Expand the foundation of your yoga practice and deepen your knowledge of yoga’s philosophy, history, Sanskrit terminology, wisdom, and more. Consider this yoga 101, for beginner to advanced practitioners, with tools and insights to grow your practice and enhance your mind-body-spirit connection like never before.
Expand the foundation of your yoga practice and deepen your knowledge of yoga’s philosophy, history, Sanskrit terminology, wisdom, and more. Consider this yoga 101, for beginner to advanced practitioners, with tools and insights to grow your practice and enhance your mind-body-spirit connection like never before.
Forget typical self-improvement resolutions—they simply don’t last. What does? Harnessing one of yoga’s profound formulas for setting the right intention and achieving your heart’s desire.
Master Baptiste Yoga teacher Leah Cullis, who will lead Yoga Journal's upcoming online course Pillars of Power Yoga presents 8 poses to help you set your focus for the year ahead.
Nicki Doane, co-owner and director of Maya Yoga Studio in Maui, share a teaching from the fourth pada of Patanjali's Yoga Sutra.
Nicki Doane, co-owner and director of Maya Yoga Studio in Maui, shares tips for achieving (and transcending) the superpowers of yoga.
This week YJ LIVE! presenter Nicki Doane shares with us teachings from the Yoga Sutra of Pantanjali on the how of yoga.
This Kundalini Yoga sequence supports ideal digestion by increasing energy at the navel point and keeping the digestive organs strong and flexible.
Leah Cullis, who will lead Yoga Journal's upcoming online course Pillars of Power Yoga, says if you're not practicing Baptiste Yoga, you should be.
Kathryn Budig shares five ideas for staying connected during the holiday season.
Pick your poses. Two Fit Moms offers three ways to relieve holiday stress with yoga—active, passive, or a combo—in this sequence.
These five steps will help you get there.
To feed your spirit is to embark on an inner journey. In these 108 images, Robert Sturman and his subjects inspire us to go inside and explore.
As you meet your true Self, you will begin to transcend attitudes, reactions, and ways of being you were previously accustomed to. Open up to the true you.
Look through illusions of separateness and false perceptions of identity to discover your bigger-picture connection to all things.
In this heat-building sequence, master Baptiste Yoga teacher Leah Cullis stokes your inner fire and gets you deeper into your body.
If ever there was a time to slow your yoga flow and--let’s face it, take your speed of life down a notch or two--the hectic holiday season is it.
Americans are becoming more spiritual, a new study suggests. Learn how being a "spiritual" person can benefit (and even prolong) your life.
Each discovery on the spiritual path is valuable for growth. Embrace them all. Here, 26 examples from photographer Robert Sturman of people dedicated to that work.
This heat-building sequence with deep squats and advanced variations will turn up your internal temperature and help burn off anything leftover in your system.
Embracing your individuality and truest identity frees the soul. Here, 26 beautiful examples of people doing just that from photographer Robert Sturman.
Use this collection of reader-contributed affirmations and mantras to get inspired to reconnect with yourself daily.
To clear your mind, energize your body, and focus on all you have to be thankful for, integrate these 8 poses into your practice.
Research shows there could be a second reason you’re upbeat after that killer yoga class.
Prenatal yoga has long avoided certain poses, but new research indicates some of them may be safer than once thought.
Yoga is so much more than asana. The sutras show us how to be our true selves and appreciate every moment—even when life gets crazy.
Baptiste Yoga teacher Leah Cullis explains how finding your flow ties your practice and life together, taking both into another realm.
Try this profoundly spiritual kundalini meditation video to cultivate patience, wisdom, and renewal of life.
Master Baptiste Yoga teacher Leah Cullis explains how heated yoga goes deeper, heals, and pushes you out of your comfort zone.
Leah Cullis, a master Baptiste Yoga teacher who will lead YJ's upcoming online course, Pillars of Power Yoga, explains the importance of finding your foundation, on and off the mat.
Erin Motz (aka the Bad Yogi) has crashed and burned plenty of times—and she’s proud of every single one of them. Learn what yoga fails taught her about success.
Movement in your body leads to movement in your life. Shrink Session founder Erin Stutland combines the mindfulness of yoga with heart-pumping cardio.
Master Baptiste Yoga teacher Leah Cullis explains how learning how to breathe helped her tap into her power on and off the mat.
Leah Cullis debunks popular myths about Baptiste Yoga, from it being "too athletic" to "too hot," and explains why it's a must-try style for practitioners of every level.
Bikram Choudhury’s sequence of 26 yoga poses and two breathing exercises is not entitled to copyright protection, an appellate court affirmed last week.
Listening to your favorite tunes might be helping you stick with daily practice. Plus, pick up four songs to keep you flowing.
Your yoga session might make you capable of withstanding more. Learn how yoga works on the brain to increase pain tolerance.
While we access drishti physically on the mat by focusing our gaze, it also has possibilities for keeping us to true to our intentions off the mat.
Sianna Sherman says this time of year is perfect for calling on Kali and delving into the darker places of your Self with fearless honesty.
When your chakras are balanced, you can experience clarity, access power, and feel more joyful, fearless, and free.
Find the wisdom and confidence to achieve your goals through this centering sequence.
Michael O’Neill spent 10 years photographing the masters and gurus of our time for his new book On Yoga. Here, he shares his experience and work with YJ.
Compassion is an essential skill that can be improved over time to transform your life and increase your happiness.
Just in time for Breast Cancer Awareness Month: A study found that yoga helped cancer survivors feel better physically, emotionally, and spiritually.
In this excerpt from his new book Everything Mind, author Chris Grosso explores the what and why of the spiritual path.
The latest hybrid in the yoga-plus-sports trend, equestrian yoga, is designed to connect human and horse in the great outdoors.
We asked Guru Jagat to demystify Kundalini, explain why it is trending, and tell us what is next in her effort to bring this practice to the masses.
Is it safe to get your om on at that time of the month? Teens, learn what yoga can teach you about listening to your body and practicing self-care.
Steal these three three core-building balance moves from The YogaSlackers to cultivate slackline-ready strength.
These poses, mudras, and mantras will help you embody and explore yoga’s ethical and moral codes, on and off the mat.
Use asana, mantra, mudra, and meditation to incorporate ahimsa into your yoga practice and bring into focus its unique lessons.
Use asana, mantra, and mudra to help bring into focus the unique ways this yama plays out in your life.
Use asana, mantra, and mudra to help bring into focus the unique ways this yama plays out in your life.
Use asana, mantra, and mudra to maintain vitality and bring into focus the subtle and not-so-subtle ways the yama plays out in your life.
Use asana, mantra, and mudra to help bring into focus the subtle and not-so-subtle ways this niyama plays out in your life.
Use asana, mantra, and mudra to help bring into focus the subtle and not-so-subtle ways this niyama plays out in your life.
Use asana, mantra, and mudra to help bring into focus the subtle and not-so-subtle ways this niyama plays out in your life.
Use asana, mantra, and mudra to help bring into focus the subtle and not-so-subtle ways this niyama plays out in your life.
Use asana, mantra, and mudra to foster devotion to a higher power and focus on the ways this niyama plays out in your life.
Eddie Modestini, who will lead Yoga Journal’s upcoming online course, Vinyasa 101: The Fundamentals of Flow, explains how vinyasa yoga benefits your body, mind, and spirit.
Many wineries are touting wine and yoga as a perfect pairing. See why you should try this trend out.
It’s easy to feel overwhelmed and anxious when work stresses come into play. Try this practice as a solution to all of your stress woes.
Take 10 minutes today to relax into this restorative posture, Viparita Karani (Legs-up-the-Wall Pose).
Try this sun salutation version from Kundalini teacher Joan Shivarpita Harrigan to feel reinvigorated and newly inspired on your mat!
Find inspiration in this affirmation to keep you on track with our 21-day yoga challenge.
If you’ve been working up the nerve to try Handstand what better time to push your practice to that next level than during the 21-Day Yoga Challenge?
If you feel discomfort, such as sudden and sharp pain that may indicate a serious injury, gently get out of the pose and tell your teacher.
In an increasingly fast-paced world that demands more of our attention and time, everyone is looking for a way to increase their energy. This Kundalini practice
Think of Kundalini Yoga as a technology you can use to activate your innate vitality and health through movement, mudra (ritual gesture), and mantra (sacred sound).
This Kundalini practice, passed down by Yogi Bhajan, the master of Kundalini Yoga, is designed to do increase your energy and metabolism.
A yoga therapist and recovering addict helps others find self-acceptance and sustainable recovery.
Try these three books for a careful study of the history of modern yoga and its relationship to the South Asian traditions of yoga.
Get advice from the world's best yoga teachers on how to craft a special yoga practice space in your home.
With a new “yogalebrity” popping up on social media daily, we asked, what we can learn about yoga poses and philosophy from our feeds?
This excerpt from Pema Chodron's new book Fail, Fail Again, Fail Better offers wise advice for the times in life in when things don't go the way you wanted them to.
This sequence efficiently activates the endocrine system, boosting your metabolism and creating new levels of youthfulness to balance your body and mind.