February is often an introspective yet emotional month that contains a few hints of optimism for the end of winter. Luckily these new yoga recordings can help move you out… Read More→
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Workplace Yoga Supports Body and Mind
Nobody likes having a sore back. Missed work and escalating health care costs due to back pain are a huge concern for both employees and employers. Back pain can cost… Read More→
Best Free Yoga Videos for February 2018
As modern yogis, we all struggle to fit in a yoga practice into our busy and stressful lives. Great news–the yoga videos that we’ve selected for February are all under… Read More→
New Research: Can Yoga Push Pause on Menopause?
For Marie Bushey, 63, a Massachusetts yoga teacher and practitioner, one of the things that stands out most about her passage through menopause was her mental state. “My mind got… Read More→
Yoga Quiz: What’s Your Perfect Yoga Pose?
Have you ever been in a yoga pose and wanted to stay there the rest of the day? Or are you not sure what poses to focus on to achieve… Read More→
10 Great Card Decks for Yoga and Contemplation
While the use of playing cards and tarot decks dates back hundreds of years, using a deck of cards in yoga or meditation practice is a comparatively new practice. Use… Read More→
The Roundup! Hot Yoga, Face Yoga, Airplane Yoga
Here’s our roundup of the best yoga news to start 2018. We’ve found a few new reasons to start yoga (or to up your practice) as well as several controversial things to… Read More→
The Best New Music for Yoga: January 2018 Edition
January calls in the intention for change and the desire for personal growth, yet the cold and darkness of wintertime implores us to remain contracted and inwardly focused. This conflict… Read More→
#MeToo Yoga–How To Speak Up and Stop Sexual Misconduct
While the yoga tradition has an ancient and robust code of ethics, the yamas and niyamas are often only discussed as philosophical ideals and not enacted in a daily practice…. Read More→
The Best Free Yoga Videos for January 2018
We are excited to launch a new monthly series of the best free yoga videos! Each month we will cull through the hundreds of newly released videos to bring you… Read More→
Mantras and Malas to Empower New Year’s Resolutions
Fulfilling New Year’s resolutions are notoriously difficult—only nine percent of people who make resolutions report that they accomplished their goals. Fortunately, the yogic tradition provides two simple and synergetic ways… Read More→
The Best Yoga Books for Winter 2018
Winter is a perfect time to curl up with a pile of great yoga books for a cozy evening. The unifying theme of this season’s best yoga books is whole-body… Read More→
Yoga Quiz: How Much Yoga Should I Do?
Beginners and experienced yogis alike speculate as to how much yoga asana to practice to better serve them. Whether you’re practicing yoga for a good stretch or wanting to relieve… Read More→
Top 21 Yoga Posts of 2017
We have had a fun and busy year publishing on YogaBasics and have continued to expand our yoga content offerings in several key areas. For this year’s review of our… Read More→
How Meditation Can Boost Your Social Life
As a lifelong loner, I love the quiet meditation part of the service at my Zen Buddhist temple. But the part afterward when we mingle over tea and cookies in… Read More→
Can Yoga Help Prevent Teen Suicide?
According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), suicide is the tenth leading cause of death in the United States. Suicide “most often occurs when stressors exceed current coping… Read More→
New Opportunities to Foster Diversity and Inclusion in Yoga
When you think of a yoga student, what image comes to mind? Often, the “stereotypical yoga student” is portrayed as a thin, pretty white woman doing an advanced yoga pose…. Read More→
Yoga Quiz: What Animal Should you Practice Yoga with?
You might think practicing yoga with animals is super cute, or doing a downward dog amidst some animal droppings might gross you out. But like it or not, yoga with… Read More→
December Giveaway: Six Inspirational Books
We’ve teamed up with our friends at Ixia Press for our December giveaway sweepstakes prize. Until the end of this month, YogaBasics readers can have a chance to win one of two sets of… Read More→
Meditation On The Go: Breathe, Pause, Notice
Who the heck has time to meditate? With an endless to-do list, constant distractions, and the societal pressure to worship at the altar of busy, we’re lucky to make it… Read More→