This week on the Practice, Author and spiritual coach Lalah Delia leads us through a 12-minute meditation for finding joy and self-gratitude and to radiate light and love. For more practices like this world-renowned yoga teachers, join our members-only experience at yogajournal.com/activepass.
In this 16-minute practice, Sally Kempton, a former swami in a Vedic tradition and the best-selling author of mediation and Tantra books, teaches a breathing practice may begin to reveal that the vastness of the universe can be experienced as a part of your own awareness. To study with Sally, take her six-week online education course with Yoga Journal: Tantra 101.
This week on The Practice, Chelsea Jackson Roberts (@chelsealovesyoga), Peloton yoga teacher, scholar, and lululemon global ambassador, teaches a 32-minute Yoga Nidra practice for full-body relaxation. Get all of the props you need to stay warm and comfortable. Study more with Chelsea in her six-week online course with Yoga Journal: Inclusivity Training
This week on The Practice, Pamela Stokes Eggleston, cofounder of Retreat to Spirit and the founder and director of Yoga2Sleep, shares her 17-minute evening self-care routine, including three-part yogic breathing, restorative movement, and loving-kindness meditation. This combination of practices will help you get a good night’s sleep. To study more with Pamela, take her six-week online course with Yoga Journal: Yoga for Self-Care.
This week on The Practice, Amina Naru, cofounder of Retreat to Spirit and the founder and director of Posh Yoga, shares a 25-minute self-care routine for letting go, including energizing Breath of Fire, or Kalabhati Pranayama, and movement that builds some heat. Study with Amina in her Yoga Journal course: Yoga for Self-Care with Amina Naru and Pamela Stokes Eggleston.
This week on the Practice, Sally Kempton, a former swami in a Vedic tradition and the best-selling author of mediation and Tantra books, teaches a 6-minute mantra practice. Hamsa, meaning I Am That, is a fundamental mantra that flows into your heart and helps you invoke your true self. To study more with Sally, take her Tantra 101 class with Yoga Journal.
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.
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.