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The famous yoga photographer shares his thoughts on how to be more mindful when taking asana images and using your camera to give back.

Whether you love grabbing your journal and pouring out your innermost thoughts or you loathe the thought of it, here’s all the prompts you need to feel more connected to yourself and those around you.

Wrangle your attention span and increase productivity with these tips for improved concentration

Here’s what you can learn from one writer’s path toward healing

Here’s how to integrate the physical, energetic, psychological, and spiritual to create a journey of true healing.

Personal-growth guru and former professional snowboarder Katie Brauer shares her four-step plan for connecting with empathy—even when others try your patience.

Want to launch or grow your own yoga service organization? Here are the top resources recommended by the 2018 Good Karma Awards advisory panel.

If this week’s news cycle retriggered your own traumatic experience, you aren’t alone. Here, Sarah Platt-Finger shares her own empowering path toward healing and a grounding sequence to help you reclaim a sense of steadiness and ease.

Spurred in part by the crushing opioid epidemic, the Department of Defense and other federal agencies have been spearheading efforts to manage and mitigate pain and mental health problems among active service members. Yoga, as it turns out, is one of the rising stars. While those in the trenches say there is a long way to go before yoga can be broadly and systemically deployed within the military, the foundation is being laid for using asana, meditation, and other holistic therapies to make military personnel more resilient.

I was a little (okay, very) skeptical at first. But now? I’m Taroting all day, every day.

Ever wonder what top yoga teachers’ yoga and meditation practices really look like? You know, when they’re not filtering out every imperfection to create the perfect Gram? Click through to find out.

Looking to start a regular morning yoga practice? The first step is to make yourself a morning person—even if you’re not. Here are 6 tips to help.

After a summer filled with retrogrades, eclipses, and supermoons, September is bringing an invitation to settle in—and make yourself useful. Here’s how to use what’s happening in the stars in your yoga practice.

Grief expert and author of It’s OK That You’re Not OK reveals what she's learned about the practice of supporting loved ones as they navigate some of the hardest times of their lives.

You use sage or palo santo to clear the energy in your home or yoga studio. Here’s how the pros clear their own energy—and how you can, too.

The most inspiring yoga photos speak for themselves. Check out Yoga Journal’s top pics for inspiring Instagram accounts.

You know that little voice that pipes up to tell you that you’re not enough? Well, here’s how to silence it—for good.

The Be Here Now author teaches us about gracefully embracing death in his new book collaboration, Walking Each Other Home.

The best part? You can incorporate all of these insights into your own daily practices, starting today.

Sure, a week-long yoga retreat is what you really want. But if you think you won’t get a lot out of a one-day getaway, think again.

With only a couple of weeks to train for the race, John Douillard and his family used these Ayurvedic techniques to get to the finish line.

These DIY essential oil blends will help you finally break your scented candle habit.

Having one of those days? Sure, making a beeline for your yoga mat is a great idea. But for an instant hit of calm when you're on the go, try one of these simple practices that you can do anywhere, anytime.

Join one of these getaways to discover the power of sisterhood as you practice.

What barriers are currently holding you back? What do you really want to do—but are too afraid to try? Read on for inspiration that’ll help you go after your biggest dreams, no matter how scary they feel.

It can be tough to stop sizing yourself up next to everyone else in the yoga studio—despite knowing that yoga isn’t about comparing your poses to those of other yogis. Here’s how to finally let that go and start focusing on your own practice.

The pop star and frontwoman shares how her daily practice inspires her creativity and makes her feel protected.

Here's how Yin Yoga could help you find more balance in your practice and your life.

This sequence, created by Yoga Foster founder Nicole Cardoza, encourages kids to be brave, own their bodies, and speak up for what they need.

YJ senior editor Meghan Rabbitt caught up with YogaGlo's Kathryn Budig and life coach Ash Cebulka to learn how to navigate change with grace. Plus, Kathryn shares four poses for embracing transition.

These 18 insanely dangerous spots are gaining popularity among yogis wanting picture-perfect Instagram posts. But are pictures like these admirable and inspiring—or an example of how yoga is getting further and further away from its roots?

Life in the spotlight is not all Instagram likes and rainbow sprinkles. Here, Kathryn Budig shares her thoughts on the ups and downs of "yogalebrity," including the importance of stepping out of your comfort zone.

Who says you can’t relax and recharge at the same time?

Meditation teacher Sally Kempton shares her tools for finding peace—even during life's most overwhelming moments.

When one yoga teacher traveled to Mysore, India, to study Ashtanga yoga for a month, he brought his wife and baby daughter with him. Here’s how the experience became his biggest teacher.

Are you a yogi looking for inspiration off your yoga mat? Yoga Journal’s Editorial Producer Bee Creel hit the tread running with Orangetheory Fitness and found a new way to get in touch with her heart.

Traveling can make you feel cranky and stiff—the opposite of how you feel after a yoga class. But it doesn’t have to. Here’s how to beat the tiny-seat, stiff-leg, jet lag blues.

For Jill Miller, years of hypermobility led to picture-perfect yoga poses—and overuse injuries that ultimately prompted a total hip replacement. Here’s what the experience was like, and how it’s forever changed her practice.

For one yoga teacher, trying something that felt like the complete opposite of her alignment-focused asana style turned out to transform her yoga practice—and her life.

Yoga and I have been together for almost four decades. Here's how we survived infidelity and finally tied the knot.

The right props can help you do everything from improve your alignment to making formerly awkward or uncomfortable poses easier. Read on to find out what some of the top yoga teachers around the country reach for when they practice.

Practicing this immersion into nature will help you center and reconnect with what matters most to you—and you can do it in your own backyard.

When I tell friends that I went on a silent meditation retreat, 95 percent of them say they couldn’t handle not talking. Yet when you commit to quiet stillness, you have the space and time to discover things you fail to see or may have even forgotten about yourself.

If the news of these recent, high-profile suicides has you feeling down or wondering what to do—or, if the news is bringing up memories of how suicide has touched you on a deep and very personal level—here’s how to turn to your yoga practice.

If you struggle to some degree with body image issues, you're not alone.

Considering a pilgrimage to the birthplace of yoga? These 9 awesome ashrams and retreats in India are ideal spots to deepen your practice.

Feeling sluggish? Boost your energy and your brain power with these 3 Ayurvedic recipes.

If you already have a steady SUP yoga practice, you might be eager to try more challenging postures on your board. Enter this sequence, which is filled with familiar postures that have unexpected variations.

What if you could take a yoga class in the comfort of your home or office with a LIVE teacher, who sees you in real time the same way you see them? This is totally possible now with two-way live streaming yoga classes.

Pema Chödrön explains how stepping out of your cocoon and extending compassion to others is the key to lasting joy and happiness.

This relaxing "fourth trimester" yoga sequence can help you reconnect with your body and calm your mind in those early months with a new baby.

Artist Julia Cameron reveals how her morning writing ritual helps her contemplate life and access her truth.

Invigorate yourself with these must-haves, from a heart-healthy herbal tea to the latest app that will jump-start your day.

Try these feel-good tools along with your yoga practice to set a positive spin on your day.

Asana, pranayama, and meditation are key tools for combatting everyday stressors. Learn how taking care of yourself can create a ripple effect of positivity in your mind and body.

Our writer never thought she would participate in one of those social media yoga challenges, but she found it surprisingly rewarding. Here are 7 things she learned from the experience.

Our writer Adam Carney took a great idea and relocated to Bali, Indonesia, to launch a yoga business. Here, his powerful story, and 4 tips to start a successful yoga company abroad.

Pack your favorite yoga bag and grab a friend. It’s festival season! Here's our round-up of 11 summer celebrations you shouldn't miss.

In this Instagram blowout between Alo, Cody App, and teachers Dana Falsetti and Kino MacGregor, the yoga community revealed—in both supportive and damning comments—how complicated yoga business and social media can be.

Yes, the teacher can see you in your living room ... here are the pros and cons of taking a two-way live streaming yoga class.

Yoga teacher Meagan McCrary's injury forced her to roll up her mat, but it helped her remember and return to many of the things she loved about yoga to begin with.

Nine leading yoga teachers give us an inside look at how they pray, manifest what they want in their lives, and more.

You may be experiencing an injury and all that comes with it, but you are not your injury. Here are 5 ways to recover mentally, physically, and emotionally.

How we weather the storms of our lives is the key to surviving and thriving, according to Pam Butler, author of the new book Return to Life. Here are her 12 steps to getting back on track, including yoga, meditation, and pranayama.

In this stunning gallery of photos by Robert Sturman, the acclaimed yoga photographer captures yogis practicing in their natural element in honor of Earth Day. "As an artist, I often think of Rumi’s words, 'I can’t stop pointing to the beauty.’ That feels right to me,'" he says. In the following slideshow, Sturman asks yogis—both renowned teachers and "regular" practitioners—what the Earth means to them in their practice and their lives.

Meditation can help you clearly see the small but mighty steps that are within your power to reduce your footprint and celebrate the Earth in a meaningful way.

The change in weather calls for a new pair of sunglasses and next-level hydration.

Find out how YJ's May cover model Erika Halweil tapped the power of tapas and "came home" to Ashtanga Yoga.

YJ's May cover model offers guidance on how to navigate the commercial yoga craze.

Feel like you have a cold coming on? Nip it in the bud with these immunity-boosting tips.

Spring is a time of regeneration, growth, and expansion. However, according to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), spring can also be a time when feelings of irritability, frustration, or anger sink in. This free-flow sequence can help.

Restore your sparkle with this nourishing DIY Ayurvedic face wash recipe to deeply cleanse, purify, and soften the skin.

Dropping all my inhibitions changed my yoga practice.

We asked 6 of the most social media-savvy yogis about how they brush off haters, cope, and keep on posting.

It's hard to find stillness in the face of life's ups and downs. Cultivate equanimity by practicing mindfulness meditation and calming breaths.

Mindfulness teacher, cover model, and #YJInfluencer Sara Clark talks haircuts, power, and cultivating a connection with your higher self.

Yoga teacher and YJ cover model Sara Clark shares her journey toward courageousness, plus an asana practice and mantra to help you feel confident in your own skin.

Yoga is for every body, yet sometimes it feels like the industry surrounding the practice ignores the plus-size woman. But that might be starting to change. Here are 11 fashionable yet functional yoga pieces for the average American woman.

Fifteen years ago, yoga teacher Max Strom traveled to Varanasi, India. What he witnessed there sent him on the road to emotional transformation.