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There's potential for it to be a “prayers being answered” kind of week.

An Indian-American yoga teacher explains how on-stage exclusion hurts as much as the in-studio erasure she's observed in yoga.

She starts—and ends—her busy days with her practice.

There's not always a need to run from discomfort—in your practice and in life.

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It's time to unclench your grip and ease into your life.

We all need to take an honest look at where we actually are and commit to moving past it.

Learn how to say no without guilt and yes without fear.

Your outer world is about to hold up a mirror to your inner worth. Believe what you see.

Yes, really.

Slow down enough so you can see the magic in the mundane.

Sometimes yoga teachers get it completely right.

Change what you can. Dance with what you can't.

Jessica Huneycutt brings yoga, breathwork, and meditation to elite athletes.

A reminder of how to see the extra in the ordinary from author and positive psychology researcher Neil Pasricha.

Mindfulness practices help young people's mental health—and they desperately need the support—but my college student just can’t see it.

Look past logic. There's unprecedented creativity waiting to be found.

Understanding the art of doing less is essential, especially for societally marginalized populations.

Pranayama, or breathwork, is an essential component of your yoga practice that influences your blood pressure, mood, and sleep.

Yoga programs across the country are celebrating the resilience and beauty of Blackness.

Achieving your potential relies on equal parts imagining and actualizing.

Finally, some space to consider what you actually want from your day, your week, and your life.

Trying to control everything is overrated. Try just observing for a change.

The organizers of the week-long class series in Vancouver announced they have postponed the event due to scheduling conflicts.

One yoga teacher immersed herself in freezing water for 31 days. Here's her advice for how you can do it, too.

It's about soooo much more than a soak in the tub.

The message was clear. "I am enough."

Dropping your expectations of what should be happening becomes easier.

The purpose coach and former monk shares a perspective shift that can help you move from begrudging your alone time to appreciating yourself and your solitude.

A new book examines why Americans are more obsessed with exercise than ever, yet also unhealthier. 

The retrogrades, eclipses, and transits that will influence you and society.

I was forced to tap into my muscles, mind, and breath.

Having a contemplative practice can curb the impulse to "want want want."

A petition, an open letter, and posts on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter call for organizers to cancel the event.

It’s not just people of color who are traumatized by racial injustice. A therapist invites everyone to consider how yoga can help balance an overwhelmed nervous system.

It's time to discard any outdated and distorted perceptions of yourself.

Following scandal after scandal, the founder of hot yoga refuses to pay court-ordered damages or admit wrongdoing. How is he still teaching?

Acceptance of your truest self is waiting.

How to stretch, expand, and otherwise release all that tension.

It's time to allow the unfolding that comes with surrender.

It involves an iguana.

The insight comes from the longest happiness study in history.

How contemporary research and ancient tradition explain the unexpected emotional release.

You've heard again and again that it can. Science weighs in.

No, they're not true for all of us.

Blessings galore.

Meditation to enhance awareness may be key to making the most of the “anti-diet.”

The answer may surprise you.

You're being asked if the story you keep telling yourself is actually true.

In Patagonia, half a world away from where yoga was born, I made an unexpected connection with the practice.

It's time to explore the unknown.

The tendencies, traits, and ways of interpreting things that play out in your most intimate partnerships.

Our experts asked the AI tool to generate a yoga class. Did it hold up?

It's taken a long time to process—and come back from—what happened. I'm only now considering unrolling my mat again.

As Mars returns to forward motion, so does your ability to make decisions and take actions to create the life you want.

Yes gratifyingly comfy, supportive, and fashionable leggings do exist in all sizes.

There's a capacity to sit quietly with your emotions, even when they seem to make no sense.

Amid the chaos, there was still love. And not just in your relationships.

A little perspective can bring about a lot of closure.

A few minutes of rest can't change anything about your circumstances. But it can change everything about how you show up to them.

Putting your intentions on paper can be the first step in reaching them.

How to navigate the year with grace and (relative) ease.

Instead of rushing into the new year, you're being nudged to slow down.

I found success in a city I loved. But my practice sent me on a different path.

Two new adult coloring books offer a fun, effective way to advance your understanding of anatomy and philosophy. 

We're experiencing a loneliness pandemic. Here's how you can learn to show up for yourself during one of the hardest times of the year.

These reads illustrate how a book doesn't have to talk about yoga to be about yoga.

Research shows that hypnotherapy can help break the cycle of sleeplessness.

Been staying small because of fear or self-doubt? It's time to expand.

She teaches yoga to millions. And lately she's been teaching herself to slow down.

It's an auspicious time to say yes to yourself and the beauty that lies ahead.

The sports bras, leggings, and sneakers that seriously changed my life.

The expert advice, glimpses into others' lives, and everyday solutions that kept you clicking and talking throughout the year.

Einstein was right—time is relative. Here's how to slow your experience of it.

Research says mindful eating, breathing, and movement benefit the baby, too.

It's time to look so far outside of the box that you forget one ever existed.

Yogi Bryan explains what you can try anytime your anxiety becomes overwhelming.

This is definitely it.

Taking responsibility for your life leads to change in unexpected ways.