Foundations

Get a sneak peek at the YJ LIVE! SF through these words of wisdom from some of the presenters.

Use this sequence of heart openers to tune in to your anahata and inner voice and find the path to your heart’s calling.

Cooped up inside waiting out winter's deep freeze? This practice would be a wise use of your time.

Use core work, twists, and pranayama to target this fiery chakra and transform obstacles into assets and fear into freedom.

Use this hip-opening and forward-folding practice for the second chakra to unleash creativity as you cultivate fluidity in your pelvis.

Stay comfortable and fresh while you sweat with our top style and gear picks for hot yoga.

Devoted to lifting or CrossFit? Try Sage Rountree's sequence to counter the front-body tightness that can come with them.

You have the willpower and strength to kick bad habits for good. These 13 Kundalini poses will help you find them.

You have the willpower and strength to kick bad habits for good. Find them with Kundalini Yoga.

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

Ready to give your mind, body, and soul a total health overhaul? Tune in to and tune up your subtle body.

Build the physical, emotional, and spiritual fortitude you need to master Pincha Mayurasana—and your own internal journey.

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

Cultivate a sense of earthiness, radiance, and stability through asana, breath, and meditation in the first chakra flow.

Align and connect to your energy centers with this healing practice to get grounded and open up to possibilities.

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

Learn whether you are Vata-, Pitta-, or Kapha-dominant and how to stay in balance through seasonal changes for lasting health and peace of mind.

Coral Brown explores what it means to live in alignment with our faith and purpose and offers a practice for getting started.

Use this practice from Coral Brown to illuminate your faith, your purpose, and enhance your overall well-being.

Try these 10 yoga video to strengthen and improve your practice and set the foundation for challenge poses.

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

Meditation tips, techniques and practices for the beginner—everything you need to know about meditation to get you started.

Have a to-do list that could rival Santa's? It's easy to feel overwhelmed by the holidays, which is why you need yoga more than ever.

Our expert weighs in on observing your feelings and letting them go—even when your practice or class gets irritating.

This ingeniousness from the Iyengar lineage is one of the best ways to support your spine while opening up the pecs and shoulders.

Teacher Liz Lindh created this sequence to boost energy, promote mental clarity, and rid the body of toxins after overeating.

It changed my life.

It’s easy to forget what the holidays are about. Yoga can help you remember.

Our expert weighs in on whether it's safe to head from an 108-degree class into chilly winter temperatures.

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.

Power Vinyasa Yoga teacher Leah Cullis talks about doing yoga at the White House and the power of commitment and positivity.

Find what you seek and come to a deeper understanding of your purpose with these tips from mind-body medicine pioneer and author Deepak Chopra, MD.

If you have some pillows and blankets, you have everything you need to settle into these sigh-inducing, stress-reducing postures.

A restorative yoga practice can help you rest, reflect, and refresh this holiday season. Here's how.

You can still thrive during difficult times.

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 creative challenge pose.

Yoga is first and foremost a peaceful practice, so for soldiers who return home suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, depression or both, it can be the perfect antidote to the atrocities of war.

This sequence is built to open your hips enough to work toward Foot-Behind-the-Head-Pose (Eka Pada Sirsasana).

Teacher Alexandria Crow explains why yoga’s biggest benefits have nothing to do with mastering advanced asanas and everything to do with mastering the mind.

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

Our expert weighs in on whether or not you should attend a yoga class if you're feeling under the weather.

Yogis always find a way to extend the month’s gratefulness beyond the edges of our stuffed plates and back onto our mats.

Try these three simple steps every day to ease stress, stop negative thoughts, and feel better.

Iyengar teacher Joan White reflects on her time studying with the late B.K.S. Iyengar.

Yoga teacher John Schumacher reflects on B.K.S. Iyengar’s life, his influence on modern yoga, and the legacy he has left behind.

Judith Hanson Lasater shares the most profound lessons she learned from studying with the late BKS Iyengar.

New York Times best-selling author and neurobiologist Dr. Dan Siegel talks about his new book, mindfulness, and what compassion really means.

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

The word for intention, according to yogic philosophy, is sankalpa. This word can be translated as a vow that has been birthed in the very core of your heart -- the place of your deepest truth.

According to regulations of a new tax law in Washington, D.C., the yoga studio is pretty much like any other gym.

Learn his story and see the unconventional biopic, which is, as yoga documentaries go, gripping, inspiring, dare we say, epic, even.

Yoga teacher Natasha Rizopoulos shares her instructions to achieve this foundational pose. Plus, reap the benefits and avoid these mistakes.

As the courts debate yoga in schools, Deepak Chopra, Cyndi Lee, and more weigh in on this ongoing dispute.

New to yoga? We've got answers for you. These 10 common questions for yoga beginners should get you on your way to a deeper practice and mindful meditation.

A tribute to the life of one of modern yoga's most prolific luminaries and teachers. (December 14,1918 - August 20, 2014)

B.K.S. Iyengar's students reflect on the personal wisdom they received from the great teacher—and how he profoundly affected the practice of yoga in the West.

If you suspect someone you suspect may be engaging in dangerous weight-control behaviors, it may be difficult to approach them with your concerns—but could also be life saving. Here’s how.

Some yogis believe diet is key to practice the Yoga Sutra's principle of Ahimsa, or non-harming.

In honor of National Yoga Month, expand your repertoire with these four types of yoga that can complement your regular practice.

Looking to boost your confidence? Try this sequence from yoga teacher Claire Missingham to open your hips and balance your lower energy centers.

Is practicing under sunlight refracted through windows damaging to my health? An expert weighs in.

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.

Open up to curiosity and trust by taking your practice to new heights—literally.

This playful AcroYoga sequence puts you in touch with the physical and introspective sides of acrobatic asana.

Sometimes falling short of your goal, or even missing it entirely, is the first step toward success.

Use this Tantric practice to unwind and process your day for a better night's sleep.

Baptiste Yoga Teacher and SoulCycle Master Instructor Bethany Lyons gives tips for getting cardio from your yoga.

Here, 18 of his students share poignant, heartfelt remembrances of their Guruji and his profound influence.

What we know about Patanjali, the sage who wrote the Yoga Sutras.

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

Barre-curious but resistant to replace your yoga practice? Try these 6 hybrid poses from yogini founder Sadie Lincoln.

Join yogis across the country Tuesday, August 26, in a practice dedicated to the master.

"When teaching, BKS Iyengar poured all of himself into the process of transmission, whether teaching 1 or 1,500 students."

We are mourning and remembering BKS Iyengar, who shared his knowledge to all walks of life and all abilities. His passion for yoga will remain with us.

"Through Iyengar Yoga, I gain access to living sensation within my paralysis and have gained glimpses into the ‘unseen’ unity of the Universe."

"As I see it, his legacy continues with a profound inquiry, 'Can you reach and know the depths of your own soul?'"

The Yoga Journal Contributing Editor, Author, and Founder of the Bay Area's Piedmont Yoga reflects on BKS Iyengar's profound influence.

The Certified Advanced Iyengar Yoga Teacher, Lifelong Student of BKS Iyengar, and YJ contributor remembers his guru.