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Leslie Kaminoff says never say never about a yoga pose and that the key to safely teaching asana is shifting the focus to svadyaya.

These 5 yoga teachers launched the careers of their dreams in tiny studios (and even one tour bus), and went on to accomplish truly amazing things.

YJ LIVE! Presenter Michael Hayes, founder of Buddha Body Yoga, offers advice for working with bigger bodies in yoga classes.

With the yoga community's recent head-spinning debate on this pose, we turned to anatomy experts Leslie Kaminoff and Amy Matthews for guidance.

Natasha Rizopoulos recommends carefully examining YTT program curriculums before signing up. Here, some parameters to use.

Your wrists bear weight in so many yoga poses—not to mention every time you do a vinyasa. These 8 poses can help you keep your wrists pain-free.

By nature, our wrists are particularly prone to injury. Learn how to protect them in your practice.

Don't want to teach? Teacher trainer Jason Crandell addresses the trend of enrolling in YTT to develop your personal practice.

This humble teacher is helping thousands find their way in New York—and in life.

A strong, balanced backside is key for a stable and pain-free practice. Learn the anatomy of this important muscle.

Wireless headphones meet asana. And it’s more than the next fad—it’s a pretty smart fix for a variety of teaching challenges.

Jacoby Ballard talks about the tools and practices he uses to support and welcome marginalized groups into the yoga community.

YJ LIVE! presenters Natasha Rizopoulos and Amy Ippoliti offer tips for finding a YTT teacher who is a perfect fit for you.

Kathryn Budig answers, explaining there’s only one way to know when the time is right—and it has nothing to do with advanced asana.

Once you understand the anatomy, you can delve into making its parts work together more intelligently. Here, Tiffany Cruikshank teaches how to fire all its muscles at once.

Prevent injury in one of the body’s most vulnerable joints.

Considering yoga teacher training? 90 Monkeys co-founder Amy Ippoliti suggests you start by asking yourself some tough questions.

Bhava Ram teaches teachers how to integrate the benefits of yoga at the cellular level through a gentle and simple body scan in Savasana.

Positive emotions can alter your inner chemistry from stress-fueled adrenaline and cortisol to oxytocin and other healing neurochemicals.

Teachers' teacher Alexandria Crow explains why she wholeheartedly endorses this yoga cliche—now that she gets it.

Consciousness is tied to life force (prana). Both are tied to motion and stillness. Linking the breath with movement creates a healing meditation in motion.

Those facing major life trauma often feel disconnected from their physical bodies. Bhava Ram guides them back with the breath.

Alexandria Crow says she owes all of the tools she has to use and teach with today to regular practice. Skipping it is just not an option.

This five-part series explores the insight "American Sniper" offers into the yoga of war, the mind of a veteran, and the practices crucial to finding the next mission.

Some teachers weave personal stories of romance, illness, and more into their instruction, while others stick to alignment and sequencing.

A Nebraska-based yogini finds her groove bringing rock ‘n’ roll to yoga.

It’s common for students to essentially "sit" in poses and collapse into their joints instead of engaging the muscles.

My yoga resolutions for 2015 are huge! In my personal yoga practice, I’d like to maintain drishti (gaze) as the keystone, to create focus and vision in my world at a new level.

Seane Corn interviews this yoga service leader for the scoop on her journey to a career in somatic therapy and healing yoga.

Yoga teacher and somatic counselor Hala Khouri explains why, if you want to heal the world, you have start by healing yourself.

Our Home Practice teacher and founder of the Africa Yoga Project Paige Elenson talks about running a social enterprise in Kenya.

Taylor Harkness stole this teacher’s secrets for striking a happy, healthy, feel-good vibe on and off the mat. Start 2015 in balance.

It can be daunting to sift through the many YTTs offered. Before you sign up, spend some time contemplating your options.

Alexandria Crow explores the practical and philosophical reasons for teaching the nitty-gritty.

Here are the best yoga mats of the year—eco-friendly, high-quality, responsibly made sticky mats to enhance your practice.

Watch our video to learn how to recognize fear and deal with it, so you can stay focused on thriving.

Alexandria Crow picks apart confusing yoga-speak and explains what your teacher really wants you to do.

It changed my life.

If there’s living proof that yoga is the fountain of youth, it’s 96-year-old Guinness-World-Records-holding Tao Porchon-Lynch.

Get in on yoga for a good cause. Kate Holcombe teaches weekly classes for homeless parents and children in San Francisco. Here's how you can get involved.

Our expert weighs in on the graceful way to tell your teacher you just don't like adjustments.

After nursing an injury, Kathryn shows her shoulders some love. And how better than with a hug? Try her #yjgratitudechallenge pose.

Get Drez's advice for putting together the perfect practice soundtrack and flow to his sample Spotify playlist today!

Alexandria Crow translates what your yoga teacher really wants you to do and why.

Our business and yoga experts explain hashtags, and how to use them in social media posts to effectively to grow your yoga business.

Is SI joint dysfunction causing your back pain? Learn which poses may help, and which poses to avoid.

Environmental activist and author Joanna Macy gets into what compassion really means—and how to apply it in daily life.

Twitter’s functionality in the yoga community is clouded with questions. Are you #confused?

At Yoga Journal LIVE in Colorado, we were honored to host 5 Kenyan yoga teachers with Africa Yoga Project. Here's what they thought of YJLIVE.

Leslie Booker teaches yoga and mindfulness to teenagers who are incarcerated or involved with the court system.

The popularity of yoga has created tons of business opportunities, and expansion-minded studios have taken notice. Here we describe the top yoga studio chains.

This teen yoga teacher is taking her practice to the next level, all before she enters high school. Read all about her budding career here.

This vinyasa teacher's nonprofit brings yoga to the people of Richmond, VA. Here's the scoop on her practice.

The husband and wife partners—often called "teachers' teachers"—pay their respective respects to their own guru.

Have you dreamt about teaching yoga? You have plenty of company—in Hollywood.

Garden State Yoga studio founder Seth Weisberg reflects on what he learned about leadership being in the yoga business.

Kathryn Budig interviews teacher Jason Crandell about the importance of humor and sequencing in yoga class.

Strala Yoga founder Tara Stiles' three life lessons she learned from teaching at YJLIVE for the first time ever.

Learn how to tap the parasympathetic nervous system by connecting with nature from this California yoga teacher.

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Rina Jakubowicz, who will lead a Spanish yoga class at YJ Live! San Diego, says offering classes in Spanish is the first step in attracting more Latinos to the mat.

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.

They bring yoga to people with chronic disease and to imprisoned youth: The winners of YJ’s “Share Your Yoga” scholarship leave us breathless.

Teacher Eric Paskel talks about his yoga classes, and you won't believe what goes on inside them.

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

Google Helpouts offer live video chatting with featured yoga teachers.

When Jessica Berger Gross discovered yoga, she fell in love. But after dedicating herself to becoming a yoga teacher, she realized that she still had much to learn.

San Francisco studio chain offers majors to students enrolled in its advanced teacher training, joining ranks of other academic-style training programs for yoga.

In the face of an ongoing government shutdown, some DC area studios are offering free or discounted classes to help ease the strain.

Do you need to be super flexible to teach yoga? No, writes Neal Pollack. All you need is an open mind, an open heart, and a willingness to dedicate a goodly percent of your life to the practice.

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Erica Rodefer Winters recognizes the signs among students in the class she teaches at a local gym. Do you remember falling in love with yoga?

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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.

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Erica Rodefer Winters reminds her yoga students to be gentle with themselves—a lesson she had to learn as well.

Almost all sports injuries are caused by imbalance in the body, says Sage Rountree. Here she explains how to achieve balance throughout the hips for greater comfort and freedom in your activities.