Browsing: Wellness

When I first started meditating, I was anxious and fidgety. I wanted to crawl out of my skin. I’m truly astounded that I didn’t quit, since I was 17 at the time and had quit all sorts of things in those days—and they were mostly things that were good for me. Things that weren’t good…

Yoga teacher Adam Husler has taught yoga classes, workshops, and teacher trainings around the world and is the co-host of theHonestly Unbalanced podcast. His approach emphasizes creating physical and mental strength in students, and he encourages other teachers to do the same.

The first time I meditated, I did it for the extra credit. My professor at my undergraduate university offered bonus points to anyone who took a meditation class at the campus health center, so I added my name to the sign-up sheet. Before the class started, we each rated our stress on a scale of…

Katie McGrath is a certified yin yoga instructor. She leads classes on her YouTube channel, Yin Yoga with Katie, and offers invaluable advice on YJ as well. Here, she shares the side-opening power of one her favorite yin yoga poses.

Even a (very) short yoga for posture practice can help reset your tight, desk-bound muscles. So if you’ve had a long day of meetings or just some prolonged work sitting at your computer or desk, this is going to be a needed break for your neck, your shoulders, your wrists, your hips, your low back,…

In my second year of Ayurvedic medical school, my eyes started burning around nine o’clock every night.

InYoga Journal’s Archives series, we share a curated collection of articles originally published in past issues beginning in 1975. This article about Seated Twist first appeared in the November-December 1982 issue ofYoga Journal. Find more of our Archiveshere.

Yoga stretches before bed can help you fall asleep faster—which is why instructor Ramoni Overton designed this 5-minute yoga sequence. Based in Los Angeles, Overton is also a meditation guide and creator of the YouTube channel Yoga With Ramoni.

Your body is always in a state of something. In any given moment, you may notice a sense of calm, alertness, excitement, overwhelm, openness, or feeling shut down. These are not just ideas; they can also have physiological components. Heart rate, breath, muscle tension, and gut response are all continually shifting in response to what…

Some days ask that you adjust your yoga poses to suit your needs, whether for body, mind, or spirit. Just as one morning might demand a power vinyasa flow, another might ask you to slow things down with some restorative shapes. Those days when calmer moments are in order, it can be easiest to adjust…