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Calin Van Paris is a YJ editor and certified yoga instructor who has been practicing yoga for more than 20 years. Here, she discusses how important stretching and strengthening your wrists are to your yoga practice, and shares some poses that help do that. 

“Sometimes the hardest challenge isn’t receiving acceptance from God or other people; it’s receiving acceptance from ourselves.” ~Leigh Finke, Queerfully and Wonderfully Made

Our days are made up of countless small reactions to the outside world. A short email from a colleague can put us in a bad mood for the afternoon, a criticism from a partner can linger for days, or an ordinary disappointment can suddenly make us question everything.

This yoga practice for stress relief was created by instructor Laia Bové. She’s taught students of all levels for more than a decade. Bové’s classes, along with this sequence, focus on nervous system regulation as self-care.

Winter brings many reasons to reach for a nasal spray, from seasonal viruses and allergies to dry nasal passages. However, health professionals are urging people not to overuse them, as they can cause unwanted side effects.

Many people are turning vegetarian and vegan for environmental, ethical, and health reasons. However, meat can also be a good, including iron. So how much meat should we be eating – or is it better for us to avoid meat entirely?

Rudy was my best friend and my partner in every sense of the word. His last word was “911.”

InYoga Journal’s Archives series, we share a curated collection of articles originally published in past issues beginning in 1975. This article about how to sit in Padmasana (Lotus Pose) first appeared in the November-December 1999 issue ofYoga Journal. Find more of our Archiveshere.

Julia Eskins is a Toronto-based journalist covering wellness. She has practiced yoga daily for nearly a decade. Here, she chats with an endocrinologist, a neuropsychologist, and a professor of clinical psychology to learn how your yoga practice can lower cortisol levels.

“We are all so much together, but we are all dying of loneliness.” ~Albert Schweitzer