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Before yoga class, snack on a healthy whole food, like a sweet potato, or try these gluten-free options.

The former L.A. lady shares her favorite way to get an avocado fix.

Is practicing under sunlight refracted through windows damaging to my health? An expert weighs in.

A social justice activist offers yoga for domestic workers as a way to nurture women who bring love and care to others.

Fall is typically the time when you trade your splashy summer wardrobe for a more subdued palette. But activewear designers are breaking all the rules this season by thinking pink.

Leslie Booker teaches yoga and mindfulness to teenagers who are incarcerated or involved with the court system.

We tackle your top concerns about going meat- and dairy-free.

A plant-based diet may be the secret to increased energy, better health, saving our planet, and becoming a more enlightened yogi. Here’s your roadmap for taking veganism for a test drive.

From canning to dehydration, here's how to make your local produce last all winter.

Why do you feel nauseated when you lean your head back in Fish Pose? An expert weighs in.

Our by-the-numbers guide shows the benefits of a plant-based diet, even if you do it just one day a week.

This teen yoga teacher is taking her practice to the next level, all before she enters high school. Read all about her budding career here.

These natural products benefit breast-cancer research and treatment, and are free of harmful ingredients.

Jump on the hashtag bandwagon yet? Consider yourself tagged and challenged.

Open up to curiosity and trust by taking your practice to new heights—literally.

This playful AcroYoga sequence puts you in touch with the physical and introspective sides of acrobatic asana.

Believe the hype about whole grains: They supply the fiber and minerals that get stripped out of refined varieties. Here are nutritional powerhouses to substitute for white rice—and how to cook them.

This pose sequence is perfect to help trail runners increase endurance and stability.

We asked, you answered! Here are some of the fun ways Yoga Journal readers practice yoga with animals.

Yoga teachers, activists, and writers reflect on the ways yoga has helped them appreciate their diverse—and beautiful—bodies.

The practice we love has a hidden paradox: Sometimes yoga helps us accept and celebrate our bodies, and sometimes it fuels body hatred and extreme—even dangerous—behaviors.

If you struggle with body image or disordered eating, this practice helps you tune in to what you need to feel physically and emotionally nurtured.

Keep cold and flu bugs at bay with these simple yet effective health tips.

This vinyasa teacher's nonprofit brings yoga to the people of Richmond, VA. Here's the scoop on her practice.

The mother, best-selling author, and president of The Huffington Post Media Group tells us about her practice, her latest book, and (surprisingly) her favorite song.

Visit this Buddhist healing center in the Catskills to help you reset your mojo.

Update your fall wardrobe—and feel good about it—with these responsibly sourced fabrics.

Sometimes falling short of your goal, or even missing it entirely, is the first step toward success.

Globetrotting health and wellness writer Kathryn Budig talks about body image, self-acceptance, her upcoming book, and getting even better with age.

How a Bruce Lee devotee became Denver's leading advocate for diverse inclusivity in yoga.

Yoga helps spread peace and love around the world, but an event at Strala Yoga in NYC Saturday 9/6 can actually help keep a child alive.

A Gender Studies professor describes her dream yoga class.

Chef and yogini Jennifer Iserloh explains how cooking with the right intention can change the entire meal.

Use this Tantric practice to unwind and process your day for a better night's sleep.

Chef, yoga teacher, and integrative nutritionist Jennifer Iserloh offers tips for creating fresh, healthy family meals—fast.

As we head into the stressful fall season of early wake-ups, busy days and earlier nightfall, consider adding an oil massage to your morning or evening beauty routine. Here's why.

Post-sweat, calm your muscles and your mind with this sequence by Bethany Lyons, Baptiste Yoga Teacher and SoulCycle Master Instructor.

Yoga teacher and Ayurvedic expert Katie Silcox gives six quick tips you can try to keep yourself, and your family, sane during the back-to-school busyness.

The community activist and founder of New York's Queer and Trans Yoga classes on what yoga needs now.

Here, 18 of his students share poignant, heartfelt remembrances of their Guruji and his profound influence.

Kathryn Budig talks art and asana with the yoga community’s resident photographer.

Charleston yogis, you won't want to miss YOGAPOP, a fun night of fashion, poetry, music and practice—this Thursday.

Barre-curious but resistant to replace your yoga practice? Try these 6 hybrid poses from yogini founder Sadie Lincoln.

A Seattle-based non-profit brings the healing power of trauma-informed yoga and meditation to youth facing adversity.

Join yogis across the country Tuesday, August 26, in a practice dedicated to the master.

Emmy-Nominated actress Anna Chlumsky reveals how yoga has kept her calm in the lead-up to tonight's 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards.

Not built for yoga? Think again, says yogi and blogger Samantha Menzies, "A yoga body, in fact, is any body doing yoga."

Want a healthy homemade meal AND a practice, cuddle sesh, or run tonight? This curry leaves you time for all of the above.

The Certified Advanced Iyengar Yoga Teacher, Lifelong Student of BKS Iyengar, and YJ contributor remembers his guru.

Don’t forget to BYOM—Bring Your Own Mat—for the all-day Newtown Yoga Festival fundraiser.

"The planet has lost an important teacher with B.K.S. Iyengar's passing...The thoughts and prayers of the entire Baptiste community are with his global family today."

He shed light on ancient asana and modern life for yogis worldwide.

John Douillard offers advice for Brittany Pryor, 24, a yoga teacher diagnosed with Graves’ disease and RA.

Barney's New York turns the spotlight on 17 transgender men and women and their extraordinary personal stories.

Yoga poses that build core AND make you a better surfer? We'll take 'em.

Kathryn Budig talks to Primal Yoga Creator Liz Arch on the beauty of fierce confidence.

The world-renowned teacher shares her perspective on leadership, inclusiveness, and staying true to yourself.

Yoga teacher Elizabeth Crisci wants you to change the story you tell yourself.

Colbie Caillat says you're perfect, just as you are.

Can Getty's Lean In stock photography collection help create a culture of self-acceptance?

Tap wisdom from the mat to motivate you on the road.