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5 Simple Ways to Calm Down When You’re Stressed at Work
Overwhelmed? Even when you can't step away from the computer and drop into Child's Pose, you can still come back to that same feeling. Here's how.
Legs Up the Wall Pose Is Taking Over TikTok
Your favorite yoga pose has gone viral. But is that a good thing?
8 Common Yoga Poses You Can Practice While Lying on Your Back (Yes, Really)
Don’t get up! With these variations, you can experience yoga in a more supported manner—perfect for those days when you are lacking energy but still want to practice.
This Slow Yoga Practice Will Help You Unwind—No Standing Required
Sometimes less is more, even in yoga.
6 Stress-Relieving Stretches for Caregivers
A yoga sequence for anyone who holds others in their care.
Feeling Emotionally Exhausted? This Sequence Will Help Ease the Burden
On those days when dragging yourself out of bed feels pretty momentous, yoga—slow, steady, and supported—can help.
Your Body Is Craving These 6 Yoga Poses for Stress Relief
Say goodbye to all that tension.
Forearm Plank | Dolphin Plank Pose
A modification of Plank Pose, Forearm Plank strengthens and tones the core, thighs, and arms.
These 4 Restorative Yoga Poses Will Completely Reset Your Mood
When you need to approach any situation—or, let's be honest, life—from a calmer place, this quiet practice is your solution.
Hear Me Out: The Airport Is the Perfect Place to Practice Yoga
And I don’t mean the poses...
Plow Pose
Plow Pose (Halasana) reduces backache and can help you get to sleep.
Lotus Pose
Padmasana creates an essential foundation for meditation practice, while stretching the front of the thighs and ankles.
Seated Forward Bend
A simple pose that's anything but easy.
Why You Should Laugh, Sigh, Yell, & Even Sob During Your At-Home Yoga Practice
Feel free to let it all out.
5 Poses to Cultivate Gratitude for Your Practice—No Matter What It Looks Like
When was the last time you gave thanks for your ability to move through your yoga practice?
Handstand
Adho Mukha Vrksasana boosts energy and confidence, and can literally give you a new perspective on life.
Supported Headstand
Standing on your head in Salamba Sirsasana strengthens the whole body and calms the brain.
These 7 Yoga Poses Will Help You Relax (Even If You’re Really, Really Stressed)
If you're notoriously bad at relaxing, these calming poses will help you release *everything.*
Standing Forward Bend
Uttanasana will wake up your hamstrings and soothe your mind.
These Practices Will Allow You to (Finally!) Let Go of Stress & Anxiety
Release your tension and relax with these grounding practices.
Start Your Day With This Grounding Yoga Flow
In this 13-minute practice, you'll connect with your breath—and open your upper body.
Infuse Your Body With Energy In This Breath-Focused Flow
Your body will thank you.
Can’t Relax? This Yoga Practice Is For You
Here come the deep sighs.
This 16-Minute Practice Will Release All Your Stress and Anxiety
Goodbye, stress. Hello, peace.
Child’s Pose
Take a break. Balasana is a restful pose that can be sequenced between more challenging asanas.
10 Grounding Poses to Balance Your Vata Dosha This Fall
Ever feel as airy and unstable as leaves swirling in the wind? That's your vata dosha out of balance. This slow yoga practice will help settle your energy and bring you back to calm.
What Does ‘Letting Go’ in Yoga Really Mean?
Sarah Clark explains and offers poses to help you stop grasping—and start accepting.
Corpse Pose
Savasana is a pose of total relaxation—making it one of the most challenging.
A Centering Sequence for When There’s Too Much on Your Plate
Asymmetrical yoga poses like Gherandasana are a great way to find your center when you're being pulled in multiple directions. Here's how to prep for the posture.
Complexion Connection: Yoga Poses For Glowing Skin
Stress can show up our our faces–literally. Reclaim your inner radiance with this tension-taming sequence.
A Home Practice for Liberating Your Soul
Rejuvenate your body and mind with this heart-opening flow.
These 7 Poses Will Help You Feel Balanced During Vata Season
Stay calm and embrace the changing weather with this sequence.
Parents, This Relaxing, Empowering Yoga Flow’s For You
Try these 9 poses to soothe and ground you in gratitude.
Boost Your Motivation and Willpower with This Sequence
Here are 10 yoga poses to help you recharge and strengthen your resolve.
How Mindful Hypnotherapy Can Combat Stress and Anxiety, According to Research
This innovative new at-home practice is an accessible way to feel calm and grounded.
Meditation Could Lower the Risk of Heart Disease, New Research Suggests
As anxiety spikes across the U.S., emerging studies show a possible link between meditation and cardiovascular health.
5 Simple Third-Trimester and Postpartum Yoga Moves to Help You Relax and Feel Grounded
Try these 5 poses to support you during late pregnancy and after giving birth
How Does Yoga Help With PTSD?
Syncing awareness of movement with breath has a profound impact on training our nervous systems and can help survivors of post-traumatic stress disorder reconnect with their bodies.
A Playlist for Sound Healing and a Stress-Free Yoga Flow
Grammy-nominated frame drum specialist, flautist, and composer Marla Leigh Goldstein shares her playlist for finding ease.
31 Yoga and Self-Care Resources for Black Yogis (Especially if Social Media Has You Overwhelmed)
These talks, breath and movement practices, sound healings, and more can help you find moments of calm and community, as well as develop self-regulation tools so you can tend to your nervous system. Bookmark for future reference.
Why Healthcare Professionals Need Yoga Now More Than Ever
Exploring asana, meditation, and breath work just may be exactly what the doctor ordered to relieve stress.
Conquer Fear with These Grounding Yoga Poses
Soothe anxiety and strengthen your body with this centering yoga sequence.
11 Yoga Practices for Working Through Stress and Anxiety
It can be hard to feel grounded and calm in the midst of uncertainty and chaos. Here, meditations, pranayama, and asana sequences to help you let go of fear and find peace.
7 Yoga Sequences for Better Sleep
Coronavirus have you up all night? Try these yoga poses and practices for peace of mind and real rest.
This Yoga Sequence Will Reduce Stress and Boost Your Immunity
Turn to this sequence during flu, allergy and cold season.
The Avoidance Mechanisms We Have to Face In Order To Heal
This new awareness made me realize that if you don't pull out tension by the roots, it just migrates elsewhere—that boiling water has to let off steam somewhere.
Yoga for Diabetes: 12 Poses and a Meditation to Mitigate Stress
Use this sequence to find refuge from the clutches of chronic illness.
10 Yoga Teachers Share Exactly How They Get a Good Night’s Sleep
Having trouble getting eight hours of shut-eye? Steal these secrets from some of the country’s top teachers.
Practice These Meditations When Your Bank Account Feels Especially Low
Take a deep breath and let go of that money stress.
Here’s Everything You Need to Know About Mercury Retrograde
Plus, how your yoga practice can help you deal.
Yoga in Schools Really Works: This is How One Program Helps Students Decompress
Founders of the nonprofit Konscious Youth Development and Service (KYDS) New Jersey share how their mindfulness program in schools and meditation and open mic events in Ashbury Park are bringing positive change to a community.
7 Simple Ways to Call in More Joy—and Feel Less Stressed
It can be easy to get caught up in the non-stop “go” of life and lose sight of what brings you the most happiness. If you can relate, this emotional detox is for you.
Relieve All of Your Stress This Holiday Season With Interval Yoga
This 12-pose sequence will help you remember what the season is really all about.
5 Ways to Stay Grounded During the Holidays (That You Didn’t Try Last Year)
Feeling caught in the holiday frenzy? Take a minute to try one of these surprising tactics that’ll help you feel more sane—immediately.
4 Simple But Powerful Practices to Change the Way You Handle Stress
These short practices from Yoga Medicine teacher Shannon Stephens can have profound effects on the way you experience stress and life's toughest moments.
Just Say “No”—And 4 Other Tips to Help Beat Holiday Stress
It's easy to get caught up in the holiday chaos—but you don't have to. Here are five simple ways to carve out some much-needed "you" time.
8 Detoxifying Poses to Boost Digestion of Holiday Feasts—& All That Seasonal Stress
So you overate or overstressed… This short sequence focuses on processing and letting go to counteract holiday excess, leave you feeling lighter, and make some space for joy.
How Yoga Nidra Can Help You Get More Sleep
Need a nap? Yoga nidra may be the key to feeling well-rested. Here’s how “yogic sleep” can be even more effective than conventional sleep.
10 Ways to be Fearless in the Face of Grief and Loss
Fearlessness is about having the courage to show up to your reality, to face your real emotions, and to be brave enough to continue moving forward with your life.
4 Digital Aids to Raise Your Vibration During Tough Times
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7 Tips to Get the Most Out of Your Restorative Practice
Whether you're new to restorative yoga or a seasoned pro, little tweaks can help you get more relaxation out of your practice.
Practice Deep Listening to Change Your Stress Response & Start Truly Receiving Yourself
Learn how to listen with compassion to your body, breath, feelings, and thoughts. This deep listening helps you cultivate the kind of conscious relaxation that allows you to stay open, present, and curious in situations where you normally wouldn't.
Calm Heart Meditation
This contemplative meditation can be practiced regularly or whenever you feel overwhelmed, unstable, or emotionally shut down.
QUIZ: How Does Your Stress Manifest?
Find out how her stress manifests by this quiz from Gaia Herbs.
10 Reasons to Make Time for Yin Yoga When You’re Too Busy
Think you don’t have time for yoga during the holidays—much less 3-minute pose holds? Yoga Medicine teacher Shannon Stephens makes a case for why yin yoga may be the best practice for your busiest times.
5 Self-Care Strategies to Outsmart Holiday Stress
Often during the holiday season we hear that to take care of others we must first take care of ourselves. Here's how to feel more ease and less drained.
3 Kundalini Yoga Meditations to Release Anxiety
Meditation is a procedure of cleansing the mind and taking out the garbage in the subconscious. These three Kundalini practices passed down by Yogi Bhajan will help you release conscious and subconscious fears that cause stress, worry, and anxiety.
Yoga Might Be the Secret to Staying Young + Healthy
Research shows that the practice goes a long way toward helping your brain stay in top shape.
Yoga for Inner Peace: A Stress-Relieving Sequence
You'll feel calmer and more relaxed in minutes.
9 Yoga Tools to Calm Kids’ Back-to-School Anxiety
While anxiety is natural, yoga and breathing techniques can help students handle the pressures associated with peers, workload and making the grade. Try these 9 yoga tools with your kids for a stress-free start to the semester.
Out There: Newtown Yoga Festival Is Still Healing Sandy Hook Trauma
Communities across the country, take note: Since the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting, the Newtown Yoga Festival has set an example for using yoga to bring a community together and heal trauma.
Yoga for Inner Peace: Rocking Sequence for Positive Thinking
Colleen Saidman Yee, who teaches Yoga Journal's upcoming Yoga for Inner Peace online course, demonstrates a rocking sequence for fighting fear and promoting positive thinking.
8 Mudra and Reiki Hand Positions for Instant Calm
The mudras and the Reiki hand positions can be used in tandem with the Yees’ asana sequence or separately to help you find calm.
Going to a Concert? Study Shows Live Music Reduces Stress
We already know that music can enhance your mood, but for the first time, a study has shown that live music can reduce stress levels.
My Month of “No”: How Saying It More Often Changed My Life
YJ senior editor Meghan Rabbitt shares how learning to say this one little word more often empowered her to makeover her entire life.
Ready, Set, Stop: How a Sabbatical Can Be a Lifesaver
Here, three prominent yoga teachers share the rewards and challenges of their sabbaticals. Plus, advice to help you decide if taking a break is right for you.
A Sequence + Meditation for Setting Healthy Boundaries
Listen to your body to find your natural limits and healthy boundaries—along with core power, strength, and inner peace.
Can Yoga Save Our Schools, One Teacher at a Time?
Breathe For Change, an organization launched last year by teachers for teachers, is on a mission to save our schools, one teacher at a time, by reducing burnout through yoga and mindfulness training.
Kino MacGregor’s 7-Pose Yoga Break for Stress Relief
Next time you find yourself bogged down with emails and to-dos, take 10 minutes to disconnect from the computer screen and practice this short yoga sequence.
A 10-Minute Yoga Nidra Practice to Alleviate Stress
Yoga nidra, also known as “yogic sleep” is also a wonderful alternative to sleeping pills for anyone suffering from stress-induced insomnia.