Yoga Journal

Yoga Journal offers all practitioners—from beginners to masters—expert information on how to live a healthier, happier, more fulfilling life both on and off the mat.

Yoga Journal

What Keeps You Going?

Dharma Talk

Our Contributors Share Quick Creativity Boosts

Deepen Your Practice

Trusting The Unknown

The Life Cycle of a Yoga Mat

3 Ways to Fight the Common Cold

Meet Shankari Goldstein and State of Union (Yoga) Address

Feast on Spring with This Veggie-Packed Pasta

We Tried The Maltyox Method Gratitude Ritual, And Our Hearts Felt Full For Days

How To Move An Idea through Your Chakras To Realize Your Dharma

Why My Slow Fashion Practice Is Yoga, Too

The Draw Of The Senses

This SoCal Home Turned Boutique Hotel and Yoga Retreat Goes Au Naturel

Move Out Of Overwhelm And Into Action

Setu Bandha Sarvangasana • Bridge Pose stretches your chest and back while strengthening your glutes, hips, and hamstrings.

Setu Bandha Sarvangasana Variations

Find Freedom And Stability In Your Shoulders

Use Tapas to Make Your Practice More Sustainable

A Fresh Approach To Sequencing

The Green Choice Awards

Power Moves • Through her Matriarch Movement nonprofit, Indigenous yoga teacher Shayla Stonechild is taking back the culture and heritage that was stolen from her—and helping other Native women do the same.

When Less Is Really More • Beyond a buzzword, minimalism is a mindful, sustainable lifestyle practice that goes hand in hand with some of yoga’s core principles. Here’s our guide to simplifying your life to make more room for calm.

Teachers Share Poems They Read At The End Of Class