Yoga Mirror
As my friend so wisely pointed out, who was I to judge what was excellence in my yoga practice? My ego, the judge, was arrogant enough to think it knew better than my body what was right and good for me.
As my friend so wisely pointed out, who was I to judge what was excellence in my yoga practice? My ego, the judge, was arrogant enough to think it knew better than my body what was right and good for me.
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?
Suhag A. Shukla, Esq. | Posted 05.25.2011
Of course no one owns yoga. Nor do you have to be Hindu to practice and benefit from yoga. Pretty obvious one would think, but not so for the many perturbed Western yogis who have entered the debate about the Hindu origins of yoga.
Derek Beres | Posted 11.17.2011
If yoga teachers fail to recognize the damage being done around them then we are losing an essential community of voices who have to help reverse this agricultural monoculture.
Lauren Cahn | Posted 11.17.2011
Forget brushing up on politics, if you want to make a hit at a cocktail party these days, you need to get with the yogi program. By "cocktail party," I mean an early-evening gathering of slender, well-muscled women.
Mina Samuels | Posted 05.07.2012