Foundations

Align body, mind, and spirit with nature by practicing this seasonal sequence.

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Use your breath to open your chest and backbend mindfully into Upward-Facing Dog Pose.

By pointing us toward those parts of ourselves that we have rejected, Goddess Kali inspires us to transform and find inner strength.

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Try this simple Kundalini practice to maintain focus and improve memory.

Vinyasa teacher and co-founder of Laughing Lotus studios in New York and San Francisco, Dana Flynn says playing soulful tracks during a flow sequence brings out a “fierce grace.”

Bring your Yin Yoga practice to a deeper level by keeping these intentions in mind.

Get your prana moving with this playful morning vinyasa sequence.

Accept responsibility for what you bring to each moment and enjoy the power of the truth.

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In our speed-driven world, yoga is often fast-paced. Yin Yoga offers an opportunity to slow down and come back into balance.

One man's experiences of impermanence teach him the art of letting go and allow him to find peace.

Yogi musician Trevor Hall is dedicated to making song a form of worship.

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Learn to love splits in this flowing Jivamukti sequence with an uplifting beat.

Hip-hop yogi and Spiritual Gangster founder Ian Lopatin talks about Bikram, the beat, and making yoga more American.

Recognize when criticism turns into envy and use the yoga sutras and your yoga practice to figure out how to handle it.

Yogic breathwork can transform your performance and the experience of your favorite sport.

If you are interested in infusing your asana practice with a sense of devotion, consider introducing a few simple rituals.

See the Divine in everything, when you practice bhakti, the yoga of devotion.

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Deepen your connection to the Earth by tapping into the elemental energies swirling within each of us and find new ways to care for her.

As a yogi should you be speaking the truth? Sally Kempton talks about finding your real truth and how to tell it like it is.

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True transformation is a radical process. Here's how to navigate the shift gracefully.

The perfect microcosm of yoga, Downward-Facing Dog Pose can change your entire practice—maybe even life.

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Relationships and love can be difficult and painful. Here's a yogi's guide to dealing with the ups and downs of  love in a healthy way.

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Yoga deepens our understanding of the links between our states of mind and our bodies, and vice versa.

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Tune in to your body, connect with community, and embrace the birth.

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Help your third-trimester students use yoga to ease physical discomfort and prepare for labor.

Help your students get the most out of their practice during these middle months.

If you teach yoga regularly, you will have a pregnant student in your class at some point. Learn what to do to encourage a healthy first trimester.

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To experience a profound opening of the heart, imagine yourself near life's end.

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When it comes to music, students of Kundalini instructor Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa never know what to expect.

Prana Flow Yoga creator Shiva Rea turns up the music to offer inspiration and rhythm to yogis moving through the 108 rounds of Sun Salutations she leads as part of her ongoing Global Mala Project.

Q: I am very fond of chanting—my students do not all have the same reaction.

Lois Steinberg, Ph.D., details the practices taught to her by Geeta S. Iyengar for all phases of the menstrual cycle.

Three Kundalini meditation teachers share techniques for tapping into the flow of energy within you—and moving toward spiritual awakening.

Shiva Rea offers tips from yoga and Ayurveda for calming nervous energy and anxiety.

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Sadness can be a powerful doorway into the heart. The next time you feel loss or sorrow, try this practice for transforming sadness.

T.K.V. Desikachar cites these five categories to understand the mind.

Battling depression can feel like a fight for your life. Yoga can help you stop struggling.

Find out what happened when three everyday people turned to yoga to change their lives.

Tracey Rich explains how to best use your evening yoga practice to slow down, focus inward, and transition from day to night.

Yoga doesn’t have to be so serious. Lighten up and have fun with these 6 Laughter Yoga exercises.

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Saul David Raye's true calling? To be a father, healer, and yoga teacher—in that order.

You've tried everything and still aren't where you want to be. So stop struggling and let life move through you with spiritual surrender.

Learn about the healing power of voice in your throat chakra and different ways to get familiar with your voice.

As more yoga teachers incorporate music into their classes, practitioners debate the merits. Is it a distraction or an enhancement?

Grace aside, most of us cannot leapfrog from injury to forgiveness with ease. A process is necessary, and it begins by turning toward your own hurt.

When you forgive a long-held grievance, you open the door to true freedom.

Find out why traditionally dawn and twilight are the most powerful times for asana practice.

What do cows have to do with yoga philosophy?

You have to find yourself before you can find your soul mate.

Find out how you could be facing fear to create the foundation for true spiritual awakening.

It's easy to get mired in sadness. But it's also possible to let sorrow move through you and open you to the light within your heart.

The yoga tradition often compares the human body to a field. Find out why.

Learn why this ancient Indian text has had such a powerful and lasting influence on Western writers, thinkers, and yogis.

Vishnu lives in luxury, but the Hindu god abandons his opulent ways to save the world from evil.

If you hope to find lasting happiness, you must first answer the question, what is your priority—your inner or your outer life?

Bow Pose works against hunched shoulders by opening them from the front and strengthening them from the back.

Her name is Gurmukh, she wears a turban, and she carries a gong, but this Kundalini teacher isn't the ascetic you'd expect.

Learn how yoga found a home in America from these yoga pioneers.