Get resources and expert insights on meditation and its symbiotic relationship to yoga.
Get resources and expert insights on meditation and its symbiotic relationship to yoga.
Overwhelmed with guilt, blame, and shame? Yoga Foster and Reclamation Ventures founder Nicole Cardoza invites you us to practice self-forgiveness and release whatever isn’t serving us you with this brief guided meditation.
Try this short meditation, created by Yoga Foster and Reclamation Ventures founder Nicole Cardoza, the next time you feel yourself getting overwhelmed, stressed, or anxious.
Try this pranayama meditation from yoga teacher and founder of Manduka, Peter Sterios, to quell the jitters.
Try this abundance meditation practice, led by Yoga Foster and Reclamation Ventures founder Nicole Cardoza, to cultivate the inner energy you need to get you through the day.
Try this short meditation when you need a reminder that you are, and have, enough.
Follow your Savasana with a short 8-minute meditation from Jana Long, increasing the duration over time.
Try this simple practice to reset your day and truly listen to yourself and those around you.
Try Sama Vritti Pranayama (Box Breathing) when you’re stressed, anxious, or upset.
Do this practice when you want to come back to your true self.
Go into the rest of your day feeling refreshed and relaxed.
Being grounded in a compassion practice can help us witness harm and suffering, which lends itself to taking effective action to reduce pain and injustice.
Try this gentle practice of acupressure, asana, and meditation to support your healing process.
What happens when a seasoned yoga teacher and meditation practitioner goes on a 10-day silent vipassana meditation retreat? Lauren Eckstrom reports.
Detach from anxiety and come back to the present.
Follow these eight simple tips before you take off to optimize your time when you’re away.
Enhance your nights sleep with this guided 20-minute yoga nidra audio.
Yoga Nidra is an ancient practice that translates to Yogic Sleep. 20 minutes of practice equals 2 hours of sleep.
Try these pranayama techniques at your desk to feel centered and calm when your job gets hectic.
Light a candle and set an intention the next time there is a full Moon.
If you're feeling internally unstable or lost, this meditation for self authority will help.
By exploring mindfulness you can learn to be present through the magic (and chaos) of raising kids.
Practice yoga and meditation alongside Sarah Ezrin in Yoga Journal's four-week self-love series.
One yogi never had enough hours in the day to tend to it all, much less herself. Here’s how this regular Tantric practice inspired a change.
For one always-on-the-go writer, learning to be more mindful while she was on the move helped her find more peace when she was still, too.
Take a deep breath and let go of that money stress.
The best part? It’s filled with secrets that helped one yogi finally stick to her goal of meditating every day.
Prepare for a forest bath with a grounding, heart-centered meditation to connect you more intentionally to Mother Earth.
Root down and rise above your stresses.
A simple practice for when life gets overwhelming.
Recognize your worth and own who you are with this meditation from Sarah Ezrin.
Believe in the power of intention setting.
Get out of your head and into your heart.
Here’s what happened.
What's actually happening to your brain when you meditate?
Tasha Eichenseher, Yoga Journal's Brand Director, talks about exploring meditation and the struggle to commit.
Keep standing up your date with that meditation cushion? Here's everything you need to find a meditation style that resonates with you so you can (finally!) establish a daily practice.
Yoga and meditation teacher Chelsey Korus shares a simple detox meditation that can be done anytime, anywhere, with your next cup of tea.
If you're feeling tension in your body from the financial stresses in your life, this guided meditation will help.
Learn how to transform your limiting beliefs into confidence with this meditation from Sarah Ezrin.
Ready to jump-start (and stick to) a regular meditation practice? Now is the time to commit! Throughout the month, you’ll have the opportunity to join live guided practices with master teachers, and try out different meditation styles to find what works for you!
Celebrate your inner strength with this self-love meditation.
We examined the science behind five high-tech meditation aids to find out if they're worth the hype.
Whether you just started dabbling with meditation or you’ve been meditating for years, we’ve rounded up some of the best meditation retreats in 2019.
Learn from master meditation teacher Sally Kempton as she shares how her own struggle with her mind taught her how to ultimately become more focused, aware, and loving.
Bestselling author Mariam Gates shares breathing techniques to help children manage their emotions through playful illustrations.
Here’s how one woman bridges the sacred world of meditation with the reality of motherhood.
Here’s why one yogi opts for inconvenience, all in the name of her meditation practice.
In fact, these clothes are so happy-making, you’ll never want to take them off.
Locating your unique rhythm introduces you to the divine force that animates all living beings.
You’ll feel the resulting shift in prana all day long.
One of the nice things about meditation is that when we sit with these moments as they arise, we start to trust in them and in the dark grace.
Here's how to call on this powerful deity when you need your strength most.
Trust us: You’re going to want to lie down, close your eyes, and listen to this beautiful music as soon as possible.
Follow along as this guided meditation helps you start your day on all the right notes.
Could meditating at night help me snag more (and better quality) sleep?
Take a few minutes to dedicate each practice to love and watch what begins to shift.
Plus, what you need to know if you’re interested in doing something similar.
Take a (comfy) seat on one of these props created by seasoned sitters.
This short practice will teach you how to use the breath to create space in your day.
New York Times bestselling author Lissa Rankin’s recent book features daily letters to help you tap into what she calls “your inner pilot light”—your natural guiding intuition and wisdom. Here’s one to get you started.
Ignite your imagination and use all of your senses as a path to the divine with one yogi-artist’s visual interpretations of three Yoga Sutras
Take care of your body, enhance your yoga and meditation practice, and ease the mind with these tea rituals from Rosie Acosta.
Kino Macgreggor's tools and tips will help you process your emotions after a traumatic event.
As a girl, Mallika Chopra—daughter of the legendary teacher, Deepak—learned the transformative power of meditation. Here, she shares a one-minute breath practice for kids that can help ease anxiety immediately.
Here’s how to reclaim your self-confidence, feel better in your body, and help others do the same—starting now.
As a new season dawns, shamanic teacher Sandra Ingerman helps us celebrate changing tides with these ceremonies.
Not feeling optimally happy lately? These five mindfulness practices can help get you there.
I was a little (okay, very) skeptical at first. But now? I’m Taroting all day, every day.
Want to enhance well-being in your body, mind, and relationships? Start doing this practice by renowned neuropsychiatrist Dan Siegel from his new book, AWARE.
One Yoga Journal editor replaced her daily meditation practice with ASMR YouTube videos for a week. Here’s what happened.
You go to the doctor for chronic pain and she hands you a prescription for a meditation regimen that you can access through an app on your phone. Sound like science fiction? It could be coming in the near future.
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.
Yoga Journal's June cover model Chrissy Carter shares her 5 best tips for being a better partner in your relationship.
You don't have to force yourself. Here, Alan Finger shares a no-pressure, take-it-or-leave-it approach to the beneficial practice.
Alan Finger digs into the science of the sleep cycle to explain why you need meditation if you aren't getting enough shut-eye.
Happy National Meditation Month! If you haven't already made meditation a regular part of your yoga practice, here are four more reasons to try it.
Nine leading yoga teachers give us an inside look at how they pray, manifest what they want in their lives, and more.
Finding clarity in a yoga or meditation practice is more difficult than ever, with thousands of teachers constantly inventing new systems and philosophies. These tips from an Indian yogi who grew up in a monastery will help you feel more grounded in your practice.
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.