Types of Yoga

Using an aerial silk or hammock allows gravity to help the back leg relax and the spine to curve naturally. You’ll stop fighting gravity, and allow the support 
of the hammock to help you lengthen.

Aerial yoga combines 
acrobatic arts and anti-gravity asana, but
 it’s also an accessible 
practice that can help you find more length 
in your spine and safe 
alignment 
in your poses.

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Think you don't have time for yoga? Add this vinyasa right into your next workout, between sets of any exercise, to keep things interesting.

Get inspired by stories of yoga's power to heal the wounds of grief, physical disability, emotional trauma, and disease.

New research shows Bikram Yoga can lead to potentially dangerous high core body temperatures. Learn how to stay safe.

Worried you're not getting enough cardio? Research has found yoga has just as many heart-healthy benefits.

Recover from your workout with these six restorative poses from Sage Rountree’s new book that marry hip release and inversion to sweetly calm your nervous system.

Try this floor-based Viniyoga Sun Salutation 
that takes weight-bearing out of the picture and pressure off your joints.

Try the Ashtanga sun salutation for a physically demanding practice that involves synchronizing the breath with near-constant movement in a series of postures.

This Kundalini Sun Salutation is tied to reverence and prayer and likely looks more like the Sun Salutation the rishis of old might have practiced.

Celebrate summer solstice with three 
innovative and inspiring Sun Salutation practices.

Sianna Sherman introduces you to Durga and teaches you how to summon her strength in practice and in life.

Prana Vinyasa founder Shiva Rea has an Earth Day eco-challenge for you: 10 body mudras and eco-actions to help you connect to the Earth.

Here, insights and 
evidence from academics, yogis, and other experts in the fields of 
conscious living, social criticism, and neurology for the answer.

For a long time, just being involved in yoga made 
you a rebel. Now, these teachers are challenging the norms and changing the practice.

Wireless headphones meet asana. And it’s more than the next fad—it’s a pretty smart fix for a variety of teaching challenges.

A yoga and Buddhism teacher reveals ways to transform your personal struggles into an opportunity for healing others.

Want to mix up your yoga practice? Try this Iyengar yoga class that focuses on correct alignment through ropes and anchors.

In honor of Brain Injury Awareness month, former pro snowboarder Kevin Pearce talks about how key the practice is to his ongoing brain injury recovery.

Why try Acro? In short: Fun. This hybrid style mixes acrobatics and healing arts like Thai massage with a practice that helps connect you with others.

Positive emotions can alter your inner chemistry from stress-fueled adrenaline and cortisol to oxytocin and other healing neurochemicals.

No energy to set up for restorative yoga? Plug yourself into a wall and reboot with Kathryn Budig's simple poses.

Consciousness is tied to life force (prana). Both are tied to motion and stillness. Linking the breath with movement creates a healing meditation in motion.

Cooped up inside waiting out winter's deep freeze? This practice would be a wise use of your time.

Devoted to lifting or CrossFit? Try Sage Rountree's sequence to counter the front-body tightness that can come with them.

You have the willpower and strength to kick bad habits for good. These 13 Kundalini poses will help you find them.

You have the willpower and strength to kick bad habits for good. Find them with Kundalini Yoga.

Seane Corn interviews this yoga service leader for the scoop on her journey to a career in somatic therapy and healing yoga.

Have a to-do list that could rival Santa's? It's easy to feel overwhelmed by the holidays, which is why you need yoga more than ever.

This ingeniousness from the Iyengar lineage is one of the best ways to support your spine while opening up the pecs and shoulders.

Teacher Liz Lindh created this sequence to boost energy, promote mental clarity, and rid the body of toxins after overeating.

It’s easy to forget what the holidays are about. Yoga can help you remember.

Our expert weighs in on whether it's safe to head from an 108-degree class into chilly winter temperatures.

A restorative yoga practice can help you rest, reflect, and refresh this holiday season. Here's how.

Yoga is first and foremost a peaceful practice, so for soldiers who return home suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, depression or both, it can be the perfect antidote to the atrocities of war.

Iyengar teacher Joan White reflects on her time studying with the late B.K.S. Iyengar.

Yoga teacher John Schumacher reflects on B.K.S. Iyengar’s life, his influence on modern yoga, and the legacy he has left behind.

Judith Hanson Lasater shares the most profound lessons she learned from studying with the late BKS Iyengar.

A tribute to the life of one of modern yoga's most prolific luminaries and teachers. (December 14,1918 - August 20, 2014)

B.K.S. Iyengar's students reflect on the personal wisdom they received from the great teacher—and how he profoundly affected the practice of yoga in the West.

In honor of National Yoga Month, expand your repertoire with these four types of yoga that can complement your regular practice.

The popularity of yoga has created tons of business opportunities, and expansion-minded studios have taken notice. Here we describe the top yoga studio chains.

Open up to curiosity and trust by taking your practice to new heights—literally.

This playful AcroYoga sequence puts you in touch with the physical and introspective sides of acrobatic asana.

Use this Tantric practice to unwind and process your day for a better night's sleep.

Here, 18 of his students share poignant, heartfelt remembrances of their Guruji and his profound influence.

The husband and wife partners—often called "teachers' teachers"—pay their respective respects to their own guru.

Join yogis across the country Tuesday, August 26, in a practice dedicated to the master.

"When teaching, BKS Iyengar poured all of himself into the process of transmission, whether teaching 1 or 1,500 students."

We are mourning and remembering BKS Iyengar, who shared his knowledge to all walks of life and all abilities. His passion for yoga will remain with us.

"Through Iyengar Yoga, I gain access to living sensation within my paralysis and have gained glimpses into the ‘unseen’ unity of the Universe."

"As I see it, his legacy continues with a profound inquiry, 'Can you reach and know the depths of your own soul?'"

The Yoga Journal Contributing Editor, Author, and Founder of the Bay Area's Piedmont Yoga reflects on BKS Iyengar's profound influence.

The Certified Advanced Iyengar Yoga Teacher, Lifelong Student of BKS Iyengar, and YJ contributor remembers his guru.

He shed light on ancient asana and modern life for yogis worldwide.

Think you know Sun Salutes? Annie Carpenter's tips could transform them.

Yoga Works' Julie Kleinman offers advice on trying different styles of yoga.

Marijuana can help yogis explore the mind and its relationship to the mechanics of the body.

Amy Ippoliti offers tips for tight or injured shoulders that can be applied to any yoga pose.

Teacher to the likes of Drew Barrymore and Jessica Alba says you can bounce back faster when you use gentle core-toning poses during pregnancy.

Is your yoga practice getting stale? Shake things up with these yoga hybrids. From aerial yoga to yoga with weights, there’s a class for everyone.

This weekend yoga studios around the world will celebrate the birthday of a living legend, BKS Iyengar.

Erica Rodefer Winters demystifies 5 expressions overheard in yoga class.

Pattabhi Jois called family life the Seventh Series of Ashtanga Yoga. Over the holidays, Neal Pollack tackles this most challenging practice of all.

A dedicated Bikram yogini finds freedom and a deep connection to herself when she embarks on her own practice.

At the first sign of a cold, try grabbing some props for a supported, restful yoga practice to deeply nurture body and spirit.

Prenatal yoga can prepare your mind, body, and spirit for motherhood.

Kino McGregor talks to YogaJournal.com about Ashtanga yoga and about her new book.

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Restorative poses as well as calming forward bends and slow, deep breathing can help with high blood pressure.

Water-loving yogis play with balance, focus, and core strength by taking their practice offshore.

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Dropped into a fitness class developed for the Navy Seals, the author channels her yoga practice and soars.

From Ashtanga to Vini, find your fit from the many types of yoga.

Vinyasa yoga teaches us to cultivate an awareness that links each action to the next—on the mat and in our lives.

Need a break during your cycle? Try this gentle sequence for menstruation.

Relieve a tension headache with this yoga sequence designed for focused relaxation.

Untangling yourself from the grip of addiction can seem impossible, but yoga can lift you to higher ground.