(Photo: Calin Van Parijs/Canva) Published on February 19, 2026 5:55 AM This calming bedtime yoga practice is all about putting you at ease and allowing your system to downshift. With supportive shapes and great convenience, you’re ready for some seriously nourishing rest. Allow yourself to relax in this exercise. Move slower than you would like, […]
Published on February 18, 2026 5:55 am AI tools like ChatGPT have become virtually inescapable. The generative chatbots are designed for mental outsourcing and help people explore, learn, imagine and even create. As these tools gain popularity, there is a question of discernment that seems to haunt us all: what is AI useful for, and […]
Yoga props have benefited my practice in many ways, both on and off the mat. (Photo: Calin Van Parijs/Canva) Published on February 18, 2026 5:55 am I approached my yoga practice like everything else in my life: with hyper-independence and a drive to succeed. Whether I was navigating my education and career or lugging all […]
Published on February 16, 2026 7:02 am You’ve no doubt read the science and heard the warnings from seemingly everyone, whether TikTokkers or your exercise-obsessed friend, about how essential it is to practice strength training. And chances are, the areas you neglect most include arm-strengthening exercises and core workouts. This type of resistance training not […]
Published on February 13, 2026 2:45 PM Chaturanga, also called a “yoga push-up,” is a humbling exercise. One moment you are in class and moving along with the rest of the group. The next moment the teacher gives Chaturanga a signal and everyone seems to lower their bodies as one stable unit. Meanwhile, you might […]
Published on February 12, 2026 1:23 PM Yoga diary‘s archive series is a curated collection of articles originally published in back issues dating back to 1975. This article first appeared in the March-April 1990 issue of Yoga diary. In his book The universe is a green dragonPhysicist and cosmologist Brian Swimme describes the maturation of […]
Published on February 11, 2026 1:19 PM When we talk about practicing yoga for the heart chakra, our focus is on releasing tension around the heart, including the chest, upper back and shoulders. Even more, the anahata, or heart chakra, has to do with our ability to give and receive love, as well as our […]
Published on February 11, 2026 5:10 am Many of us spend a large part of our days to sit. Commuting, working at a desk and scrolling on our phones. Without realizing it, we get up from whatever task we were doing and feel the tension that has built up in our body and mind. Although […]
Published on February 10, 2026 8:03 am This morning’s yoga practice gently reminds us that self-love is built in moments of presence. Self-love is not powerful. Instead, it is meeting yourself without judgment, noticing that you can breathe deeply and understanding that you can learn to be with yourself even when it feels difficult, just […]
Why it’s worth stepping outside your comfort zone. (Photo: Yan Krukau | Pexels) Published on February 8, 2026 at 4:58 am If you’re like me, you’re extremely intimidated by the words “yoga for strength” or “power flow” in the titles of yoga YouTube videos. Any sentence that conjures up images of beads of sweat dripping […]