In this issue

GAME CHANGERS
The creators, innovators, and disrupters who are shaking up the way we look at, talk about, and practice yoga.

LET’S TALK ABOUT YOGA AND FAITH
Senior Editor Tamara Jeffries set out to answer some perennial questions about whether yoga is secular or spiritual. What she discovered: It’s complicated.

Could “Magic” Mushrooms Be the Best Drug for Fighting My Depression?

May I be grounded. May I be curious. This was my daily mantra from last November through February. Every morning I’d step outside in my bare feet, feel the earth under my toes— even in the snow—and repeat those words internally.

6 mins

Ayurvedic Loneliness Remedies

Everyone experiences loneliness on occasion. Unfortunately, many of us feel it most intensely during the holidays, regardless of whether we are surrounded by friends and family, in a relationship, or alone.

5 mins

Forging a New Path to Healing

Asi pull out of the parking garage in Los Angeles, I'm looking forward to the drive home to Encinitas. After three weeks in the city on a work project, I know that the 115-mile drive down the California coast smelling the salty tang of the ocean air and listening to the roar of the surf against the shore-will invigorate me.

4 mins

Turn Your Self-Care Routine Into a Ritual

Practicing true felf-care-nurturing your mind, body, and spirit-is more essential than ever, says Vivianne Garcia-Tunon of The Well at The Mayflower Inn, a holistic and integrative spa and wellness destination in Washington, Connecticut.

2 mins

Utthita Trikonasana

A quintessential standing posture, Extended Triangle Pose can boost energy and counteract the effects of prolonged sitting.

2 mins

The Myth and Magic of Pranayama

BREATHING is a unique autonomic function. The process of continues, day and night, even when you’re not paying attention to it. On the other hand, you can also control your breath when you choose to: You can hold it when you concentrate or go underwater or try to stop your hiccups.

4 mins

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