Meditation

Meditation teacher Shivani Hawkins shares tips for how to approach the practice in a way that invites self-awareness and authentic transformation.

Try this pranayama meditation from yoga teacher and founder of Manduka, Peter Sterios, to quell the jitters.

Try this short meditation when you need a reminder that you are, and have, enough.

Try Sama Vritti Pranayama (Box Breathing) when you’re stressed, anxious, or upset.

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.

What happens when a seasoned yoga teacher and meditation practitioner goes on a 10-day silent vipassana meditation retreat? Lauren Eckstrom reports.

Follow these eight simple tips before you take off to optimize your time when you’re away.

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.

Hint: It helped. A lot.

Practice yoga and meditation alongside Sarah Ezrin in Yoga Journal's four-week self-love series.

By exploring mindfulness you can learn to be present through the magic (and chaos) of raising kids.

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.

A simple practice for when life gets overwhelming.

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.

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!

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.

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.

Could meditating at night help me snag more (and better quality) sleep?

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.

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.

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.

Meditation has amazing benefits, but it's also capable of unearthing painful memories and general unease, which can be frightening or unnerving. What do you need to know to avoid being blindsided by meditation′s potential negative effects?

It's hard to find stillness in the face of life's ups and downs. Cultivate equanimity by practicing mindfulness meditation and calming breaths.