Yoga journal

Insomnia—the inability to get to sleep or to sleep soundly—can be either temporary or chronic, lasting a few days to weeks. It affects a whopping 54 percent of adults in the United States at one time or another, and insomnia that lasts more than six weeks may affect from 10 to 15 percent of… Read More »

Meet Mark: When something stressful happens, he feels energized. His heart races, his senses heighten—he even feels as though his thoughts speed up. Mark prides himself on his ability to face problems head-on, but he admits that it's becoming difficult to turn this intensity off.…

Vanity aside, strong arms do much more than allow you to wear tank tops or spaghetti straps with confidence. They make the rest of your life easier, by enabling you to lift and carry things like groceries, babies, packages—you name it—without strain. To develop the explosive strength that weight… Read More »

Sage Rountree, 35, discovered that yoga buoyed her athletic performance when she trained for her first marathon in 2002. "I hurt less, recovered faster, and learned breathwork and mantras to cope with the tedious intensity of running long distances," she says. Now, as a yoga teacher and…

This guide to finding contentment draws upon yoga philosophy and wisdom, and provide steps for increasing your awareness of the joyful moments available in everyday life.

1. Contemplate. Meditation quiets a busy mind and cultivates a witness who can watch what's…

In unexpected ways, yoga can help you lose weight. Our expert tells you how.

Article by Dr. Timothy McCal, M.D.

Yoga is so much more than a weight-loss program, but it has helped many people shed extra pounds, even some who have spent years trying to slim down in other ways without…

Surya Namaskar, or Sun Salutation, is a series of postures that warms, strengthens, and aligns the entire body. It's serves as an all-purpose yoga tool, kind of like a hammer that's also a saw and a screwdriver, if you can imagine such a thing.

This sequence might be considered the…