Health
Yoga Journal
Inquire Within
In an ideal world, we’d always think and act from a place of wisdom and oneness. But in the real world, ingrained patterns and personality traits can get in the way. Enter the Enneagram, a personality assessment that can help you see what’s keeping you from realizing your most authentic, highest self. Here’s how to use it, along with your yoga practice, to change course.
10+ min |
January/February 2017
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An ultimate healing journey toHua Hin, Thailand
The New Us Versus the New Them
7 min |
July/August 2016
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The Gift Of 'I Don't Know'
How to find more freedom by embracing uncertainty.
4 min |
March 2018
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A Lesson In Letting Go
IT TOOK ME UNTIL MY THIRD DAY in Cambodia to realize what was different. I’d traveled to Southeast Asia before.
3 min |
March 2018
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Protect Your Shoulders In Inversions
Start to understand, lengthen, and strengthen your teres major— a little-known muscle that can make or break healthy shoulders when you go upside down.
2 min |
March 2018
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Voyage Of Awakening
IT’S STILL SO CLOSE. SHOULD I JUST GO BACK?
3 min |
March 2018
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Improve Spine And Rib-Cage Mobility
Multidimensional side-bending and spiraling movements can help.
7 min |
December 2018
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Grace Notes
I LEARNED TO PLAY PIANO AT 41.
2 min |
December 2017
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Sesa O'Connor
YJ’s cover model talks about her bhakti upbringing, raising a little yogi solo, and the booming yoga industry.
2 min |
December 2017
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In The Balance
Seeking more equanimity and happiness in 2018? Here’s how to tap into the purusharthas—or yoga’s four aims of life—to reach your goals and usher in more joy.
10+ min |
December 2017
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This Is How I Save My Life
I WAS 28 YEARS OLD WHEN I FOUND MYSELF halfway across the world, in India, searching for something impossible to find at home—a cure. My body was falling apart.
3 min |
April 2018
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Embodying The Sutra
As interpreted by Ty Landrum
2 min |
June 2018
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Science-Backed Tips To Find Magic In Your Life
Next time you’re stuck in an energetic rut, try working with your aura—it could be just the practice you need to turn around your mood and find more joy and magic in your life.
8 min |
September 2018
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Teaching Moments
The nonprofit Khushi Charitable Society offers free schooling, meals, and health care support to kids from low-income families in Rishikesh, India.
2 min |
May - June 2019
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Reflections From The Road
Yoga teachers and students share lessons they've learned through traveling.
10+ min |
May - June 2019
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Jessamyn Stanley
This North Carolina–based teacher and Instagram star is changing the perception of what a yogi looks like.
3 min |
November 2016
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Kat Fowler
YJ’s cover model talks about fi nding yoga, the realities of self-doubt, and the pure joy that is Nutella.
2 min |
November 2017
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Chasing Contentment
Seek it and it will evade you. Wait for it, and it’s more likely to come. Judith Hanson Lasater explains the paradox of santosha.
4 min |
November 2017
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Love In A Dumpling
A LOT OF PEOPLE FIND GOD IN PRAYER, meditation, asana, and service. Fair enough. I found God in dumplings.
3 min |
November 2017
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Meet Your Next Teacher - Rodney Yee
The iconic yoga teacher— who pioneered accessible asana practices through the creation of instructional DVDs—has become an ardent advocate of restorative yoga, body-scan meditation, and pranayama.
4 min |
December 2017
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The Art Of Impermanence
How to live more fully by learning to let go.
4 min |
December 2017
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Treat Yourself
Yoga teacher Noah Mazé, founder of Yogamazé yoga school in Los Angeles, shares his favorite scone recipe. Make a whole batch to share with loved ones over the holidays, or bake a few to enjoy now, and freeze the dough for later.
2 min |
December 2017
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Fine-Tune Your Life
The four aims are the pillars of a fulfilling life. In this self-inquiry practice by Sally Kempton, you’ll consider where your current priorities lie and how you need to shift them to create a deeply satisfying life. Don’t worry about getting your whole life in order at once; do the exercise each week, and you’ll become more in tune with yourself, more present with the world around you.
2 min |
December 2017
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Embodying The Sutra
As interpreted by Rodney Yee
1 min |
December 2017
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Cheat, Drink, & Still Shrink
Break Through Your Weight Loss Plateau.
3 min |
September 2016
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United by Yoga
Next time you take a yoga class, notice who’s in the room. Chances are it’s a pretty homogeneous crowd (read: white and thin with disposable income, mostly female). But the benefits of the practice know no boundaries of race, gender, size, physical ability, or socioeconomic status. Here, the deeply personal stories of four pioneers who, inspired by their own unique experiences with yoga, are changing the face of the practice and uniting us all in the process.
10+ min |
June 2017
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Meet Your Next Teacher : Shiva Rea
SHIVAREA, THIS MONTH’S FEATURED TEACHER in Yoga Journal’s new online Master Class series, calls herself a movement alchemist. Since earning her master’s degree in world arts and cultures and dance from the University of California, Los Angeles, Rea has spent 25 years honoring and adapting yoga and other ancient movement practices so that her students can experience “a connection to movement meditation in a universal way.” She also developed Prana Flow Vinyasa, which has roots in Krishnamacharya’s yoga system. Here, Rea shares her love of Sun Salutations, a focus of her Master Class with YJ. Read on for her inspiring story and an exclusive practice.
8 min |
June 2017
Yoga Journal
Get to Know Your Glutes
A strong, supportive bottom is key to a safe, pain-free practice. Here’s what you need to know about the gluteus maximus, medius, and minimus muscles; why our sedentary lifestyles are overstretching them; and how to use your yoga practice to balance your backside.
6 min |
June 2017
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Grab & Go!
13 super-healthy packaged snacks to stash in your yoga bag.
5 min |
July/August 2017
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Take Om Home
Squaw Valley Ski Resort—high above Lake Tahoe in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains—is Wanderlust country: Home to the Festival’s 2009 debut, it’s a perfect stomping ground to recalibrate your inner compass. Use these tips from area locals to make the most of summer’s bounty.
1 min |