Browsing: Practice Yoga

Choosing the best yoga app for you is a lot like checking out a new yoga studio. You’re looking for styles you love, classes that fit the way you practice, teachers who resonate, and opportunities for growth. And, of course, a certain level of convenience.

Laura Harold is a Yoga Journal editor who has practiced yoga for more than 10 years. Throughout her eight years as an editor in the health and wellness space, she’s tried (and resented) many relaxation hacks, and enjoys exploring ways to make them simpler for herself and readers.

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 do Janu Sirsasana first appeared in the November-December 2000 issue ofYoga Journal. Find more of our Archiveshere.

In yoga, you’re often asked to tune into your breath, initially noticing its quality and pace and then slowly deepening your inhalations and exhalations. Next, you’re usually cued to tune into your body.

Even as students shut their eyes in Savasana, yoga teachers are still working. Longtime yoga teacher and teacher trainer Rachel Land, co-host of the Yoga Medicine podcast, explains all the options that teachers have for continuing to create a soothing experience for teachers along with the benefits and drawbacks of each.

In Yoga Journal’s Archives series, we share a curated collection of articles originally published in past issues beginning in 1975. This article about Gate Pose (Parighasana) first appeared in the May 2006 issue ofYoga Journal. Find more of our Archives here.

This 11-minute yoga break that relieves tension in stiff muscles was created by yoga instructor Laia Bové. Her classes focus on nervous system regulation, and are shaped by her lived experience with chronic illness. She’s taught students of all levels for more than a decade.

Some days all you have time for is a quick 10-minute yoga practice. This short sequence is designed specifically for those days. The focus is less on a traditional practice and more on yoga-inspired core-strengthening exercises that can help you navigate everyday life with more stability and also prepare you for challenging arm balances. Because…

InYoga Journal’s Archives series, we share a curated collection of articles originally published in past issues beginning in 1975. This article about Uttanasana (Standing Forward Bend) first appeared in the March-April 1988 issue ofYoga Journal. Find more of our Archiveshere. 

In Yoga Journal’s Archives series, we share a curated collection of articles originally published in past issues beginning in 1975. This article about the Ashtanga yoga jump back first appeared in the January-February 2002 issue of Yoga Journal. Find more of our Archives here.