Lifestyle

As much as you want to write your memoir, teach a new sequence, or start your own business, you may be getting in your own way. The first step to a more creative life is recognizing your blocks.

Vinyasa teacher Mary Beth LaRue is one of those instructors you just want to practice with in the hopes that some of her vibrant energy will rub off.

There's so much more to yoga than what happens on the mat. When you need a little push in the right direction or a fresh perspective, the Yoga Sutra is your guidebook living with intention.

Attend Hanuman Festival in Boulder, CO to deepen your yoga practice and connect with like-minded yogis.

We can't blame you if you've never given your fascia a second (or first) thought. Senior Yoga Medicine teacher Allison Candelaria explains why you will want to start now though.

Visualization is playing with the imagination, a powerful resource. Use a glitter jar to illustrate to kids how mindfulness—the cultivation of stillness in the face of swirling chaos of life—affects us.

As yoga teachers, even the best of us fall into creative ruts—sequences begin to feel stale and unexciting, and home practices become rote and repetitive. Steal Mary Beth LaRue's secrets.

Krissy Jones, co-owner of Sky Ting Yoga, shares tips for the best revitalizing postures to practice while traveling.

The fierce founder of Core Strength Vinyasa Yoga shares her ultimate yoga playlist and what inspired her first album, Salt & Bone.

Rubin Naiman, a clinical and sleep-health psychologist, offers advice for practicing before bed.

Yoga classes can provide prime conditions for intimate relationships 
to bloom, thanks 
to physical proximity and a shared trust. But is it professional
—or ethical?

Yoga teacher Shauna Harrison shows us how TRX can benefit both beginners and more experienced yogis. Learn how to incorporate this it into your routine.

Breathe For Change, an organization launched last year by teachers for teachers, is on a mission to save our schools, one teacher at a time, by reducing burnout through yoga and mindfulness training.

Exercises to increase strength.

Mary Beth LaRue, who will lead YJ's upcoming Yoga for Creativity course, is here to help you breathe inspiration and bliss into your daily practice and your teaching.

Have you ever wanted some extra help tuning out the external world, let alone your inner dialogue, for a yoga class? Look no further than Sound Off Yoga.

Yoga teacher Karly Treacy says boxing is a more natural fit for yogis than you might you think. Learn why. Then try this perfect sequence to stretch your out post-spar.

If you can't remember when you last exercised with shoes on, it’s time to give running another shot. The good news? Your body is ready.

Four popular DJs sound off on the creative process of syncing beats to asana and on their emerging roles in the yoga community.

There’s more to gut health than what we put on our plates. Try these Ayurvedic tips to transform the way you cook, eat, and digest.

En route to Washington, D.C., Live Be Yoga Tour Ambassador Taylor O'Sullivan opens up her yoga bag and shares the contents with us, from mala beads to a Sacral Chakra-balancing stone.

Why not break out 
of your comfort zone 
and discover how much richer life can be? Here’s your guide to get started.

Yoga Journal readers share photos of their 
standup paddleboard (SUP) 
yoga practice to get you psyched for summer.

Marianne Williamson is an internationally acclaimed spiritual author, lecturer, peace activist, and co-founder of Peace Alliance. Here, find out why she loves practicing yoga.

Yoga teacher and licensed psychotherapist Ashley Turner says yoga is the key to psychological and emotional healing as well as resolving issues with self-confidence, relationships, and more.

Find solitude with Buddhist monks in Tassajara Zen Mountain Center.

Check out these fun items that put a spring in our step this season.

This sequence helps to diminish many of the common discomforts and imbalances experienced in the low back, pelvis, and hips during pregnancy.

Mother's Day is coming up, and what better way to reward yourself for all you give and all you do than a yoga course devoted solely to you and your needs?

We asked one of our favorite yogis, Nicki Doane of Maya Yoga Studio in Maui, why taking care of the planet is a key part of her yoga practice.

Discarding your belongings is the way to "Spark Joy," according to best-selling author Marie Kondo. Here are 4 ways to dispose of your unwanted objects in a mindful, yogic way.

Could yoga be the answer to quelling the drug epidemic in Vermont and beyond?

Janet Stone is offering YJ readers a series of weekly "mom-asanas" for serenity, strength, and grounding. This week's practice: Going with the flow of motherhood.

Join CorePower Yoga this summer at Red Rocks Amphitheatre for a unique yoga experience with awe-inspiring views.

A little asana and meditation can be the perfect antidote to summer-travel angst and aches.

In this guided meditation from Sonima, find balance and light through breath awareness that will uplift your practice of parenting.

Next time you find yourself bogged down with emails and to-dos, take 10 minutes to disconnect from the computer screen and practice this short yoga sequence.

We're excited to introduce Tarah Stuht and Taylor O’Sullivan, the ambassadors for our Live Be Yoga Tour in partnership with Gaia.

I'm so psyched to making my first stop as Live Be Yoga ambassador in New York City this week with Yoga Journal and Gaia! Here are my 10 rules for packing for a yoga road trip.

This month, when you're too tired, stressed, and busy to roll out your yoga mat, try finding stillness and peace by practicing one (or all) of these three calming breathing exercises.

Although yoga in the U.S. is very different from how it used to be, the news of yoga’s growth is both exciting and inspiring. Take a look at the highlights.

Most women know they should be strengthening their pelvic floors, but what about lengthening? Try this 10-step practice for strong and supple muscles to support childbirth, your vital organs, and even your love life.

Janet Stone, who will lead our upcoming Yoga for Moms online course, explains how repeating a mantra can keep moms grounded.

Writer Yelena Moroz Alpert shares how a postpartum return to her beloved Ashtanga practice (however guilt-ridden) was essential for regaining her sense of self.

Thinking about attending a yoga festival but feeling a bit intimidated by the unknown? Allow us pull back the curtain and give you an inside look. (Warning: Inspiration ahead.)

Regenerative agriculture builds on the practices of organic farming to protect existing soil from toxic chemicals and promote soil regeneration.

Janet Stone, who will lead our upcoming Yoga for Moms online course, explains how to heal your pelvic floor with mula bandha.

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

Cleanse all parts of your life this season with Naturopathic doctor Karuna Sabnani's comprehensive plan for detoxing your mind and body to let your soul shine.

Discrimination is the last thing you want to convey as a teacher -- or feel as a student. Here's how yogis are bringing mindfulness to this important topic, so everyone feels welcome on the mat.

Are your seasonal allergies acting up? These yoga poses will help you conquer that foggy head and constant sniffles.

Writer Rachel Zurer discovers the power of a daily practice on a dream-like yoga retreat on sacred Mayan lands in Guatemala.

These money archetypes are a way to help people tease out the factors that might be affecting their financial life on an unconscious level.

You may spend serious time sweating, but it's the space between workouts that counts. Sage Rountree's yoga poses will help you get the most out of your recovery time.

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

Practice your steadiness, stillness, and presence.

Spending quality time with family, friends, and community—while also staying open to new relationships—is the secret to a happy, healthy life. One of the most powerful ways to forge more vital, lasting connections: yoga.

Our relationship with our finances can spark attachment, avoidance, envy, fear, and more. 

Yoga Journal readers share the yoga they practice in national parks.

Author, chef, and green-living expert Renee Loux shares her life story interwoven with both yoga and food.

Yoga is all about being in the present moment, but that's pretty hard to do if you can't part with your phone. Here are 3 reasons to take a break from your digital devices right now.

Yoga Medicine founder Tiffany Cruikshank offers four tricks for fine-tuning your body’s digestive process with yoga.

After a long day at school, there's always more to do. Before hitting the homework, take a yoga break to reset mind and body for better focus.

Feel like your cycle is unpredictable? Women’s health coach and functional nutritionist Nicole Jardim has advice for connecting with and balancing your inner feminine.

Janet Stone offers 7 things to consider if you're feeling the intense weight of change in your body, plus a pose to help you open and soften.

Practicing yoga and meditation in water brings us back to basics.

Whether you’re a light sleeper or clock a solid eight hours nightly, Naturopathic doctor Karuna Sabnani has practices to help all of us sustain a relaxed mind, body, and soul.

Meet the yogis who will be touring across the country for six months capturing yoga stories as they go. Plus–meet our four other amazing yogi finalists.

San Francisco-area yogis, extend the benefits of your practice to others at the Yoga Reaches Out Bay Area Yogathon supporting the Lazarex Center Foundation.

Realizing that you don't have to be 100% "on" every minute of the day in order to stay on top of things can be a massive relief for your spirit.

Internationally recognized yoga teacher and mom Janet Stone offers YJ readers 5 tips for being more present with your kids.

Try this simple flow in the morning or anytime with your kids to jumpstart their day. It only takes 3 minutes!

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

Did you hang up your boxing gloves when you found yoga? Now there's no need. BoxingYoga is attracting fans from inside and outside the ring, and it's about to throw a punch in the U.S.

When we become parents, we often carry around old expectations about how our yoga practice should look based on our “pre-child” days. But that doesn't mean we have no "time" for yoga.

Happiness is a mind-body endeavor. It only takes two minutes to deploy this self-massage to stimulate our belly brain, the enteric nervous system, which regulates mood and immunity.

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