stress-free.

A war correspondent reporting from the frontlines of the world’s largest refugee crisis uncovers the power of yoga—and love.

The upside of outside: New research is finding a link between open air and happiness. Here, four ideas for making it a daily habit.

The key to happiness? Loving the life you have, now.

How are you—really? If you ask everyone but yourself, start there. Then try these 10 tips, culled from Kathryn Budig, Tara Stiles, and more gladiators of the mindfulness movement.

Many of us are so busy that we eat at our desks and rarely stand up at all during the day, even to take a 5-minute walk.

Deepak Chopra, M.D., invites you to take a few moments of mindful attention to center your thoughts in the face of stress.

Between work and life, it’s important to set aside a little “you” time, whether it’s to take a yoga class, meditate, or enjoy your favorite LÄRABAR.

Do you ever find yourself surrounded by too much “stuff,” whether it’s actual clutter, too many emails in your inbox, or too much junk food in your pantry?

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

In light of Thanksgiving, Alexandria Crow reflects on how far her practice has brought her and her appreciation for the journey.

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.

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

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.

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

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

Filing your annual tax return can fray the nerves of even the calmest yogi. Here, five tips straight from the yoga playbook to breeze through April 15 with grace.

Overcome public speaking jitters with chants and asanas.

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?

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.

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

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

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

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.