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 ...

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, ...

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 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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...