Foundations

Doug Swenson created Sadhana Yoga, a holistic approach to yoga that connects the vital life force energy of exercise with the spiritual flow of the universe.

You can work on it every day, starting with the small stuff. Here’s how.

You don’t have to choose sides.

As taught by the late Eknath Easwaran, passage meditation offers us the chance to let spiritual texts deeply penetrate our being.

As much as we might like to, we can't force love to happen. But we can understand its many levels and connect more easily to its source.

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A Beginner's Guide to Yoga's Key Inversions: Learn how to face your fear of going upside down and why it's so worth doing.

Find a more spiritual approach to your work and you'll uncover new meaning in your life.

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Richard Rosen ponders what draws us to the yoga mat and keeps us coming back.

Richard Rosen explains Om—the ancient sacred syllable—may be the only mantra you'll ever need.

Your antidote to stress: At least 10 minutes to breathe and surrender in restorative Viparita Karani.

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To harness the energy of the mind, you must learn to see beyond the content of your thoughts to their very substance.

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We all know about the eight limbs of yoga. But do you know about the yoga vitamins? These five yoga vitamins, or virtues, will fortify your practice.

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If your curved back has you twisted, here are some asanas that will help realign your spine.

When crises arise, some people flourish while others flounder. Here's how your practice can help you build resilience.

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When it comes to practicing mindfulness, the yoga and Buddhist traditions have much in common.

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Modern yogis who struggle with the question of whether to eat meat can look to ancient wisdom for the answer.

Be open to the possibility of meshing your ideas of romance with your spiritual values and dharma practice for a better relationship.

Learning how to relax takes time. Fortunately, you can practice on your mat and use these tips anytime.

Don't let the props stop you. Restorative yoga poses revive like nothing else.

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A teacher's guide to explaining and encouraging positive personal habits through the five niyamas.

Yoga teacher Jaki Nett investigates restorative yoga for fertility. Learn which poses have the best possible benefits to aid fertility and conception.

Awareness of the ida and pingala nadis can help balance your practice—and clear the way for spiritual growth.

Setting objectives is not the same as making goals. Confusing the two can lead to unnecessary suffering.

Richard Rosen explains how yoga philosophy helps us see who really we are and learn to embrace it.

After making alignment adjustments in Warrior I, let go and feel the wholesome integration of your entire body.

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A prescription of asanas to help balance the subtle energies of the chakra system.

Patanjali's basic advice in the Yoga Sutra may sound simple, but many find sitting in meditation painful and difficult. Here's how you can bring ease to your seated posture.

Find the best prenatal yoga poses for all stages of your pregnancy.

Iyengar Yoga instructor Lisa Walford makes suggestions for how you can make Supta Baddha Konasana (Reclining Bound Angle Pose) more comfortable.

Iyengar Yoga instructor Lisa Walford offers advice for how beginning yoga students can get started.

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Tim Miller turns to the ancient wisdom of Patanjali to answer this existential question.

Ever wonder what you're chanting during a yoga class? From "Aum" to "Yam", learn more about common yoga chants.

Toiling under the tyranny of perfectionism? Perfection isn't the tyrant—it's our notions about it that rule us.

What's old is new again. Chanting and music is the new way to practice yoga across the country.

Cyndi Lee discuses is the best time of day—and year—to practice yoga.

Yoga Journal contributor Judith Lasater explains why joints crack and whether it's a good or bad thing.

Sarah Powers addresses Yin Yoga's benefits for fertility and conception.

Sarah Powers explains the basics of Sun Salutations and why you should practice them regularly.

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Sarah Powers advises yogis with sciatica which poses to avoid and which to favor.

Surrendering to the unknown is less frightening if you have faith that something will catch you when you fall—whatever name you call it by.

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Here's how to integrate it into your flow and your life.

Tim Miller gives advice for students struggling to master the jump-through in Ashtanga Yoga.

Prenatal Yoga doesn't seem right for you? Tim Miller gives advice for modifying a more advanced practice for pregnancy.

Discover the art of breathing and apply it to your practice.

Ancient texts insist celibacy is a must on the yogic path, but few modern yogis opt for such an ascetic lifestyle.

Tim Miller offers advice for learning the chakrasana transition in Ashtanga Yoga

Tim Miller turns to the wisdom of Patanjali to explain how yoga prepares us for death.

Tias Little offers advice for how flexible yogis can avoid injury.

Traditionally, the goal of a spiritual practice has been to attain enlightenment, but is that what today's seekers are really after?

Learn why you should vocalize your mantras instead of silently thinking them to benefit the heart and the central nervous system.

Are you overstimulated, overworked, and stressed? If so, you might be depleting your rasa reserve.

The yogic practice of satya (truth) focuses on carefully choosing our words so they do the least harm and most good.

YJ profiles the pranayama practices of six yoga traditions and finds differences ranging from the subtle to the profound.

Esther Myers explains how you can learn to trust your body strength in Handstand.

Yoga gives us deeper breathing awareness–and brings greater concentration to the parts of the body that allow us to exhale and inhale fully.

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Esther Myers describes integration of yoga as the process of making your practice a part of your life.

Drishti is a gazing technique that develops concentration—and teaches you to see the world as it really is.

Here's a primer from Sara Chambers, founder of Hugger Mugger yoga products, on the best ways to clean a yoga mat.