Types of Yoga

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.

Practicing asana or meditation aren't the only times Erica Rodefer Winters experiences the sense of present mindfulness and peace. Here she shares some other forms that "yoga" takes in her life.

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

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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.

Neal Pollack used to do yoga as exercise. But after weeks of traveling, he turns to slower practices to put get his body back in working order.

Yogis are often asked "Is yoga cardio?" While it may not seem to be the case, all practices aren't created equal, and some strategic sequencing can help you get a cardiovascular workout from your practice.

A new study finds that yoga can help ease depression during pregnancy.

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Connect with the warmth of the sun as you nourish your body and spirit with this revitalizing sequence.

Prepare for surgery with mind-body techniques that may help you recover faster.

Baxter Bell offers a yogic prescription for sufferers of the autoimmune disease lupus.

AcroYogis play with communication, connection, and trust to get their practice off the ground.

The society and lifestyle magazine points the spotlight on a brewing controversy within one of yoga's most respected traditions.

"Vinyasa" doesn't translate as fast and furious. See how it can help you move with skill into a seated pose.

A proven antidote to anxiety, yoga nidra has been adopted by veterans, recovering addicts, and average stressed-out people.

Bikram Choudhury sues donation-based New York yoga studio chain for copyright infringement. Do you think he has a case?

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Find the benefits of approaching your yoga practice and life, with a sense of play through AcroYoga.

Alignment is essential for the health of the knees. Unfortunately, practicing Triangle Pose too often without its counterpose can create an imbalance in the joint. Lean how to stay safe.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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.

Try this simple Kundalini practice to maintain focus and improve memory.

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.

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.

CNN has done an interesting piece on how yoga is helping inmates in a Mexico City prison. To watch the video, click here. One inmate says he is learning things, like yoga, that he would never have learned on the...

Yoga deepens our understanding of the links between our states of mind and our bodies, and vice versa.

Tune in to your body, connect with community, and embrace the birth.

Help your third-trimester students use yoga to ease physical discomfort and prepare for labor.

Iyengar Yoga may help improve stability in aging people.

Help your students get the most out of their practice during these middle months.

If you teach yoga regularly, you will have a pregnant student in your class at some point. Learn what to do to encourage a healthy first trimester.

Lois Steinberg, Ph.D., details the practices taught to her by Geeta S. Iyengar for all phases of the menstrual cycle.

Three Kundalini meditation teachers share techniques for tapping into the flow of energy within you—and moving toward spiritual awakening.

Find out what happened when three everyday people turned to yoga to change their lives.

Yoga doesn’t have to be so serious. Lighten up and have fun with these 6 Laughter Yoga exercises.

Her name is Gurmukh, she wears a turban, and she carries a gong, but this Kundalini teacher isn't the ascetic you'd expect.

Tune in to the infinite and tune up your body with this energizing Kundalini sequence for optimum health.

More and more Westerners are embracing Tantra as a means for transforming day-to-day experiences into a cause for blissful celebration. Can it change your life?

Learn about this ancient guide to spiritual enlightenment.

Ashtanga yoga teacher, Richard Freeman inspires many to take up Ashtanga Yoga through his instructional videos and philosophical books.

Birch's method is the yoga of choice for many athletic Americans.

This mantra meditation from the Kundalini tradition encourages a renewed sense of peace and balance.

Use these breathing techniques to induce relaxation during your restorative yoga and meditation practice.

Learn more about the lineage of the intensely physical practice of Ashtanga Yoga.

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Use self-care techniques based on Traditional Chinese medicine to maintain health and energy through the winter.

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The detoxifying effects of Bikram Yoga may help in treating this deadly liver disease.