20 Minutes to Stronger Hips and Legs
Got cranky hips or less-than-stable legs? Try this dynamic yoga practice to stretch and strengthen your lower body.
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Playful Yoga Poses to Protect Your Joints
This practice will nourish your feet, ankles, knees, hips and spine.
Build Arm Strength With This Playful 60-Minute Practice
This fun practice from yoga teacher Carrie Owerko is a fun way to build strength and agility.
How to Use Tapas to Make Your Practice More Sustainable
Tapas (the burning away of impurities) is about so much more than building strength and stamina.
4 Ways Plants Enhance Your Yoga Practice
Why filling your space with everyday greenery can take your poses and meditation to another level.
Does Everyone and their Mother Really Need to Do a Yoga Teacher Training?
Yoga leaders discuss the explosion of teacher training programs over the last decade, the pros and cons for students, and alternate models for students who wish to deepen their practice.
Yin Yoga 101: 4 “Bitter” and “Sweet” Stages of Starting a Yin Practice
Think Yin is easy? Josh Summers dispels the common misconception and explains why it isn't a restorative style of yoga.
8 Poses to Cultivate Courage and Reduce Self-Conciousness
Yoga teacher and YJ cover model Sara Clark shares her journey toward courageousness, plus an asana practice and mantra to help you feel confident in your own skin.
16 Poses to Inspire Commitment to Sobriety
Yoga teacher Nikki Myers shares the sequence she finds most effective for recovering addicts.
4 Travel Destinations Unexpectedly Packing Deep Yogic Lessons
When it comes to planning a yoga vacation, most of us think retreats in the tropics or taking the ultimate pilgrimage to India. Yet there are so many other destinations that can inspire a deeper understanding this ancient practice. Here, YJ contributors share their experiences in some far-off places that have transformed their practices and their lives.
Try This Yoga Trick to Realign Your SI Joint & Relieve Lower Back Pain
Sage Rountree shows you how to use a yoga block in Bridge Pose to realign the SI joint while stretching the front of your body.
Got Lower Back Pain? Relieve SI Joint Discomfort with Tree Frog Pose
Sage Rountree talks you through a relaxing pose to give the muscles that control the relationship of your pelvis and spine a time out.
Mountain Pose Alignment Check
Coach and teacher Sage Rountree leads a quick Tadasana alignment check you can use anywhere from the yoga mat to the running trail.
An Evening Ritual for Better Sleep with Jacqueline Smyth & Lauren Eckstrom
Learn how to plan ahead and clear your mind for a better night’s rest with relaxing techniques from YJ Influencers Jacqueline Smyth and Lauren Eckstrom.
Natasha Rizopoulos’s Sequence to Build a Safe Vinyasa Practice
Secure the foundation for a safe vinyasa practice with this thoughtful, challenging sequence from Natasha Rizopoulos.
High-Vibe Minute: Denelle Numis Teaches Nadi Shodhana
YJ Influencer Denelle Numis takes you through Nadi Shodhana pranayama, also known as alternate-nostril breathing technique to reduce anxiety and clear the energy channels for balanced prana flow.
Sequencing 101: Establish the Framework for Your Practice in Tadasana
Before you plunge into more difficult poses, take the time to set shoulder, spine, and hip alignment that will serve you throughout your sequence.
Restorative Yoga 101: Why ‘Tight Abs’ Aren’t Always a Good Thing
In our society we value “six-pack abs,” but a tight belly can actually inhibit breathing and interfere with our ability to feel relaxed. Here’s why.
Yoga Philosophy 101: The First Sutra—What It Means and How You Can Practice It
Lasater explores the meaning of the first sutra and offers a home practice to honor its wisdom.