Lifestyle

New research shows broccoli sprouts offer pollution protection. Learn how and get four ideas for healthy ways to eat them.

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.

Rina Jakubowicz shares her daily tips and life hacks to live a whole-hearted life, balanced life.

Yogi Rina Jakubowicz shares some of her teaching secrets and how yoga helped her become a more well-rounded, positive person.

Yogi Rina Jakubowicz shares her simple tips and tricks on how to live a healthy vegan lifestyle on the go.

Yogi Rina Jakubowicz decided to go vegan to honor ahimsa. Learn how she lives a vegan lifestyle through supplements and maintaining a healthy diet.

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.

Keep those feet warm with these five leg warmers perfect for chilly treks to the yoga studio or for throwing on before Savasana.

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.

Yoga teacher Lauren Imparato says the societal pressure of "I have-to" syndrome gets in the way of you being you. Try this sequence for letting go.

These six recipes from the Natural Gourmet Institute are all satisfying and simple. Don't be surprised when your office-mates start following your suit.

21-year-old author and nonprofit founder Emily-Anne Rigal says she knows what it is to bully, be bullied, and to overcome both by looking within.

A former corporate executive turned yoga teacher, community organizer, and political disrupter shares her method for finding and activating your unique passion.

How can you make every day your best day? Using tools inspired by The Desire Map, identify how you want to feel rather than what you want to achieve.

Early ballots for the 2016 Grammy Awards included nearly two dozen albums inspired by bhakti yoga. We listened to them all to choose our favorite yoga music for the year. Practice to the playlist.

Internationally recognized yoga teacher and mother of two Janet Stone is offering YJ readers a series of weekly "mom-asanas." This week's practice: letting go of mom guilt.

Turns out, how you feel about Valentine's Day—and your love life in general—is influenced by your sign, or more specifically, your "element," says author and astrologer Debra Silverman.

Readers share the yoga they practice in groups.

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

Writer Crystal Fenton shares her story of using patience and practice to turn the end of a relationship into an opportunity to evolve.

American soccer forward, World Cup champion, and yogi Christen Press gives YJ a peek into her practice.

Jean Weiss finds a relaxing weekend of yoga with her teenage daughter and friend at Devil's Thumb Ranch, Colorado to learn about snow sports.

Finally, performance pants without a hefty price tag.

Dal is as common in India as pasta in Italy. Find out why 
this nourishing dish is a classic comfort food for yogis.

Float Therapy is on the rise. Find out why this womb-like experience just might elevate the way you meditate.

Move over, milk: Turns out dried plums (a.k.a. prunes) are a great way to prevent—and even reverse—osteoporosis, according to a recent study in the British Journal of Nutrition.

Tiny homes are sprouting up everywhere, and financial liberation is only one of the perks.

Alexandria Crow learned the hard way about yoga injuries. Now, she focuses on therapeutic yoga to heal and transform her body.

Here’s what’s trending this month among Yoga Journal editors (and their little ones at home).

Why might yogis get sick less often? All that practice is increasing immune-boosting antioxidant levels.

Learn about these amazing yogis, their practice, and how they make a difference in their communities.

Harness the transformative power of language to design your own personal mantra and makeover your internal dialogue for authentic empowerment.

Yoga teacher Rina Jakubowicz offers travel tips and inspiration from her photo expedition with Robert Sturman to shoot the “Cuba Libre Yoga Project.”

Don't let common aches and pains keep
 you off your mat. 
Recover faster with these 
20 expert-recommended 
natural DIY fixes.

Chronic stress 
and anxiety 
signal the brain to wreak havoc on your body. The secret to hitting reset? Yoga.

With a growing body of research proving yoga’s healing benefits, it’s no wonder more Western doctors are prescribing this ancient practice. Learn what's behind the trend.

Rachel Brathen says you can let your personal challenges and trauma obscure the big picture or use them as motivation to create change.

While top-notch yoga apparel is often worth the splurge, here are our picks for five of the latest basics that won’t break the bank.

If headspins and windmills were, like, totally your thingin the 1980s, you’ll love Breakti, a combo of yoga and breakdancing.

The founder of Bikram Yoga has been ordered to pay over $7 million to a former employee who said he sexually harassed her and wrongfully fired her, the Associated Press reports.

So your New Year's resolution isn't working? Gabrielle Bernstein thinks most of us make this one mistake when setting out to make a change.

You've probably heard that souping is the new juicing. But in cold weather, a warm bowl of soup feels more like comfort food than a "cleanse." And that's exactly the point.

Imagine spending six months traveling across the United States in search of the country’s standout yoga teachers and fellow passionate yogis. Apply now.

Along with your New Year’s resolution to attempt Side Crane Pose in 2016, research suggests you should get more daring with food.

From Manduka to Beyoncé and Top Shop, here are five new collections worth exploring this year.

Yoga Journal Senior Editor Tasha Eichenseher finds that surrendering control in Rishikesh, India, left her with a liberating after-glow.

Meditation teacher and the best-selling author 
of Real Happiness shares ways to find fulfillment at work—even in jobs we may never love.

Try this energetic four-pose sequence three times on each side to warm up and protect your hips before you head to the barre.

Citrus fruit is now in season and one of nature’s best sources of vitamin C, a key nutrient for supporting your immune 
system. Get inspired to 
juice up your meals and your 
body’s winter defenses.

A playful practice 
can bring you 
more joy on and 
off the mat.

These YJ readers share the yoga they practice in cities around the world.

A human-rights advocate brings healing yoga and meditation to war-torn Afghanistan.

The former NFL linebacker, philanthropist, and sports analyst for NBC Sports in Atlanta gives YJ a peek into his practice.

Grace Flowers was 20 weeks pregnant during the photoshoot. Carin Gorrell took the opportunity to gather pregnancy, practice, and life wisdom from Grace.

Our lips lack the many protective layers of the rest of our skin, 
so it takes more to keep them hydrated. The nourishing oils in 
these balms and sticks seal in moisture and keep lips smooth and soft.

Enhance your yoga practice with the latest in high-performance fabrics. They’re moisture wicking, odor quashing, and super breathable.