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Speak your truth with a simple yogic self-esteem booster from Colleen Saidman Yee.

Certain mantras offer a direct connection to your chakras in a way that more common practices don’t. Skeptical? Yoga master Alan Finger suggests you try it out for yourself...

Connect with your Muladhara and Svadhishthana Chakras (your root and sacral energy centers) to feel grounded and free to express yourself in your own unique way. In this short creative warm-up, Sofiah guides you out of your comfort zone, and playfully brings your imagination into the picture as you set your intentions for 2018.

Draw energy from your root and direct it to the vissudha, so you can communicate with yourself, others, and the universe with more clarity and truth.

YJ Influencer Lauren Eckstrom discusses how Pratipaksha Bhavana can support you in living in alignment with your intentions and embracing with your most authentic self.

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.

You know yoga is crucial to keeping your body balanced as your mileage increases, but have you considered how to make yoga an integral part of your runs? Coach and yoga teacher Sage Rountree shows you how.

Ever walk into class and realize your plan just doesn't meet the mood of the students? Seasoned teacher Colleen Saidman Yee offers tips to help you pivot.

YJ Influencer Sofiah Thom guides you through a beautifully deep Savasana to support you in letting go of any stress or anxiety and preparing for a nurturing sleep.

A big thank you to 2017 Live Be Yoga Tour sponsor CamelBak, who helped keep our tea hot and our water ice-cold in our journey across the country.

In a minute's time, YJ Influencer Denelle Numis takes you through a visualization meditation to raise your vibration.

But the asana itself is only half the cure. To beat insomnia, pay attention to what happens to your breath while you're in it.

YJ Influencer Denelle Numis teaches the viloma pranayama technique, used to help increase breath capacity. Follow along with her to raise your vibration in a minute's time.

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.

In Boise, the team takes a yoga class mixed with Native American spiritualism—a great example of how the people here have made yoga fit what they need.

Our ambassadors felt so welcomed by the loving yoga community in unique and beautiful Seattle, where people did things “a lot more intentionally.”

The team takes a great class at Be Luminous in Seattle and enjoys healthy organic snacks provided by Made in Nature.

You probably already practice Child’s Pose, but adding a few props will allow you to pause, stay for a minute, and let go of excess tension.

The team has a blast touring the EO Products facility and making their very own custom essential oil. Learn more about this all-natural, sustainable body care company.

Live Be Yoga Tour ambassador Rosie Acosta shows us around Portland and explains what makes the city such a unique and special place for yogis.

Try this simple meditation with Nadia Narain of London's TriYoga to focus on the breath and settle the mind.

The Live Be Yoga team explains why they love the “effortless cool” of San Francisco, and how the yoga “changes completely” from one neighborhood to another.

The Live Be Yoga team hits San Francisco for a little shopping at prAna and visits Stephanie Snyder at Love Story Yoga.

The Live Be Yoga team spends an “incredible weekend” at 1440 Multiversity, an adult education center nestled in California’s redwoods that helps people bring more power and energy to their lives.

Austin was like a little oasis in the middle of Texas, with a slower pace than some of the bigger cities.

Austin yoga teacher John Mackey explains why yin yoga is so important for strengthening the joints and connective tissues that support the muscles.

Our Live Be Yoga Tour ambassadors can’t get over how big the yoga scene is in Houston, with classes of up to 100 students!

Add a calming and fresh scent to your clothes with essential oils and a dryer ball!

Live Be Yoga meets Dr. Brad Smith, a professor at the University of Houston studying ways to bring yoga and mindfulness to schools.

Our Live Be Yoga ambassadors meet Dana Trixie Flynn in beautiful New Orleans and learn more about her “pay it forward” yoga center, the Church of Yoga.

The team heads to Miami to meet Kino MacGregor, who considers herself a “pioneer” in the Miami yogi scene.

The LBY team experiences a wide array of yoga styles in Atlanta, including practicing in an ashram.

The Live Be Yoga team gets to know Chelsea Jackson Roberts and the one studio that's making a difference in promoting black yoga teachers.

Live Be Yoga meets local Nashville yogi James Cuzzort, who started practicing yoga when he was 50 and never looked back.

The LBY team had a great time in fun and friendly Nashville, enjoying the Southern hospitality and checking out the brand-new yoga community.

This week, we offer up a quick 1-minute yogic breathing practice that you can do before potentially stressful situations, like public speaking, or flying.

Teacher Sophie Jaffe's quick trick to staying mindful in the moment? Slipping on her Sanuk yoga-mat sandals, dropping into a pose, and taking her practice everywhere.

Our ambassadors took a road trip to Milwaukee to visit direct trade tea company Rishi Tea, which is one of our tour sponsors.

This Shred will help you strengthen all your standing postures in yoga.

Diabloasana will help build support for all of your arm balances and Plank Poses. It also works to activate the psoas.

This is a more advanced pose that super-tones your arms, shoulders, side abs and psoas. It can help you achieve Side Plank, Half Moon Pose, Side Crow, and other lateral-based arm balances more effortlessly.

After you've completed Sadie's power up your psoas workout, move to this sequence. It's designed to counter-stretch the muscles you’ve just fatigued, focusing on the core muscle meridian that runs through your whole body, including the deep psoas.

The team discusses the benefits of meditation with Claire Mark from Chill Chicago.

Our Live Be Yoga ambassadors experience a yoga class at Yogaview, which is “like a retreat in the city.”

On the edge of the Midwest, the team enjoys doing yoga in “places you wouldn’t expect a yoga studio."

Detroit Yoga Lab owner Naomi Gold explains why yoga isn't a “suburban thing" anymore.

Chelsea Jackson Roberts, PhD, Seane Corn, Tyrone Beverly, and more prominent voices from the yoga community explain how Inclusivity Training can empower all teachers, regardless of experience or background.

The Live Be Yoga team had an amazing time in the nation’s capital, checking out yoga studios and meeting locals.

Dan Carter, manager of Past Tense Yoga Studio in Washington, D.C., explains how yoga has changed in the nation’s capital.

Live Be Yoga visits the Philly Yoga Factory, the first establishment of yoga in Philadelphia.

What if we started being more mindful about the options presented in class and offered pose instruction from the ground up? Yoga teacher and education expert Chelsea Jackson Roberts, PhD, shares one quick tip for how to realign your cues for increased compassion.

In Yoga Journal's new online course, Finding Connection Through Yoga: A Workshop on Our Universal Oneness, Dr. Deepak Chopra and his yoga teacher, Sarah Platt-Finger, will share a seven-week yoga and meditation experience that will help you develop a deeper understanding of yourself and transform your relationship with the universe. Sign up here to learn more!

In their second week on the tour, the Live Be Yoga ambassadors are getting ready for their first event … in New York City!

Get to know this year’s Live Be Yoga Tour ambassadors, Rosie Acosta and Brant Williams, as they capture a snapshot of the unique yoga culture in 22 cities across the U.S. In this clip, they visit Boulder, Colorado, and check out a prAna store. Rosie wants a lot more stuff, but will she be able to fit it all in her bag?

When you're going through a hard time, meditating on the moments of goodness in your life can bring peace.

Tap into your body's natural vibration using the Hamsa Meditation.

A mantra is a sacred sound used as a tool for meditation to quell the mind’s tendency toward thought. Mantra is often defined as “a thought that protects and liberates the mind of one who repeats it.” The Hamsa mantra takes advantage of the natural sound of the inhale and exhale, and helps you cultivate a vibration that connects you to your heart.

Learn about the power of pausing with the Introduction to the Space Between the Breaths Meditation.

Be guided through a simple practice of surrender and connection with this Introduction to the Great Heart Meditation.

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