Yoga

We tend to hold ourselves to impossible standards. Imperfect yogi Anna Coventry asks us to reconsider our obsession with perfection, in yoga and in life.

The yama in the Yoga Sutra are guidelines for how to handle our relationships with love, compassion, and positivity. Learn more about Patanjali's yama here.

Many will attest to how yoga helps us in so many ways. Here's one yogi's take on how yoga can help you get comfortable in your fear and "discomfort zones."

Meditation isn't just limited to relaxation exercises for the mind and body. Here, Faith Hunter shares surprising benefits of a regular meditation practice.

Many who do yoga to get fit believe that harder and more is always better. Here's how to practice yoga to get and stay in shape for the rest of your life.

When you know more about the terms used often in yoga, your practice can grow and deepen. Here are explanations to five often used Sanskrit yoga terms.

They say an attitude of gratitude can only bring forth even more blessings. Here's how one writer allowed gratitude to transform her life for the better.

Are your experiences too similar to each other that you are inhibiting your own growth? Allow yourself to be realized by making these changes from within.

This moving, inspiring clip features government lawyer turned surfer and yoga teacher Michael Fukumura and his story of personal upheaval and change.

Like Aristotle said, we are what we repeatedly do. If we want to get strong, we need to embody our idea of strength and manifest what we wish to become.

Fibromyalgia brings about pain, discomfort, fatigue, and stress to its sufferers. Here are eight yoga poses for fibromyalgia pain and symptom relief.

In yoga and in life, balance allows us to live with harmony, peace, and happiness. Here's why surrender is part of finding and keeping the balance we seek.

People gush about the life-changing effects of meditation and yoga. Here are ten ways yoga and meditation will transform you that no one tells you about.

Today's Week In Yoga looks back at our top posts that cover backbends, real talk on body image, stress relief, yogic breathing, and more! Check it out!

This month on How I Yoga, we feature yoga teacher & traveler extraordinaire, Katherine Smith. Read on and be inspired by her thoughts on life and yoga.

Breath control in yoga is what allows our prana or life force to flow freely throughout our body. Here are ten ways to breathe better via yogic techniques.

Do you make room for play in your practice or do you follow the science of yoga to a T? Here's how you can bring creativity to your yoga practice.

A yoga teacher writes about how the "less is more" ideal applies not just to daily life, but also when it comes to yoga teaching. Read more here.

Read on as this young yogini shares why she doesn't use a yoga mat and what taking our yoga off and beyond the mat can teach us about freedom.

The winter chill can make us feel lethargic & lazy—zapping us of energy. So here's how you can beat the winter blues and keep your yoga practice going.

Inspiring piece by author & yoga teacher Dianne Bondy on why acceptance is the first step to loving the skin you're in & why you can't heal a body you hate.

The sacral chakra or svadhisthana deals with our feelings, sensations, and capacity for gratification. Learn more about this energy center here.

Chances are you’ve heard the sound of ‘Om’ or have seen the symbol. You’ve probably even chanted it yourself! Well, what is Om, and why do we chant it?

Triangle Pose is one of the most fundamental poses in yoga for strength, flexibility, and balance. Here are tips to achieve authentic alignment in Triangle.

Yoga teacher Sadie Nardini shares some real talk about how healthy is the new skinny and why being "fit and healthy" is always a better goal than "skinny."

Stress and anxiety hinder our happiness and harm our health. Here are three simple, sensible ways to reduce anxiety and stress naturally.