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Going on yoga service trips is challenging and knowing what to expect before you go on a service trip will help you get the most from your experience.

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Take delight in the good fortune of others to create more happiness for yourself.

Barbara Benagh listens to her own inner wisdom—and helps students learn to trust in theirs.

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Yoga Journal interviews Stephen Cope, founder and director of Kripalu's Institute for Extraordinary Living.

Not sure if it’s pronounced cha-kra or “sha”-kra? Everything you learned about how to pronounce Sanskrit may be wrong. Here’s how to get this surprisingly simple language right, plus how it can deepen your practice.

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Start your day with reverence.

Offering teacher training to minority populations, Maya Breuer hopes to open yoga's door to all.

Trying to live up to unrealistic expectations won't serve you or your students. Balance being a role model with real life.

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Set the mood and pace for your class with music playlists.

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Use restorative yoga to combat seasonal affective disorder, a form of winter depression triggered by a lack of sunlight.

Kelly McGonigal, PhD, a yoga teacher and health psychologist at Stanford University, shares tips for dealing with chronic pain through yoga and meditation.

You’re not alone if slowing down leads to stressing out. Here’s what you need to know.

Mental yoga reveals the mind's nature and its filters and is an important part of physical yoga practice.

Yoga is so much more than asana. Learn more by picking up these classic yoga books every yogi has read at least once.

You may think it’s a harmless pastime, but gossip can be damaging—socially and spiritually.

Yoga educator Leslie Kaminoff believes that the breath and the lab of the human body are our greatest teachers.

Practice giving without expectation and enjoy a bountiful sense of connection.

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For more than 30 years, Tim Miller has been refining his Ashtanga Yoga practice.

Having studied many forms of yoga–Ashtanga, Iyengar, and Viniyoga–and popularized Yin Yoga, Sarah Powers has created a custom practice that she calls Insight Yoga.

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Is it really possible that imagination can influence outcomes in the "real" world? Using your imagination can be a powerful and creative tool for a life transformation.

Interested in starting yoga? Take a cue from Yoga Sutra I.1—there's no time like the present.

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Journey into a dazzlingly different atmosphere with these innovative and dynamic asanas.

Yogic tradition offers three basic remedies for guilt: Avoid it by practicing ethical mindfulness, purify your psyche of the residue of old actions, and practice self-forgiveness.

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If you can let go of fear, you'll find more positive energy.

In a relaxed moment, set up an agreement with your loved ones for handling conflict.

Embrace your relationship as part of your practice, and let your communication and compassion blossom.

Master of Mysore: celebrating the life of Sri. K. Pattabhi Jois, founder of Ashtanga Yoga.

T.K.V. Desikachar brings to the practice a full spectrum of yoga therapy, philosophy, and Ayurveda learned from his father, T. Krishnamacharya.

One of the first to rock out in yoga class, Steve Ross aims to bring the love and joy of music and asana to all his students.

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Move with music. Energize your practice by setting it to a happy beat.

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Yoga helps HIV patients strengthen their immune systems and their spirits.

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Stick with challenging poses to build your muscles and your confidence.

Explore the layers of your body and soul to find your inner core of goodness.

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Baron Baptiste’s playlist starts off primed for Sun Salutations, builds energy for a series of standing poses, and then chills out for seated and supine poses.

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Bikram Choudhury discusses his famous copyrighted sequence, his spending and his goals for the future.

From yamas and niyamas to the yoga sutra, yoga offers many tools to help you find happiness.

So you think you can't chant...Learn how you can create a spiritual class without mantras, kirtan, or Oms.

A study at West Virginia University found mindfulness training exercises such as yoga, controlled breathing, meditation, and tai chi can help people handle stressful situations, according to an article on CNN.com. The study followed 103 participants, half of which were...

Upon waking for the last day of the conference, we learned that Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, 93, has passed. The official announcement is posted here, and you can find up-to-the-minute memorial posts and reactions from students worldwide here via twitter. What are some of your best...

You try to mask your vulnerability, but at some point it's sure to get the better of you. Then what do you do?

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To better know yourself, says this American yoga pioneer, relax deeply.

There are many ways to cultivate quiet strength in Virabhadrasana I. Here, teachers of five yoga styles reveal the nuances of Warrior Pose I.

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

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Balance your chakras with Lis Addison's The Song of the Tree, an album for your energy centers.

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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Sturdy in his yang incarnation, soothing as a yin avatar, Simon Low provides a pair of enjoyable ways for advanced beginners and beyond to kick back or punch out the stops.

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.