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The team attends 4 eye-opening studios and events in the ATX that drove home the meaning of community.

Her family would be hit hard if a current lawsuit overturns the Affordable Care Act’s provision on pre-existing conditions. In response, Julie Oliver has her drishti set on a House seat in Texas to try to change the world, one vote—and breath—at a time.

Through his organization Im'Unique, the yoga teacher and activist is using the practice to help facilitate important at-the-table dialogues between people with wildly opposing viewpoints.

The team discovers how one principal and community-driven yoga teacher just outside Salt Lake City are empowering kids and teens through movement, meditation, and breath practices—and what students say about it is promising.

The ambassadors visit Better Living Yoga, a SoCal yoga studio committed to serving yogis over 40 through stress-busting practices that help prevent chronic illnesses and support those dealing with disease. Here, Aris Seaberg learns more about its mission, along with supported variations of common postures that calm the nervous system and extend the life of your practice.

A Tantra meditation with chocolate. A life force-giving tree. Nourishing meals that give back to the community. In photos and vignettes, Aris Seaberg recounts a magical, sustainable retreat in Northern California.

Often, when we find a teacher or a class we love, we stick to it. Here, Jeremy Falk makes the case for finding inspiration everywhere—even when we encounter styles we don't aspire to.

The team sits down with Savitri and Aadil Palkhivala at Alive and Shine Center in Bellevue, WA, for a conversation they won’t forget.

This trendy yoga class brings your practice onto a vibe board that looks like an electrified descendent of a step aerobics platform. But in a world full of yoga hybrids, is it worth the buzz? Jeremy Falk finds out.

Practicing across the pond showed the ambassadors deeper insight into ways that yoga opens up new paths and transforms lives.

It seems paradoxical to preach philosophy over fitness before prescribing a boot camp-style class, but Stewart Gilchrist reveals why yoga needs both in its approach.

Make no mistake, yoga can really change anyone’s mindset—and from there, transform the world. Here, the team reflects on yoga destinations in Chicago that helped them see the bigger picture.

Before he was incarcerated, Marshawn Feltus had never stepped foot on a yoga mat. Now he runs his own studio and teaches yoga on Chicago's West Side. Here, the LBY team sits down with him to share the incredible story of how the practice turned his life around—so he could help others do the same.

Ambassador Aris Seaberg experiences the power of a single mantra (and mid-class Savasanas) at a studio stop in Chicago.

Aris Seaberg reports on discussions about the not-so-pretty side of the practice, acknowledges how she has contributed to the problem—and ideas that will help create progress.

With donation-based classes and booming outreach programs, Small World Yoga has a bold business model that can bring healing to a wide range of communities. Here, the Live Be Yoga team sits down with executive director and founder Liz Veyhl to find out how she made it happen.

“Rigidity doesn’t seem like the right answer to a life in constant flow."

The team uses the tools of yoga to dive into difficult conversations on diversity, discovers yogic intentions at the Gaia Herbs farm, and gets salty for self-care.

The team gets a respite from traveling and discovers the healing benefits of salt.

When yoga teachers and practitioners come together to confront difficult conversations, the Live Be Yoga team joins and looks beyond its own lenses to understand how to foster inclusivity in classes and studios.

The master teacher and disciple of B.K.S. Iyengar says it takes 5 steps.

A "mind-blowing" day of equine subtle energy work leads to a larger lesson about how we all impact the world.

The Live Be Yoga team discovers the roots of a yoga legend and the timeless Buddhist concept that empowers every practitioner, on and off the mat.

Alison West is blending ancient yoga traditions with modern kinesiology to create a therapeutic program for a healthy spine. Here, the Live Be Yoga team talks to her about the future and gets a taste.