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I LEARNED TO PLAY PIANO AT 41.

Sesa O'Connor

YJ’s cover model talks about her bhakti upbringing, raising a little yogi solo, and the booming yoga industry.

In The Balance

Seeking more equanimity and happiness in 2018? Here’s how to tap into the purusharthas—or yoga’s four aims of life—to reach your goals and usher in more joy.

This Is My Practice

Celebrated yoga photographer Robert Sturman shares his thoughts on the power of an image, meditative living, and fi nding peaceful moments in the day.

Inside the Meditation Technique Some Call A “Brain Orgasm”

ASMR meditation has developed a serious following. Here’s what happened when senior editor Lindsay Tucker tried it for a week.

Home Free

Brandon Spratt and Lauren Cohen found yoga years ago, and have used the practice to get over major roadblocks. Now they’re embarking on a cross-country journey together to forge new conversations in yoga. Here, they share their inspirational stories.

The Ultimate Guide To Energy Healing

As yogis, most of us are constantly striving to become better versions of ourselves. It’s why we practice. It’s why we continuously crave a deeper understanding of who we are and how we can best heal physically and emotionally. Yoga is one tool that helps us do this—but it’s not the only one. Here’s a closer look at seven subtle-body healing modalities, and how to find one that will help you boost the benefits of your yoga practice.

This Is My Practice

Go-Go’s frontwoman Belinda Carlisle says chanting and Kundalini Yoga are what helped her discover her true voice. Here, the multiplatinum pop icon opens up about her morning ritual— and how yoga inspires creativity in her career and everyday life.

Tips To Find The Right Meal Plan For You

Yogis are always experimenting with cleaner and healthier ways to eat. Whether you’re thinking about trying something new or already following a popular yogi diet (think vegan, paleo, macrobiotic, or ketogenic), these little tweaks to your meal plan can mean big results for boosting energy, mental clarity, and well-being.

The Gift Of 'I Don't Know'

How to find more freedom by embracing uncertainty.

A Lesson In Letting Go

IT TOOK ME UNTIL MY THIRD DAY in Cambodia to realize what was different. I’d traveled to Southeast Asia before.

Protect Your Shoulders In Inversions

Start to understand, lengthen, and strengthen your teres major— a little-known muscle that can make or break healthy shoulders when you go upside down.

Voyage Of Awakening

IT’S STILL SO CLOSE. SHOULD I JUST GO BACK?

The Yoga Of Give & Take

Practicing the art of accepting a gift—be it a material item or something less tangible like a compliment, favor, or piece of wisdom—can help us live, and give, with more meaning.

Let's Be Honest

Yoga Teacher Amy Ippoliti talks seva (our theme this month), yoga trends, and finding happiness.

Stronger Together

Hala Khouri reflects on the meaning of seva.

Good Buys

Whether you’re shopping for yourself or for a loved one, these products make for good karma—they’re all made by companies that give back in meaningful ways.

Take Om Home

Pristine beaches and the healing spirit of the Maya have lured yogis to Tulum, Mexico, for decades. Our favorite retreat? Sanará, with its low-key yet modern architecture; rooms that feel like refuges; and a sun-soaked, waterfront yoga studio. Experience some of Sanará’s offerings at home with these self-care tips for relaxing and resetting.

Meet Your Next Teacher Colleen Saidman Yee

Meet Your Next Teacher Colleen Saidman Yee

Embodying The Sutra

As interpreted by Amy Ippoliti.

Delish Dips

Assemble an appetizer platter with creative dips and crudités that go way beyond ranch and carrot sticks.

Brett Bouttier

President of the multiplatform media company AwesomenessTV in Los Angeles Interview by Dana Meltzer Zepeda.

Embodying The Sutra

As interpreted by Ty Landrum

Improve Spine And Rib-Cage Mobility

Multidimensional side-bending and spiraling movements can help.

To Go Or Not To Go

Yoga and Buddhism teacher Jacoby Ballard shares thoughts on travel and how the compassion and generosity that a yoga practice fosters can help create peace, regardless of where you roll out your mat. You don’t have to go far to feel connected to the world.

Oprah Winfrey On Discovering Your Purpose & Courage

Oprah Winfrey believes that living for yourself is honorable not selfish. In her new book, The Path Made Clear: Discovering Your Life’s Direction and Purpose, she shares what she’s learned about setting meaningful intentions, finding your flow, and embodying your most authentic self.

Live Well

Petal Power.

Take Your Yoga To Go

‘Tis the season for asana in the grass, open-air satsang, and beach meditations. Keep these props and accessories handy for any retreat, festival, or impromptu practice.

Practice Well

Eclipse Your Fears.

Kristin Laak

This humble teacher is reinvigorating yoga’s spiritual side.