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We asked five experts to create rut-busting inner peace routines to help usher in the new year with renewed energy.

What's the future of yoga? We dig deep into the events and news stories of a wildly unprecedented year for clues of what's to come. Grab a seat. This may take a while....

Want a new mat to support your practice? Pamper yourself with a thick mat for more joint protection and comforting cushion.

Here’s how to effectively focus your energy toward authentic transformation.

Jennifer Pastiloff on redefining beauty and how to find it here and now.

How contributor Michelle Konstantinovsky's yoga practice helped her embrace the discomfort of trying something new.

Wolf Terry shares how Brainspotting Therapy allowed her to release old trauma and find a new sense of peace.

Here's how to utilize rosehip oil to get the most benefits out of this extract.

The Yoga Alliance Foundation launches a new program to support teachers bringing yoga to historically marginalized communities.

The inaugural “Meditate America” campaign kicks off December 3 with a free virtual benefit concert and fundraiser featuring a star-studded lineup.

Whether you're too wound up to drift off or wake up in the middle of the night, four yoga therapists share the yoga poses, breathing techniques, and full-body scans you can call on.

Invigorate your senses with this soothing tea ceremony.

Learn how props can offer you the support you need to enhance your practice.

Plus, author, yoga teacher, and international speaker Max Strom shares advice for boosting your ability to drift into slumber—and blissfully remaining there through the night.

A new trend promises better mental wellness without the help of Western medicine. Is it unsafe—or just what we need?

Plus, a practice to help you find peace of mind.

The singer-songwriter shares what keeps her centered amidst her busy life.

Soothe tired eyes and a stressed out mind with these grounding poses

Sleep soundly, faster with these 6 nighttime aids.

Here's the 411 on Kegels, and whether you should be practicing them.

This time-tested eight-week yoga and meditation program reduced symptoms of chronic pain, offering an alternative to opioid medication.

Stay protected during this coronavirus-laden cold and flu season with these six tips and tricks.

Yoga and mindfulness can teach us how to be benevolent leaders who foster deep listening, tactful truth-telling, clear communication, and inclusivity.

Jordan Smiley, founder of Courageous Yoga in Denver, talks about the mission to create a safe and inclusive environment for the transgender and nonbinary community to practice yoga.

Yes, the time of day you exercise matters. Here’s why. Plus, a sequence to jumpstart your morning.

As fall arrives and COVID-19 numbers rise, wellness practitioners across the country are sharing their healing modalities to help us face our fear of death. We spoke with John Christian Phifer, a death doula, about how the novel coronavirus is changing our relationship with life.

Amber Karnes, the founder of Body Positive Yoga, is teaching us to honor our highest selves—and tearing down patriarchal ideology in the process.

Rejuvenate your body and mind with this heart-opening flow.

Harness your mindfulness and holistic health practices to tame a throbbing head.

The placebo effect remains one of medicine’s greatest mysteries. Here’s what we know about how it works and how we can use it to help our bodies heal.

Try these great leggings that won't break the bank.

A new sensory deprivation product signals a growing demand for meditation areas in public spaces.

Influential yoga teachers denounce the conspiracy theory, which has infiltrated spiritual communities, and offer advice on how to identify and stop the spread of misinformation.

Here are 10 yoga poses to help you recharge and strengthen your resolve.

Pre-pandemic, its Yoga on the Labyrinth program may have been the largest diverse yoga gathering on this side of the equator.

YJ Executive Editor Lindsay Tucker says "YES!" Find out how.

Simple chakra and tapping practices can help heal the body, build vitality, relieve stress and anxiety, and boost confidence.

Find yoga and wellness organizations, studios, teachers, educators, businesses, collectives, and media outlets that are owned by Black and Indigenous yogis and People of Color.

Contributing editor Jennifer Davis-Flynn reflects on the reverberating and unpredictable effects of acts of harm and love during a global pandemic. Plus, self-care practices to fuel your compassion.

Could avoiding impulsive behaviors—such as scrolling social media, having sex, eating certain foods, and drinking alcohol—make future pleasures that much more enjoyable? I had to give them up to find out.

How it can positively affect your relationship.

A new study from researchers at the University of Copenhagen found that fitness watches can increase activity—and anxiety—levels.

Here, the above-the-knee amputee waxes on forgiveness, his yoga practice, and living life to the fullest.

Many of us used to come to class for the social connection. The experts weigh in on what we’ve lost, or not, in terms of community and the healing benefits of the practice.

Yoga teacher Karena Virginia discusses the collective grief of COVID-19 and what it can teach us. Plus, six tips to jumpstart your own deep healing process.

New research shows that just two weekly 90-minute yoga sessions can improve balance and motor learning as you age. Here, the asana sequence researchers used.

This plant-practice pairing has been gaining traction in the yoga community. Here, how THC and CBD can impact your time on the mat.

Spread passion and rebirth with these celestial accoutrement.

Our Family's Doing Yoga—a new kids book by SonJoria Sydnor—helps to expand what yoga looks and feels like. Here, why it belongs on every child's bookshelf.

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

What is Reiki? Yoga teacher and Reiki practitioner, Lara Rosenbaum, lays out the basics of this powerful energy healing modality from Japan.

As anxiety spikes across the U.S., emerging studies show a possible link between meditation and cardiovascular health.

Learn to glow within by balancing the three mind-body energies in Ayurveda.

Shopping for a mat now? Consider these environmentally savvy picks from some of our favorite teachers.

With nootropics constantly flooding the market, we’re here to separate the noble from the nonsense.

Syncing awareness of movement with breath has a profound impact on training our nervous systems and can help survivors of post-traumatic stress disorder reconnect with their bodies.

Find yourself stuck in the same asana sequence? Bring your practice to new heights with these yoga slings that you can set up nearly anywhere.

From spin class to sugar-free energy drinks, these rituals and workouts can help you balance out your yoga routine.

Use this ancient system of architecture and design to bring positive energy into any physical space.

If pregnancy is in the cards for you, here are four philosophical tenets of this ancient science to consider as you embark on your journey.

Grammy-nominated frame drum specialist, flautist, and composer Marla Leigh Goldstein shares her playlist for finding ease.

Learn how to regulate these three energetic qualities with food, movement, meditation, and more.

Former caretaker and yogi at Doc Antle’s T.I.G.E.R.S. sanctuary Barbara Fisher discusses life before and after the wildly successful Netflix documentary

With long and sunny days ahead, equip yourself for a relaxing outdoor practice, whether you choose to hit the beach or venture out into your yard.

“The Healthlete” blogger, yoga teacher, and brand strategist talks about performative and optical allyship on social media and how to effectively create change in real life.

When we push too hard, we're prone to stress, anxiety, and exhaustion. But when we fail to apply ourselves, we may never realize our potential. In his new book, The Practice is the Path, yoga teacher Tias Little describes how to find middle ground. Plus, a pranayama practice to embody balance.

Yoga brought Kala MacDonald strength when she lost her brothers, and now her organization and podcast—Yoga to Cope—provide practical tools for tackling tough times.

An outdoor hot yoga pop-up is touting safe, socially distanced sweating this summer, but some are saying it poses a privilege problem.

The three-time Olympic gold medalist's dreams for the 2020 games were derailed by injury, illness, and the global pandemic. Today, she's taking it all in stride, thanks to her yoga practice.

Yogins United, a collective of yoga and Buddhist teachers, says yes. The organization is a new initiative to help yogis get out the vote this November.

Expectant mamas (or anyone) can use this centering practice to relax and de-stress.

This Father’s Day, choose gifts from Black-owned wellness and lifestyle brands. Plus, recommended reading from Black authors.