Types of Yoga

Learn more about the birthplace of Ashtanga Yoga and Iyengar Yoga.

Here’s what happened.

When you’re time-crunched, it can be tempting to sneak out of yoga class before this final resting pose. Here’s why you should reconsider.

The guiding principle of Qi Gong is the coordination of the eyes with the body movements.

No bolsters, blankets, or blocks? No problem. Here’s how to set yourself up for a supremely relaxing practice, minus the props.

The yoga community celebrates the life of B.K.S. Iyengar’s daughter, Geeta Iyengar, who passed away on Sunday, Dec. 16.

Looking to cultivate more connection with yourself—and with others? Want to experience the oneness versus otherness so many yoga teachers talk about? This sequence will show you how.

Hot yoga fans swear by the benefits of heat, but frosty temps may actually take your practice to the next level. We shivered our way through a “cool yoga” class to give you the scoop.

From Slow Food to Slow Fashion to Slow Flow—the sustainable yoga movement starts here!

A long history of sexual misconduct haunts this popular practice. Here’s how some Ashtangi yogis are moving forward.

Sticking to something you set out to do—especially when it challenges your go-to habits—takes discipline. Here are four ways to strengthen your determination by the end of this week.

In this hectic technological age, restorative yoga is a bountiful vehicle for easing tension and bringing forth a profound sense of calm. Try this deeply relaxing sequence, paired with introspective journaling, to get present and comfortable on and off your mat.

This Kundalini Yoga kriya, or sequence, from teacher Karena Virginia will strengthen your aura and protect you from bad energy.

No bolsters, blankets, and blocks? No problem. This simple restorative yoga practice uses just one strap to help you drop into bliss.

Here's how Yin Yoga could help you find more balance in your practice and your life.

Who says you can’t relax and recharge at the same time?

If you already have a steady SUP yoga practice, you might be eager to try more challenging postures on your board. Enter this sequence, which is filled with familiar postures that have unexpected variations.

It's World Oceans Day! To celebrate, yoga teacher Amy Ippoliti and photographer Taro Smith are highlighting one of nature’s rare success stories: Misool Eco Resort and Misool Foundation in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.

This tantric breathing practice from Sarah Platt-Finger can help you achieve a state of oneness, also known as samadhi.

Understanding where movement should originate is key to keeping the body safe in Yin Yoga and beyond. Here, Josh Summers workshops Swan Pose to help you explore.

This relaxing "fourth trimester" yoga sequence can help you reconnect with your body and calm your mind in those early months with a new baby.

The answer lies in an exploration of how the postures in Yin Yoga and vinyasa yoga impact your connective tissues.

Every yogi in a Yin class looks different in the postures, so it's a good question. Josh Summers explains the difference between aesthetic vs. functional alignment.

These simple postures from Josh Summers will also help enhance the circulation of this vital energy.

It will cultivate compassion and kindness. Plus, Josh Summers explains the key differences between Yin and Yang meditations.

Think Yin is easy? Josh Summers dispels the common misconception and explains why it isn't a restorative style of yoga.

Fueled by visions of a strong and sculpted ballerina body, our writer signed up for 30 days of barre classes at The Bar Method in NYC. Here's what she learned about her yoga practice, plus 5 barre moves every yogi should try.

It's more than a chart-topping song. Find out what the current astrological era means for you.

If you've tried to meditate and wound up feeling frustrated or disappointed, a Yin approach can help.

Straight talk about Yin Yoga and clear and safe instructions on how to practice it are part of our new Yin Yoga 101 course. In the meantime, here are seven of the biggest misconceptions out there about this yoga style.

Join Josh Summers, founder of the Summers School of Yin Yoga, for our new online course Yin Yoga 101—a six-week journey through the foundations and principles of Yin Yoga, along with asana practice and meditation.

Find out how YJ's May cover model Erika Halweil tapped the power of tapas and "came home" to Ashtanga Yoga.

A practice to help you live your truth.

The traditional Ayurvedic beverage is celebrated by the Kundalini Yoga community for its detoxifying, healing properties.

Kundalini Yoga is a powerful practice, but should its potency give you pause? Here, Karena Virginia demystifies the common concerns about this ancient practice.

If you practice Kundalini Yoga, you know you have 10 bodies, not one. Here's the lowdown on all 10 bodies, plus a sequence to awaken them.

Feel like you need a life change, or to craft better, healthier habits and a more consistent practice? Consider Kundalini. Here's why it really works.

Prenatal yoga teacher Allie Geer demonstrates a self-myofascial release practice to relieve tension and pain during pregnancy and enhance mobility.

Love Yoga studios owner Sian Gordon opens up to Yoga Journal about growing up at Yoga Zone, values, and discovering the Katonah practice.

In Yoga Journal's upcoming course, Baron Baptiste will guide you through a journey of self-inquiry, revealing your potential on the mat and beyond.

Want to ensure a healthy, pain-free yoga practice for years (and years) to come? Part two of our three-part plan for ultimate bone health is all about how to supplement your practice with cardio and strength training.

Long day? Feeling sluggish? Try these poses from YJ Influencer Meredith Cameron to create space in your upper body to soften, flush, and balance your organ system.

Bikram Choudhury's yoga business, which faces upwards of $10 million in liabilities, filed for bankruptcy last week. One lawyer calls the move another "attempt to game" the US judicial system.

In this excerpt from her new book Deep Listening, Jillian Pransky offers a practice for creating space to let yourself be just as you are.

Using a chair as a launch pad to toggle between Kurmasana and Tittibhasana is a great way to build mobility and challenge your balance. Ready to give it a try?

Try this strap trick to increase postural awareness in the upper back and shoulders—and relieve the excess tension that accumulates there.

Learn how to use a chair and a block in Revolved Head-to-Knee Pose to both ground and expand the posture all at once.

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Variations on classic poses helps create new pathways within your nervous system and open you up to possibility.

Senior Iyengar Yoga teacher Carrie Owerko offers an alternative approach to One-Legged Crane Pose II. Go ahead, take flight.

Carrie Owerko shows us how repetition and novelty are both important in daily practice.

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Whether you're new to restorative yoga or a seasoned pro, little tweaks can help you get more relaxation out of your practice.

"At the end of the day, the technical aspects of Trikonasana are not enough. And you cannot get enlightened doing a fancy pose—no matter how perfect it is. It’s just not gonna happen."

Learn how to listen with compassion to your body, breath, feelings, and thoughts. This deep listening helps you cultivate the kind of conscious relaxation that allows you to stay open, present, and curious in situations where you normally wouldn't.

One of the most powerful ways to feel more OK mentally and emotionally is to learn how to relax the body. Here, Jillian Pransky breaks down how to release one of the most chronically tense muscles: the psoas.

Curious how you might benefit from our Restorative Yoga 101 course with Jillian Pransky? Five students of Pransky's students share how her restorative classes transformed them.

Carrie Owerko calls herself a nontraditional Iyengar Yoga teacher. While the lineage of Iyengar has a reputation for being strict and methodical, Owerko is driven by a love of exploration. A certified senior Iyengar yoga teacher with 20 years of study and work in movement and theater, Owerko chooses to focus on the playful experimental side of the practice.

Use this sequence to check in with yourself, quiet fears and negative mental chatter, and ultimately move into a place of deep trust.

We can mitigate some of the shifts in the body that occur during pregnancy, simply by standing well. This practice will wake up the muscles that we need to maintain good structural integrity and a healthy pelvic floor even as big changes are occurring within.

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As B.K.S. Iyengar turns 90, he talks candidly about his life and this thing called Iyengar Yoga.

Learn how Kundalini Yoga incorporates movement, dynamic breathing techniques, meditation, and the chanting of mantras.

D.C.-area yogis, head to the Smithsonian Institution this month for an educational weekend exploring yoga's holistic healing power.

King Pigeon Pose is about balancing stability and fluidity, in both your body and mind. Grab a strap, folding chair, and blanket and let’s get started!

Open your chest and shoulders and 
challenge your balance as you move step by step into Eka Pada Rajakapotasana II.

Open your hips and stabilize your knees to refine your Warrior I with Carrie Owerko, who leads Yoga Journal's Iyengar 101 course.

The most common beginner form of Tibetan Yoga is Lu Jong, or “body training.” Experience it's natural connection the elements in these sequences.

Access health and happiness with ancient yoga practices from around the world that tap into the healing power of nature.

Break a sweat and feel empowered—in 20 minutes or less.

Use this mini sequence—from Down Dog to Half Moon Pose—as a fun moving meditation to find core and leg stability that may help you balance, even momentarily, in Handstand.

The world's most exclusive yoga experience just might take place high atop the red sandstone peaks of Nevada’s Valley of Fire State Park—a remote destination only accessible by helicopter.

A chair practice offers the pregnant body support and helps to create the space it so desperately needs. This sequence feels so good that you will want to continue with it—even after baby.