This is the Reason I Take the Subway 45 Minutes Uptown to Work Out—Even Though There’s a Gym On My Block
Here’s why one yogi opts for inconvenience, all in the name of her meditation practice.
“Wait, what? Why?” is often the response I get when people discover that I belong to a gym on the Upper East Side, a 45-minute commute—each way—from my Brooklyn home.
It makes no sense.
My neighborhood is chock-full ...
7 Simple Ways to Call in More Joy—and Feel Less Stressed
It can be easy to get caught up in the non-stop “go” of life and lose sight of what brings you the most happiness. If you can relate, this emotional detox is for you.
Clearing toxins from your life—not just your diet—can help you find more peace and joy. Sherianna Boyle, ...
This 5-Minute Meditation for Parents Will Save Your Sanity
Here’s how one woman bridges the sacred world of meditation with the reality of motherhood.
Want to find a little calm when your kids are bringing the crazy? This meditation for parents is proof that it is possible to carve out quiet, sacred moments, even on the most crazy-making days.
Meditation and ...
Jessamyn Stanley on Moving Beyond Body Positivity
Jessamyn Stanley is so over white-centric, consumer-driven yoga. Armed with a highly articulate voice, a powerful social platform, and a whole lot of attitude, this yoga teacher and New Age thought leader has declared to the world that anybody can practice yoga. And she’s not afraid to show us how ...
How Deepak Chopra’s Law of Dharma Can Help You Make Your Life Easier (and Better)
"Dharma means purpose," Ringnalda says. "The reason The Law of Dharma has always been a very effective and great law in my eyes is everything in life has purpose. Nature is in perfect harmony. On or off the mat, the only time that perfect harmony doesn't exist is when the ego or ...
What I Learned About Relationships After Road-Tripping with a Total Stranger
Yup, these two yogis hopped in a van and embarked on life on the road for six months. As he makes his way through the tour's fourth stop in Tampa, ambassador Jeremy Falk reflects on the yoga of relationship and shares two ways to maintain a working friendship that’s mindful, ...
6 Surprising Lessons I Learned on a Silent Meditation Retreat
Using three pillows, two blankets, and a floor chair with back support, I have built the perfect meditation throne. It is Day 2 of my week-long silent meditation retreat and I am ready to drop in for the morning session. Fifteen minutes into it, everything goes to pot. My shoulders ...
Tao Porchon-Lynch Shares 7 Secrets to Aging Gracefully
The best part? You can incorporate all of these insights into your own daily practices, starting today.
Tao Porchon-Lynch just turned 100. Here’s am inside look at how the oldest living yogi lives.
Secret No. 1: Wake up before the sun. “I wake up before the sun rises because I like to ...
5 Secrets to Help You Quit Comparing Your Body to Others During Yoga Class
It can be tough to stop sizing yourself up next to everyone else in the yoga studio—despite knowing that yoga isn’t about comparing your poses to those of other yogis. Here’s how to finally let that go and start focusing on your own practice.
Learn how to stop comparing yourself to ...
How to Attract Contentment with Judith Hanson Lasater
In this dharma "talk," Judith Hanson Lasater delves into the paradox of santosha.
In 1991, I took my second trip to Moscow to teach yoga. On our first day there, I was sitting with a group of American yoga teachers, having lunch in the cafeteria in our hotel, when we were ...
Why It’s Time to Replace “Letting Go” with “Letting Be” – and How to Start
In this excerpt from her new book Deep Listening, Jillian Pransky offers a practice for creating space to let yourself be just as you are.
When I was growing up, my father was not an easy person to be around. He was the guy who’d drive 100 miles per hour on ...
This Is How Tapas Can Help You Face Change Fearlessly—Like a Yogi
There’s no denying it: change is scary. Yoga teacher Laura Riley shares a 5-step process for using tapas to embrace the inevitable for internal growth.
It’s an age-old question: Can people change? The reality is, yes, in fact, you can’t stop yourself from changing. You are continually transforming, moment to moment, ...