The Good Life

Meditation is as integral to a yoga practice, but for some of us, it can be more challenging than a complicated arm balance.

Of all the hobbies that Erica Rodefer Winters has started, yoga is the only one that has stuck.

Erica Rodefer Winters demystifies 5 expressions overheard in yoga class.

"While a [drop-in] vinyasa class might fit better into my lifestyle, I can’t help but think I’ve been missing out on something important by practicing a newer, less traditional version of yoga," writes Erica Rodefer Winters. How do you balance tradition and innovation in your practice?

Erica Rodefer Winters is tired of the "super yoginis" out there who make life look effortless. Where are the real examples of people who use the practice to make their normal ol' lives a little better?

Feeling uninspired? Try these five poses to get the creative juices flowing.

As a yoga teacher and a longtime student, Erica Rodefer Winters has learned that her body is the best expert about what is right for her.

If you find yourself taking your yoga practice a bit too seriously, an attitude adjustment might be in order. Erica Rodefer Winters suggests some ways to just lighten up.

Erica Rodefer Winters confronts her ego and finds that focusing on the basics of yoga to be the best teacher of all.

Staying present is a basic tenet of yoga, but as most of us know, it's difficult to be mindful all the time. Erica Rodefer Winters shares some tips about mindfulness that she's been able to incorporate into her busy schedule.

After years of telling herself "I'm just not a runner," Erica Rodefer Winters takes some pointers from her yoga practice and enters, and finishes, her first road race.

Turning 30 has made Erica Rodefer Winters appreciate the milestones that she's experienced in her yoga practice. Here she lists the biggies. What yoga milestones have shaped your practice?

Why has Stand Up Paddleboard Yoga become so popular recently? Erica Rodefer Winters takes her yoga practice to the water to find out.

Are you obsessed with yoga? Erica Rodefer Winters shares 10 tell-tale signs.

For years Erica Rodefer Winters struggled to maintain a home practice. Not anymore. Here she describes the myths that she had to debunk to get there. What "myths" keep you from practicing at home?

Fear is a natural emotion that everyone deals with, but it can also get in the way of reaching your full potential. What fears have you worked through in your practice?

The start of the summer travel season means making adjustments to your yoga practice. Here, Erica Rodefer Winters shares tips on how to make life on the road a yogi adventure.

Sometimes the best way out of a yoga funk, is to try something totally out of your comfort zone, writes Erica Rodefer Winters.

Erica Rodefer Winters shares her go-to poses to relieve the stress of a bad day. What pose always makes you feel better?

Have you ever had a yoga teacher call you out for doing (or not doing) something in class? No one wants to be humiliated, but Erica Rodefer Winters wonders if tough love in yoga class is such a bad thing.