Teacher Spotlight

Learn how Rizopoulos uses smart sequencing to establish a strong foundation in yoga practice.

Learn how Colleen Saidman Yee developed a better connection with her intuition and works through indecision.

Yoga Journal recently caught up with Los Angeles-based yoga teacher, health and wellness expert, and certified raw food chef, Sophie Jaffe about finding your happy place. As a mother of two and entrepreneur, finding the balance between work and life is at the forefront of her ability to create and spread happiness to those around her. From where she lives, to those moments that create vibrancy, here are her tips and tricks to creating a smile and passing it on.

Shiva Rea, this month’s featured teacher in Yoga Journal’s new online Master Class series, calls herself a movement alchemist. Here, she shares her love of Sun Salutations. Read on for her inspiring story and an exclusive practice.

The Live Be Yoga team headed to secluded Gambier Island in British Columbia, Canada, last week to meet beautiful Gaia instructor Kate Potter. We could tell right away that Kate was kind; she exudes a sense of pure contentment and delight. What we didn't anticipate was how warmly and swiftly she would wrap us up into her close and genuine group of neighbors.

Trisha Meili, the woman who became known as "the Central Park jogger" after she was brutally beaten and raped in New York City in 1989, says yoga and mindfulness have helped her recover from the traumatic brain injury she suffered as a result of the attack.

Urban Zen helps sick patients and their caregivers overcome pain, 
anxiety, nausea, insomnia, constipation, and exhaustion through yoga.

It's officially the heart of summer, and with sunny days comes a thirst for adventure: road trips, campouts, and outdoor activities (SUP yoga, anyone?). With all this excitement, it can be easy to let go of your total health and wellness. Here are 5 tips for keeping your energy level high, your mood calm, and your body healthy.

In the past three months, the Live Be Yoga tour has been inspired by so many yoga many practitioners from all walks of life. But former professional snowboarder Kevin Pearce taught me that matter what happens to us, we can deliberately choose to give back, save lives, and hold on to the purpose we’ve been given, even if it turns into something we never could have imagined.

In the past three weeks, our tour has led us through multiple bustling cities, but last week we got to rejuvenate ourselves at Bethel Farm in Hillsborough, N.H.

Live Be Yoga Tour Ambassador Tarah Stuht says goodbye to her stuff and hits the road with Yoga Journal and Gaia. First stop: New York City.

Baptiste Power Vinyasa Yoga teacher and holistic health coach Leah Cullis reveals a few of her favorite things that never leave her side.

Power Vinyasa Yoga teacher Leah Cullis talks about doing yoga at the White House and the power of commitment and positivity.

Strala Yoga founder, book author, fashion designer, social-media maven. Tara Stiles, 33, is redefining what it means to be a yoga teacher.

For Shea Mowry, mastering the yoga poses was the easy part. Learning to listen deeply to herself has been the real education.

This celebrated teachers'-teacher pairs her passion for living life to the fullest with a drive to protect the planet and all of its inhabitants.

Meet some of our favorite teachers and get signed copies of their new books at YJLIVE! in NYC.

Celebrated yoga teacher, life coach, author and natural beauty expert shares her tips for creating a life you love.

Now in it's 5th year, the Yoga Garden at the nation's annual Easter Egg Roll features more classes than ever.

Daily yoga keeps Victoria's Secret's Miranda Kerr toned and transcendent. Here, her teacher shares her 5 go-to poses.

Kathryn Budig talks with this popular young teacher about wellness, happiness, and the future of yoga and medicine.

Gisele's yoga teacher shares her passion for karma yoga.

Yoga teacher founder Hilaria Baldwin shares her favorite yoga poses for travel.

Inversions frighten some people but it's well worth the effort to befriend these poses. Ana Forrest teaches us how.

This weekend yoga studios around the world will celebrate the birthday of a living legend, BKS Iyengar.

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Another popular yoga teacher publicly leaves John Friend's flock.

Yoga teacher-training programs are bursting at the seams with students looking to delve more deeply into their practices, supplement their income, or change careers entirely. New statistics from Yoga Alliance provides at glimpse of the landscape for these trainees.

Leslie Kaminoff never expected his humble yoga book to make a splash in 2007. But the book, co-authored with Amy Matthews, sold out its first printing in a month and shot to Amazon's Bestsellers...

If a yoga company approached you to make your dream mat, what changes would you make to the standard mat design? John Friend, the founder of Anusara Yoga dubbed by a July NY Times article as "the yoga mogul" for...

Last October, yoga teacher Lisa Rueff headed to Haiti to help out after the earthquake.  "Haiti has truly captivated my heart," she told Buzz. "The Haitian people exemplify gratitude, strength, and perseverance.  Amidst so much heartache, the Haitians choose to...

It isn't often that your doctor takes off his coat, puts on shorts, and leads a yoga class. Unless your doctor is  Loren Fishman, MD. Fishman is the medical director of Manhattan Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in New York City,...

I love tracking the ongoing debate about who is teaching the "right" kind of yoga--and who isn't. And that's exactly what I found when I opened the weekend The New York Times and read the article "Rebel Yoga" about Tara...

Aadil Palkhivala, former student of BKS Iyengar and founder of Purna Yoga, always manages to distill the essence of yoga eloquently and passionately. Recently, I asked this master teacher a few questions about his new book, Fire of Love: For...

"How you begin something is of great significance," writes New York yoga teacher Dharma Mittra in an email newsletter to his students. "Begin 2009 committed to the attainment of Self-Knowledge." In a list of recommendations for 2009, Dharma suggests students...

Paramahamsa Nithyananda, an Indian spiritual guru, told oneindia.in that yoga should be about intention, not a formal asana practice: "There is nothing to achieve by practicing Yoga. You will be shocked to hear this. Many people have told you that...

Swami Ramdev just finished conducting two "camps" in New York and New Jersey, yet, unlike B.K.S. Iyengar and others, he is not a household name in America. He is particularly well-known for his efforts in popularizing pranayama and yoga (which...

The Los Angeles Times recently ran a profile of yoga teacher and Yoga Journal calendar model Seane Corn. Why, you ask? Here's why: "Since 2005, she has raised an estimated $300,000 for YouthAIDS, a nonprofit health services organization that serves...

Birch's method is the yoga of choice for many athletic Americans.

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According to entertainment news sources, "Saturday Night Live" alumni Mike Myers was kicked out of an L.A. yoga class because he couldn't stop laughing. Why? The yogi on the mat next to him was gassy. The actor explains, "This guy...