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Having a contemplative practice can curb the impulse to "want want want."

A petition, an open letter, and posts on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter call for organizers to cancel the event.

It’s not just people of color who are traumatized by racial injustice. A therapist invites everyone to consider how yoga can help balance an overwhelmed nervous system.

It's time to discard any outdated and distorted perceptions of yourself.

Following scandal after scandal, the founder of hot yoga refuses to pay court-ordered damages or admit wrongdoing. How is he still teaching?

Acceptance of your truest self is waiting.

How to stretch, expand, and otherwise release all that tension.

It's time to allow the unfolding that comes with surrender.

It involves an iguana.

How contemporary research and ancient tradition explain the unexpected emotional release.

You've heard again and again that it can. Science weighs in.

No, they're not true for all of us.

Blessings galore.

Meditation to enhance awareness may be key to making the most of the “anti-diet.”

The answer may surprise you.

You're being asked if the story you keep telling yourself is actually true.

In Patagonia, half a world away from where yoga was born, I made an unexpected connection with the practice.

It's time to explore the unknown.

The tendencies, traits, and ways of interpreting things that play out in your most intimate partnerships.

Our experts asked the AI tool to generate a yoga class. Did it hold up?

It's taken a long time to process—and come back from—what happened. I'm only now considering unrolling my mat again.

As Mars returns to forward motion, so does your ability to make decisions and take actions to create the life you want.

Yes gratifyingly comfy, supportive, and fashionable leggings do exist in all sizes.

There's a capacity to sit quietly with your emotions, even when they seem to make no sense.

A little perspective can bring about a lot of closure.

A few minutes of rest can't change anything about your circumstances. But it can change everything about how you show up to them.

Putting your intentions on paper can be the first step in reaching them.

How to navigate the year with grace and (relative) ease.

Instead of rushing into the new year, you're being nudged to slow down.

I found success in a city I loved. But my practice sent me on a different path.

Two new adult coloring books offer a fun, effective way to advance your understanding of anatomy and philosophy. 

We're experiencing a loneliness pandemic. Here's how you can learn to show up for yourself during one of the hardest times of the year.

These reads illustrate how a book doesn't have to talk about yoga to be about yoga.

Research shows that hypnotherapy can help break the cycle of sleeplessness.

Been staying small because of fear or self-doubt? It's time to expand.

She teaches yoga to millions. And lately she's been teaching herself to slow down.

It's an auspicious time to say yes to yourself and the beauty that lies ahead.

The sports bras, leggings, and sneakers that seriously changed my life.

The expert advice, glimpses into others' lives, and everyday solutions that kept you clicking and talking throughout the year.

Einstein was right—time is relative. Here's how to slow your experience of it.

Research says mindful eating, breathing, and movement benefit the baby, too.

It's time to look so far outside of the box that you forget one ever existed.

Yogi Bryan explains what you can try anytime your anxiety becomes overwhelming.

This is definitely it.

Taking responsibility for your life leads to change in unexpected ways.

The device you didn't know you needed.

You returned to these over and over again.

No one has all the answers. That's part of the challenge—and the beauty—of being human.

Free up your practice with yoga clothes that let you flow.

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.

As Neptune emerges from retrograde, you'll find greater clarity around your sense of purpose and your perception of truth.

Sometimes the intersection of spirituality, critical thinking, and group think can go terribly, terribly wrong.

Yoga Journal's contributors have got you covered with their recommendations.

Prepare to be reminded that life can be more beautiful than you'd dared to imagine.

Struggling to practice through pain and exhaustion, I eventually had to ask myself some difficult questions about my understanding of yoga.

It's time to learn what happens when you challenge your fears and instead ask, what if the best case scenario happens?

Find energy naturally through foods and good habits.

Wisdom may be the secret to good health, happiness, and aging with grace.

Venus and Mercury in Sagittarius remind you that life is on your side. Allow yourself to dare. Big.

The model inspired one of our editors to try yoga—not to get a model’s body but for the grace and other traits that became touchstones of her practice and her life.

Wellness trends often rely on catchy jargon, complex methods for optimizing health and fitness, and unsustainable practices. Our health columnist believes that simpler is usually better when it comes to developing a routine.

It's complementary to your Sun sign in ways that, not surprisingly, illuminate your darkest corners.

A study conducted by researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center makes the case for MBSR.

The theme of this upcoming full Moon is slow, steady, and indulgent. This Yin practice delivers on each of those.

The full Moon and lunar eclipse create a moment in time that exists for you to release the old and step into who you were always meant to be.

More of this, please.

The Under Armour HOVR Phantom 3 keeps its high-energy return DNA intact while pushing the envelope on innovation

It's time to find steadiness and stillness as some old situations come around for closure, completion, and integration.

Hear me out.

Instead of putting pen to paper, consider audio journaling as an alternative method of reflection

No, you don't need a large, spacious room for your class.

These exercises will help you stand tall—and boost your athleticism

Activist and yoga teacher Reggie Hubbard says, yes. Here's how he uses his practice to create change on Capitol Hill.

The Wimbledon champion is instructing others in yoga and meditation, a German paper reported earlier this week.

With Scorpio influence strong, we are being drawn into our shadow side so that we can witness, transform, and reemerge.

It's time to trust the process of becoming...even when that means unbecoming who you once were.

It's time to deepen your sense of self-worth—something you're probably wildly overdue to experience—and take initiative in creating the life you want.

And what it doesn't say.

Sigh.