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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.

Practice with Nadia Narain of London's TriYoga to get a complete practice offering strength and stability for your entire body in 20 minutes.

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.

The Live Be Yoga team says goodbye to amazing New Orleans, where “everyone goes to everyone’s classes” and “all the teachers in the community know each other."

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.

Put your Psoas Power into practice on the mat with Sadie’s mindful, flowing and whole-body strengthening Sun Salutation variation.

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.

Discover what the Psoas can do for you. Revolutionize your flexibility, amplify your core strength, and protect your hip and low back from wear and tear.

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."

Let Chelsea Jackson Roberts guide you into presence and peace in this 10-minute meditation.

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.

Yoga teacher Chelsea Jackson Roberts shares what yoga has done for her and why she has devoted herself to sharing it with groups who wouldn’t otherwise have access to the practice.

Holding space for growth, creativity, agency, and autonomy requires a huge amount of focus and care. Here is Chelsea’s go-to pose for restoring her own energy so she has more to give. All it takes is a few minutes!

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

Our tour ambassadors Rosie and Brant try SUP yoga at Aqua Vida in Philadelphia.

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!

What a great way to kick off the tour ... in this clip, our ambassadors experience the Big Apple.

The Live Be Yoga team visits Martin Luther King High School in NYC to experience Bent on Learning, a yoga program for inner city students.

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.

This 15-year-old Californian yoga teacher does what she loves: yoga, surfing, and hanging out with friends. Her secret to a healthy, happy life? (Besides asana, that is!) Sanuk sandals. They're as comfy as a yoga mat, and slip off easily to practice or play in the sand.

Learn how to achieve Downward-Facing Dog, a beginner's pose that both opens and strengthens the upper body—making it a great preparation for inversions.

This pose stretches the front hip and leg muscles, which can get tight from sitting all day and create pain and tension in the low back.

If you've been slouching at your desk, this pose can improve alignment in your upper arms, shoulders, and head—softening neck tension and gently opening the shoulders.

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