How Microdosing “Magic” Mushrooms Helped Me Fight Depression
I ingested tiny amounts of psilocybin almost daily for four months and finally started to feel grounded.
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YJ Tried It: An Intro to Holotropic Breathwork
Never underestimate the power of the breath.
Brainspotting Therapy Helped Me Find My Blind Spots—and Face Them Head-On
Wolf Terry shares how Brainspotting Therapy allowed her to release old trauma and find a new sense of peace.
YJ Tried It: Dopamine Fasting Helped Me Appreciate the Present
Could avoiding impulsive behaviors—such as scrolling social media, having sex, eating certain foods, and drinking alcohol—make future pleasures that much more enjoyable? I had to give them up to find out.
YJ Tried It: The Harmonium for Beginners
Whether you're interested in this instrument to lead kirtan or bhajan or simply want to deepen your mantra practice at home, the harmonium is actually pretty easy to learn.
YJ Tried It: We Explored Forest Bathing And Now We See Magic Everywhere
Deep meditations in the woods? Yes please.
YJ Tried It: We Went on Retreat with Mirabai Starr and Learned 3 Life-Changing Strategies for Processing Grief
We learned unforgettable lessons at a yoga retreat designed to help you overcome profound loss.
YJ Tried It: We Took Classes From a Virtual Teacher Trapped in a Mirror
Technology is changing the way people do yoga, and we’re here for it. Is the virtual class experience provided by Mirror worth the price tag? Find out.
YJ Tried It: A Social Justice Training Becomes a Lesson About Healing Trauma
We tried an intense social justice training designed to help us serve a higher purpose. Here’s what we learned about trauma, transformation, being vulnerable, and taking care of yourself.
YJ Tried It: A New Form of Dowel Yoga
Up your creativity and flexibility by practicing with a 6-foot-tall bendable stick from a company called Stick Mobility.
YJ Tried It: 7 Days of Online Yoga, 5 Takeaways
One writer plunges into a seven-day yoga challenge and has five major takeaways from her experience.
YJ Tried It: I Followed an Ayurvedic, Dosha-Balancing Diet for a Week
Yoga Journal video contributor Sky Cowans tries following an Ayurvedic nutrition plan based on her dosha (mind-body type).
YJ Tried It: White Tantric Yoga
Writer Jennifer Davis-Flynn joins hundreds in white garb for a day of meditation in which you hold eye contact with a partner.
YJ Tried It: I Went on Retreat with Jen Pastiloff and Learned 5 Ways to Radically Love Myself
Executive editor Lindsay Tucker spent a week in Southern France with author Jen Pastiloff on her On Being Human Retreat. Here are a few ways she learned to open up and love herself more—and you can too.
YJ Tried It: I Survived a 10-Day Silent Vipassana Meditation Retreat
What happens when a seasoned yoga teacher and meditation practitioner goes on a 10-day silent vipassana meditation retreat? Lauren Eckstrom reports.
YJ Tried It: My Yoga Practice Helped Me Through Using the Wim Hof Method
Yoga Journal video contributor Sky Cowans discusses her experience trying the Wim Hof Method and how it relates to yoga and mindfulness.
YJ Tried It: Celery Juice for One Week
Looking to improve digestion and reduce bloating? Learn how celery juice can help.
YJ Tried It: 30 Days of Guided Sleep Meditation
Want to snag more (and better quality) sleep, and always wondered if meditating at night might help? See what happens when one Yoga Journal editor tries 30 days of sleep meditation.
YJ Tried It: “Cold Yoga” Is Having a Moment. Here’s What We Thought About It
Hot yoga fans swear by the benefits of heat, but frosty temps may actually take your practice to the next level. We shivered our way through a “cool yoga” class to give you the scoop.
YJ Tried It: Yoga with a Vibration Plate Made Us More Aware of Prana
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.