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A yogini discovers that poses like Half Moon are finally achievable as her life comes into balance.

Tomorrow we celebrate the longest night of 2013, a time to put forth your best intentions for the coming year.

During the winter months add these everyday Ayurvedic "superfoods" to your meals for super-charged immunity and incredible vitality.

Yoga on social media is great in so many ways, but it will never allow you the tangible sensation of smelling the crisp air after the first snow, holding your love's warm hand, or breathing deeply and fully into your center.

A dedicated Bikram yogini finds freedom and a deep connection to herself when she embarks on her own practice.

When life gets complicated, yoga can be a safe haven. But sometimes the practice isn't enough to pull you through a dark time. A well-known teacher urges yogis to ask for help when we need it.

Fall is the vata season according to Ayurveda. Here, Ayurvedic consultant Talya Lutzker offers tips and delicious recipes to align with the season and feel healthy, energized, and grounded.

Intimidated at first by her lack of experience in yoga class, a young woman learns to relish the learning process.

Ayurveda works wonders with children. Try these healthful snacks to help balancea your child's energy.

It's not always easy, but there are potent yogic lessons to be learned from embracing the feelings of disappointment. Dhumavati, the goddess of disappointment, can help. Sally Kempton explains how.

Ayurveda usually prescribes cooked, easily digestible foods for optimal health. But what about in the heat of summer? Talya Lutzker explains how to find the right ayurvedic balance, just right for you.

This week's planetary happenings shimmer with good luck. Here's how you can align your yoga practice with the fortuitous energy of the solstice.

Enjoy these springtime ayurvedic dietary and lifestyle tips to help move out any lingering winter sluggishness and prepare for a vibrant, energized summer!

A daughter reflects on the way yoga has brought she and her mother closer.

The presence of mirrors in some yoga studios takes the author out of her practice and into her head. Do you find mirrors in yoga class distracting or useful?

Taking a mixed-level yoga class on vacation, Jessica Abelson realizes how much she's learned in her own practice.

Tantra and meditation teacher Sally Kempton explains how invoking the energy of Hindu goddesses in your practice activates their power within you.

When Hillary Gibson applied the lessons she'd learned in yoga to her daily runs, she realized she could run further and ease her pain.

Fear of making mistakes is natural in yoga as in life, writes Karen Sherwood, but the anticipation is often far worse than the actual consequence.

With a month of winter to go, Ayurvedic practitioner and chef Talya Lutzker offers advice for staying healthy the rest of this kapha season, with a delicious recipe for root veggie soup and soup "cookies"!

Kathryn Budig and Annie Carpenter weigh in about how to find the right program for you.

A yogini realizes that her practice doesn't need to be a work out, and learns to relish the sweet release of going deep and slow.

Jessica Abelson has come to embrace yoga, but not necessarily the yogic lifestyle. Here she outlines the ways she bucks the trend.

Kelly Bonner has unlocked the key to growth in her yoga practice and in her life: To push back against fear.

YJ.com speaks with Xorin Balbes, author of SoulSpace and owner of Lumeria Retreat Center in Maui, about how to create an environment that supports your best life.

Jessica Albeson discovers yoga in bed is just the thing to wrap up the day.

Having to choose between schoolwork, social life, or sleep shouldn't be a choice students face, says Kelly Bonner. The trick is learning how to keep it all in balance.

Appearing with his partner for a YJ story presents Steven Thomas Saftig the opportunity to model the kind of relationship he wished he saw growing up.

Aaron Davidman discovers that slowing down his yoga practice is key to helping him stay centered even as the world around him seems to move ever faster.

After Hurricane Sandy destroyed her home and community, yoga teacher Adi Carter's yogi friends amaze her with their generous support.

A yoga teacher thanks her students for all the lessons they've taught her.

Kelly Bonner teaches a stressed-out roommate how controlling the breath can lead you back to OK.

An athlete learns through yoga to let the life you're supposed to live find you, instead of trying to control the course of your dreams.

Instead of looking for outside influences to distract her from herself, Jessica Abelson now turns to yoga—and she's hooked.

For non-yogis, it can be difficult to believe it's the "wonder" practice that devotees make it out to be. One yogini recalls her skepticism, and the moment she found faith in yoga.

Leaving behind a busy urban life to help out at a yoga retreat in Alaska, Aaron Davidman is stilled by the majesty of Mother Nature.

Ayurvedic practitioner Katie Silcox offers tips for staying healthy and feeling your best this fall season.

A yogini struggles through her work duty at an ashram, until she finally finds peace with her chores—and a miracle happens.

Like the way bees process honey, humans need to learn to fully digest their emotions before they release them into the world.

With her native country gripped in war around her, an international journalist tries to find strength and peace through her practice.

Yoga can open you up in all sorts of ways, and that's good, but it can also leave you vulnerable. To protect a newly opened-heart, turn right back to your practice.

Yogini vegan chef Chloe Coscarelli's alternative menu for a delicious St. Pat's Day feast. Yum!

Rituals make even mundane activities intentional and sacred. Here, Katie Silcox explains how to create rituals in everyday life.

Start by bringing more mindfulness into the workday.

With money as with asana, small changes that are committed to for the long haul make all the difference.

In his first guest blog post, yoga teacher Dave Romanelli reflects on the similarities between the yoga community and Deadheads.

May we use this Valentine’s Day season as a chance to fall deeply in love, yogi style. Katie Silcox tells us how.

Enjoy Chloe Coscarelli's Valentine's Day recipe for vegan raspberry shortbread cookies

Elena Brower explains the action steps that have helped her take her spiritual practice to the next level.

Yoga can be a double-edged sword to those with eating disorders. A yoga teacher (and former sufferer) explains why.

Nora Isaacs learns that when it comes to maintaining a healthy life balance, she needs to say "no" sometimes.

10 ayurvedic tips for cultivating a calm mind and body through your meals.

Human sex trafficking has ensnared 3 million girls and women. Here, Seane Corn and Suzanne Sterling share why they are committed to doing something about it.

It may still be cold outside, but we can take tips from Ayurveda to begin to heat our digestive fire, rev up our metabolism, and help our bodies begin to melt the physical and energetic excess that accumulates during the holiday season. Katie Silcox shows us how.

A student's question in class brings up an important discussion about protecting the knees in Fire Log Pose.

Para Yoga teacher Katie Silcox feels the lessons of her practice as she embarks upon the biggest adventure of her life.

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