World Yoga Day 2012: Good For The Community And Good For You
This Sunday marks the annual World Yoga Day event -- a way to bring the highly personal practice into a more global sphere. The organizers explain: ...
This Sunday marks the annual World Yoga Day event -- a way to bring the highly personal practice into a more global sphere. The organizers explain: ...
Posted 01.30.2012
Jason Crandell brings the 21-day challenge to a close with a nighttime series that will help you relax and prepare for the week ahead. Do you think y...
Posted 01.28.2012
With the Yoga Challenge winding down, it's time to start thinking about how you'll bring the practice to your workouts off the mat. This series of si...
Posted 01.27.2012
"It's time to take it down a notch. Wind down from the work week (and the Yoga Challenge, which ends Sunday!) with this calming series. When our p...
Posted 03.27.2012
If you find yourself staring at your computer screen in a post-breakfast slump, this is the series for you. And further proof that yoga is an anytime...
Posted 01.25.2012
We've cycled back to hip openers -- an important series that helps create space in the pelvis and hips, improving alignment. When our partner Yoga...
Posted 01.24.2012
Today's standing series gets advanced with a deepened backbend practice. Open that heart chakra and welcome Tuesday! When our partner Yoga Journal...
Posted 01.23.2012
Say hello to the last week of your yoga challenge with this morning flow. The series should start to feel familiar, which is a good sign that your pr...
Posted 01.22.2012
Morning yoga sequences can be energizing and set the tone for the day, but this sequence is responsible for starting the work week with the right ton...
Posted 01.21.2012
Now that the weekend is upon us, it's time to wind down. This practice has a calming pace, but still works in a deep stretch to help your muscles rel...
Posted 01.20.2012
Who couldn't use more energy? This series will get the blood flowing and the heart pumping -- readying you for a strong finish at week's end. When...
Posted 01.20.2012
Today's series focuses on restorative forward bends that can help create a moving meditation, shedding tensions from the week. When our partner Yo...
Posted 01.19.2012
Today's practice continues the core training first introduced on Day Five. When our partner Yoga Journal put out the call for their 21-Day Yoga C...
Meredith Melnick | Posted 03.18.2012
Core training within the yoga tradition doesn't focus on the muscles contracting; the emphasis is on openness. Instead of putting your attention on what's being tightened or clamped down, consider the places on your body that are allowed to stretch in new ways.
Posted 01.17.2012
Today's practice deepens the strength and stability found in a series of standing poses, first introduced on Day Four. When our partner Yoga Jour...
Posted 01.16.2012
The second week of our yoga challenge begins with a sequence meant to further loosen the neck and shoulders, releasing tension. It introduces utkatas...
Posted 01.15.2012
Hip opening asanas help make you feel limber and strong. This series works to get muscles pliant and blood flow moving at the center of the body. ...
Posted 01.14.2012
Release the week's stress with this Saturday morning seated series that focuses on the neck and shoulders. When our partner Yoga Journal put out t...
Posted 01.13.2012
Today's video champions the core -- the muscles around your abdomen, back and rib cage that help support and improve posture and alignment. It might b...
Posted 01.12.2012
Today's series is all about lifting and lengthening. These standing poses express the full reach of our bodies, from toes to finger tips. That brings ...
Meredith Melnick | Posted 03.12.2012
Over the past couple of days, the yoga poses from Yoga Journal's 21-Day Yoga Challenge have focused largely on standing poses and, in particular, the sun salutation series, Surya Namaskar.
Posted 01.11.2012
For the second day in a row, the Yoga Journal 21-Day Yoga Challenge is focusing on energizing standing asanas (yoga poses). This morning, Jason Cran...
Posted 01.10.2012
Yesterday, we ramped up our energy as part of the inaugural yoga flow. Today's sequence is all about "connecting with your inner joy" as part of a 30-...
Meredith Melnick | Posted 03.10.2012
The challenge? Do 15 minutes of asanas (yoga poses) each day. Want more? Spend an additional 15 minutes meditating and eat at least one vegetarian meal per day. It sounded pleasant, light. But would 15 minutes do anything for me?
The Huffington Post | Meredith Melnick | Posted 02.26.2012