This week on The Practice, Cyndi Lee, the first female Western yoga teacher to fully integrate yoga asana and Tibetan Buddhism in her practice and teaching, shares a 12-minute mindfulness meditation. Learn the basics of this powerful practice, and how to build on them. For more mindfulness practices from Cyndi Lee, take her Slow Flow class with Yoga Journal.
Prajna Yoga Founder Tias Little shares postural and mudra techniques to help you deepen into nadi shodhana ,or alternate nostril breathing, in this 30-minute lesson and practice. You'll finish with tools to feel more grounded and balanced, and at peace. For more from Tias, check out his online course with Yoga Journal: Pranayama 101.
In this episode, Colleen Saidman Yee, a yoga teacher, author, and the owner of Yoga Shanti studios in New York, teaches a five-minute meditation to help you gracefully navigate chaos. Learn more practices from Colleen in her online education courses with Yoga Journal: Yoga for Inner Peace and Restorative Yoga to Overcome Emotional Roadblocks.
This week on The Practice, we explore Yoga Nidra, or full-body relaxation, with master teacher Dharma Mittra, founder of Dharma Yoga in New York City. Often called yogic sleep, Yoga Nidra is practiced lying down in a comfortable position, so grab all of the props and blankets you need to settle in. Here, Dharma leads a 22-minute Yoga Nidra practice for finding out what is sacred to you. Learn more practices from Dharma in his online education course with Yoga Journal: Master Class on Yoga Nidra.
In this 30-minute session, Prajna Yoga Founder Tias Little walks you through how to find your unique pattern of breathing, which will inform how you move into deeper pranayama practices. For more from Tias, check out his online course with Yoga Journal: Pranayama 101.
Restorative Yoga teacher and Deep Listening author Jillian Pransky offers a 12-minute loving-Kindness meditation to help you develop self-compassion and compassion for others. To study more with Jillian, check out her online education classes with Yoga Journal: Restorative Yoga 101 and Everyday Restorative.
In this 8-minute Yin Yoga meditation with Josh Summers, you'll bring awareness to the body, so you can feel grounded and integrated and calm as you carry on with your day. You can learn more practices from Josh in his online education course with Yoga Journal: Yin Yoga 101.
Forgiveness may just be the key to a healthy, happy life. Here, Colleen Saidman Yee, a yoga teacher, author, and the owner of Yoga Shanti studios in New York, teaches a seven-minute meditation to help you find compassion and forgive. Learn more practices from Colleen in her online education courses with Yoga Journal: Yoga for Inner Peace and Restorative Yoga to Overcome Emotional Roadblocks.
This 15-Minute Apa Japa Meditation, taught by ISHTA Yoga Founder Alan Finger, will help you bring your attention back to the breath, over and over, so you can find a sense of peace. You can learn more from Alan in his online education courses with Yoga Journal on Meditation and the Chakras.
Get in touch with the feelings of abundance associated with the Hindu goddess Lakshmi in this nine-minute mantra meditation, taught by Sianna Sherman, founder of Rasa Yoga. You can practice more with Sianna in her online education course with Yoga Journal, called Goddess Yoga.
In this 7-minute episode of The Practice, Ayurvedic Practitioners Larissa Hall Carlson and John Douillard share a simple, 1-minute pranayama meditation that you can use at home, in your car, at work, or anywhere to de-stress and reset. Study Ayurveda with Larissa and John in their online education courses with Yoga Journal: Ayurveda 101 and Ayurveda 201.
This week on The Practice, women’s health and Chinese Medicine practitioner Maria Villella shares a 14-minute meditation with acupressure points for supporting yin energy during your moon cycle. You can learn more from Maria in her online education course with Yoga Journal: Yoga for Women's Health.
In this 8-minute Yin Yoga meditation with Josh Summers, you'll learn how to balance your meridians, or energy channels. You can learn more practices from Josh in his online education course with Yoga Journal: Yin Yoga 101.
Tap into the warrior power of the Hindu goddess Durga with this nine-minute mantra meditation, taught by Sianna Sherman, founder of Rasa Yoga. You can practice more with Sianna in her online education course with Yoga Journal, called Goddess Yoga.
This eight-minute meditation for finding sustainable energy calls on Lakshmi, the Hindu goddess of abundance, and can apply to parenting, working, and simply living in the world today. It's taught by Janet Stone, a vinyasa teacher and the founder of Janet Stone Yoga. You can practice more with Janet in her online education course with Yoga Journal, called Yoga for Moms.
This series of short chakra-themed meditations, taught by Mary Beth LaRue, a vinyasa yoga teacher and co-founder of the Rock Your Bliss coaching program, are designed to get your creative and compassionate energy flowing. The four-minute sacral chakra meditation will help you go with flow, while the three-minute heart chakra-themed practice will foster self-love. Lastly, the three-minute crown chakra meditation will help you trust your intuition. You can practice more with Mary Beth in her onlin...
In this episode, treat yourself to a 14-minute gong bath from Kundalini teacher and author Karena Virginia. All you have to do is find a comfortable place to lie down and surrender to the sweet sound, designed to help you find a sense of peace. You can practice more with Karena in her online education course with Yoga Journal, Kundalini 101.
Suffering from sensory overload? This 15-minute meditation from Kriya Yoga teacher and ISHTA Yoga founder Alan Finger will help you activate your heart chakra and focus on what is really important to you. You can learn more from Alan in his online education courses with Yoga Journal on Meditation and the Chakras.
This week on The Practice, we work with women’s health and Chinese Medicine practitioner Maria Villella on a meditation for adrenal support. She offers an easy 10-minute practice for de-stressing and beating exhaustion. You can learn more from Maria in her online education course with Yoga Journal: Yoga for Women's Health.
In this seven-minute meditation, taught by Yin Yoga teacher Josh Summers, you'll learn a quick technique for releasing stagnant energy and influencing qi, or energy, by applying your breath and focused awareness. You can learn more practices from Josh in his online education course with Yoga Journal: Yin Yoga 101.
This has been a frightening time for many. This six-minute meditation, taught by Colleen Saidman Yee, a yoga teacher, author, and the owner of Yoga Shanti studios in New York, will help you acknowledge your fears and then move past them to a place of abundance and security. You can learn more practices from Colleen in her online education courses with Yoga Journal: Yoga for Inner Peace and Restorative Yoga to Overcome Emotional Roadblocks.
This week on the Practice, we explore Yoga Nidra, or full-body relaxation, with master teacher Dharma Mittra, founder of Dharma Yoga in New York City. Often called yogic sleep, Yoga Nidra is practiced lying down in a comfortable position, so grab all of the props and blankets you need to settle in. Here, Dharma leads a 20-minute Yoga Nidra Practice for keeping an open heart, and a 22-minute Yoga Nidra practice for finding out what is sacred to you. Learn more practices from Dharma in his online ...
