Om For The Holidays: Top 15 Gifts for Yoga Lovers
We made top NYC yoga instructor and author Sadie Nardini your personal shopper! Shop online with her picks for the om-arvelous on your list — a guide to the 15 most usable and inspiring gifts for yoga-lovers of all levels and styles.

Kids’ Yoga: Get-Started Guide for Grade-Schoolers, Tweeners & Teens
Advice from kids' yoga teachers on how to get started with the right yoga program for your child. Includes yoga pose examples & benefits for kids at different ages & stages.

How Breast Cancer Patients Benefit from Pilates Therapy
How and why Pilates therapy is being used to support treatment and recovery for breast cancer patients, including exercise modifications and tips on getting started.

Should You Do Pilates on a Mat or on a Reformer?
Should you roll out a mat to do your Pilates, or climb onto a reformer? This breakdown will help you decide whether mat Pilates or reformer Pilates is best for your goals, budget, schedule and abilities.

A Beginner's Guide to 8 Major Styles of Yoga
Separate the sweaty from the tame. How eight popular styles of yoga differ from each other and what styles are best for your goals, abilities and needs. Covers ashtanga, Anusara, Bikram, hatha, hot yoga, Iyengar, restorative and vinyasa yoga.

How Pilates Can Help You Lose Weight
Thanks to focusing on major muscles groups and slow, intentional movements, Pilates has become widely popularized as a perfect weight loss regimen. We present you with the top 5 ways to become trim and toned by practicing Pilates.

What Does Your Favorite Yoga Pose Say About You?
Every yogi has one particular pose you love above all others. It's the pose that you keep wishing the teacher would call out next. Here's a guide to what a propensity for a certain pose might have to say about you.

How to Get Comfortable in Uncomfortable Situations
I'll bet there is something you'd like to do that you've been putting off for a long time. Whatever it is, I'll also bet that a fear of awkwardness is one of the main things holding you back.

Finding the Best Yoga Class for You
Gyms, fitness studios, health clubs and wellness centers around the world are adding yoga classes to their schedules, but how do you find the right class for you?

Yoga for Detox
Most forms of vigorous exercise stimulate all three systems of elimination to some extent, thereby helping the body in its quest to detox. But yoga is particularly well-suited to keeping the waste-removal departments of the body functioning well.

How to Choose a Mind-Body Exercise
Are you looking for something different in your workouts—exercise that will engage your body and mind in a new way? Mind-body exercise is an increasingly popular choice.

Yoga-on-the-Go Guide
How many times during your last trip did the serene thought of a few rounds of Sun Salutation float into your mind? We’ve tracked down the most useful and portable yoga goods to help you keep up your practice while trekking the world.

3 Ways to Build Stress Resilience with Ayurvedic Ideas
In the West, stress has become a major contributor to disease and illness. Instead of stress reduction, Ayurveda prescribes a series of stress-prevention techniques. Try these three simple techniques to manage your stress more healthfully.

Sculpting Your Arms with Yoga
Whether you’re already studying yoga or want to begin a practice, this discipline is arguably one of the best for sculpting your upper body into tank-top material.

Top 5 Ways to Lose More Weight with Your Existing Workout
You’ve established a healthy workout schedule, working up a sweat three to five times a week—but why aren’t you losing weight?

How I Stay So Happy: Q&A with Patricia Moreno
What keeps powerhouse personal trainer Patricia Moreno so darned joyful — and how the rest of us can get our hands on whatever she eats for breakfast.

Kick Off Your Detox with a Restorative Twist
Twist your torso to help your body detox. Here’s how to do a restorative seated yoga twist to give your cleanse a gentle and painless jump-start.

Beat the Blues with Heart-Opening Yoga
Feeling blue? Yoga instructor Kate Hanley explains how to do simple yoga poses that open the chest -- a surprisingly simple and effective way to lift your mood.

How to Lose Weight with Yoga
Experts weigh in on the best ways to put specific yoga styles, poses and side-effects to work helping you lose weight and get healthier.

QUIZ: What Kind of Yogi Are You?
How can you find a yoga practice that suits your personal tastes, abilities, and quirks? Take this quiz to find the yoga style that appeals to your unique personality.

Never-Boring Yogawear Guide
From your top to your shoes to your yoga mat bag, fun and funky yoga fashion statements look cool-and-groovin' and work with your body and your style, on the mat or on the street.

10 Essential Yoga Poses: How-To + Video with Rodney Yee
Step-by-step instructions plus video how-to with yoga expert Rodney Yee for 10 essential yoga poses including Downward Dog, Warrior I, II and II, Cobra position, Triangle, Tree, Fish Pose and more.

6 Easy Ways to Work Healthier
From improving your ergonomics to reducing eye strain and releasing stress fast, these six tips and solutions can make your corner of the office a healthier place to be.

Why Meditate? Science Finds Clues
Researchers are finding exciting evidence of meditation’s effects on the brain -- new clues to why it can help calm emotions, sharpen reasoning and even make you healthier.

Cancer Survivors Thrive with Yoga
In Laura Kupperman’s Yoga for Survivors class, sore shoulders and tight hips are likely the least of students’ complaints. But here they find help with exactly what cancer has brought them today.

Om in a Combat Zone: Story of Two Women Marines
Downward Dog in a war zone? Amid surprise attacks and artillery fire in Iraq, two women Marines are creating their own peace with yoga.

Study: Ab Crunches Work 38% Better on a Ball
How and why using a ball can sculpt abs faster with less strain and effort — plus a how-to guide to three abs exercises supercharged with a stability ball or fitness ball.

Face Yoga: Fountain of Youth?
Face yoga students are abandoning face-lifts and Botox for Downward Dog. Here’s the good, the bad and the need-to-know on face yoga and its anti-aging benefits, plus four poses with photos and instructions to help you see if it’s for you.

Yoga Therapy: The Next Wave in Yoga
Can yoga fix your bum knee? Your bad back? Western doctors are referring patients to yoga therapy as an alternative to physical therapy. Here's what you need to know about this growing, but still fledgling, healthcare approach.

Improve Your Sex Life with Yoga
Yoga is a true physical and mental workout, so it's no surprise it can help you have better sex. Find out how Yoga can improve your sex life and make the next time a real mind-body experience.

Yoga as Cross-Training
Being physically fit today is about finding a physical and mental equilibrium that will allow you to be a lifetime athlete. Yoga may just be the yin you need for your yang.

Yoga and Men: Rodney Yee on Why They Go Together
What does yoga have to offer men? Acclaimed yoga instructor Rodney Yee discusses the benefits men can reap from this centuries-old practice.

Hoop Your Way to Weight Loss: Top 5 Tips from a Hoop Workout Expert
Hooping expert Betty 'Hoops' Shurin shares her best advice on how to get serious fitness results at home -- and have some serious fun -- with her Dance Hoop Workout for grownups.

Mariel Hemingway's Secrets to Healthy Living
In her new book, actress, yogi and survivor Mariel Hemingway shows you a 30-day plan to help you derive "more health, more peace and more pleasure" from the life you already have.

Why Conscious Fitness Is the Key to Losing Weight
We've all heard the phrase "No pain, no gain." But, as it turns out, huffing and puffing your way through a workout may not be the best way to burn off excess weight. Yoga and Pilates instructor Suzanne Deason gives her take on why mind-body fitness is more likely to help you take off pounds for good.

Which Styles of Yoga to Try?
Although most physical forms of yoga practice share similarities, knowing the nuances can help you get started on the right foot, fit your practice to your priorities and physical condition, expand your awareness and make your yoga practice more rewarding.

50 Ways to Reuse Your Yoga or Fitness Mat
Garage-band soundproofing, tree ornaments, crib mobiles, draft dodgers, workbench grippers ... We asked users to tell us about the resourceful, earth-conscious ways they reuse a yoga or fitness mat when it's time for a new one. Add your own ideas!

Ana Caban's Story: A Dancer's Evolution Into Pilates
Background on this wildly popular instructor whose work has been highlighted by Self and Pilates Style, and whose fans and clients can't praise her enough.

13 Pilates FAQs: Expert Ana Caban fills you in
What's with the torture devices? What are "hundreds"? Is this going to make your abs ache? The skinny on the fastest growing exercise method in America, from one of America's best-loved Pilates teachers.

Making Peace with Your Age: Patricia Walden's words of widsom
Yogi Patricia Walden shares how yoga supports a woman's body, mind and spirit through all the stages of her life, from puberty to child-bearing years to menopause. An excerpt from The Woman's Book of Yoga & Health.

Cyndi Lee on an untouchable student
One woman's journey and a seemingly insignificant event that was actually a really big deal.

Patricia Walden's Sacred Experience
How Patricia Walden finds in every Yoga session exactly what she was drawn to.

"Are You Here Now (on the treadmill)?" asks Rodney Yee
How the power to be present that you can learn in yoga and meditation can show up in other things you love (or hate) to do, and help you simply enjoy life more every day.

Ana Caban: Her First Love, Her Life's Work
Ana's passion for dance took hold early and became her life; then injury ended her ballet career. So she taught Spanish ... But when an unlikely guide turned her on to Pilates, circumstance morphed into her new life path.

Are You Taking Risks (Safely) in Yoga? Rodney Yee's Advice
Yoga practice is one continuous mistake. Make yours a good one with pointers from Rodney on how to feel when the risk is too great -- and how the power of observation and planning can help you move to a new place or master a difficult pose in yoga.

Beginner's Mind: It's a Good Thing, Says Rodney Yee
Rodney Yee on why being a novice in yoga can actually be to your advantage.

It's Not About the Pose; It's About Balance
Feel like you're gripping everything when holding a pose? Rodney says it should feel more like a see-saw. A pointer on using your mind in yoga, not just your body.

Life is Intense: Rodney Yee on How to Deal
Can you be 100% "on" at work, yet be completely relaxed? Rodney Yee is in a zone in this clip on how intense life can get and how you can "rewire your mind" through yoga to better handle stressful, difficult situations, relationships and emotions.

Rodney Yee: Life Story of a Yoga Icon
A limber friend sparked Rodney Yee's early interest in body mechanics. This plus his passion for community and philosophy led him to yoga. Rodney's story, his dad's take on his career path, how he's influenced his 4 siblings...

Rodney Yee: How Yoga Can Help You Accept Your Body
A lesson in really seeing, appreciating and loving what is, and letting go of expecting it to be something else.

Shiva Rea on the Cha Cha Cha of Life
Feel angst that you're not always going forward? How to be at peace with it by reconnecting with a simple rhythm, a grounding activity or simply being conscious of how "one step back" can be a positive one.

Try This at Home: Warrior II pointers from a live class with Patricia Walden
Head outside with yoga expert Patricia Walden and a live class. Learn how Warrior II is done and take in tips on positioning as Patricia adjusts and guides her students in the optimal execution of this essential yoga move.

Want to have more peace? Cyndi Lee says, "Have an open agenda."
The beloved yoga teacher and founder of Om Yoga in New York shares her perspective on how each of us can connect with a sense of peace in everyday life.

What Rodney Yee Most Wants You to Learn
A few words on why we're all doing this thing called yoga, from a man who's been at it for a quarter century.

When Will Yoga Transform You? Patricia Walden's Advice
Yoga expert Patricia Walden on when you can expect to feel a change for the better brewing if you practice yoga.

Cameron Shayne: Bullied Kid to Martial Arts Master
Photos and footage add to Cameron's recollections of taking tae kwon do against a friend's advice, bodyguarding celebs, choreographing fight scenes, being the ginnea pig at Om Yoga, his inspiration to marry martial arts and yoga, why women love the sense of power Budokon gives them, and more.

Rodney Yee: Make Peace Your Way
Got to get more peace in your life? When we ask Rodney Yee to share and talk about the thought leaders and books most inspiring his work today, his first message is Thich Nhat Hanh's: Peace is the way, not the destination.

Patricia Walden: Are You a Control Freak? Yoga Can Help
Trouble in relationships? At work? Maybe you're trying to be general manager of the universe. One of America's most respected yogis on how yoga helped her let go of control, react more thoughtfully, and find more peace in relationships and in herself.

Cyndi Lee: Your Spiritual Thread
Everyone has a spiritual self. Feeling distant from yours? Om Yoga founder Cyndi Lee shares how practicing yoga helps her stay in touch with her own sense of spirituality.

Get-Grounded Yoga
Patricia Moreno begins a live class by grounding students in a sense of gratitude.

Yoga With Enthusiasm
Enthusiasm, appreciation, beauty, strength, power! Patricia Moreno lends new energy and names to familiar poses.

How to Find Peace Inside Yourself
Patricia Walden on how to regain inner peace.

Desk Yoga: Breathe Out Stress
Rodney Yee shows a 5-minute technique to relieve stress and re-energize, right at your desk.

Kickbox Yoga Fusion Workout Demo
This fun and effective workout is an energetic fusion of kickboxing and yoga moves. Performed by Patricia Moreno and her students in a spectacular outdoor environment.

5 Best Toning Moves
In just 7 minutes, tone your core, thighs, upper arms and more with fitness expert Patricia Moreno's "do anywhere" mini-workout.

Mayo Clinic: Back Pain Tips
Ralph Gay, M.D., of Mayo Clinic explains alternatives to drugs and surgery for back pain. Get tips on alternative medicine therapies to treat and prevent back pain and help relieve symptoms.

5-min Yoga Core Cross-Train Workout
Who needs crunches when there's this new core yoga set with Rodney Yee on a red-rocks cliff?! From Gaiam's Yoga: Core Cross Train DVD.

3-Min Arm & Back Pilates Toner
Using hand weights for resistance, Ana Caban leads you through a quick upper body routine to increase flexibility and shape your arms and back.

The Most Therapeutic Yoga Pose
Rodney Yee and Colleen Saidman demonstrate Legs Up the Wall pose, an easy restorative yoga pose that quickly rejuvenates the lower back and legs, eases tension and helps boost circulation. In this exclusive clip from the Gaiam Yoga Club, they offer three different versions for all levels.

The Joy of Yoga
Yoga poses have evolved over 5000 years. Rodney Yee explains how they've become valuable tools that you can use to cultivate a greater mind-body awareness, and a more balanced lifestyle.

Energize in the A.M.! Quick Yoga Twist Sequence How-To
Yoga expert Rodney Yee guides you through an energizing 5-minute twist sequence that dissolves tension, detoxes the body and makes you feel ready to start your day.

5-Minute Arm Sculpting Pilates Workout with Mari Winsor
Mari Winsor leads a 5-minute upper body Pilates resistance-band workout that includes modifications for beginners or clients with delicate areas in the upper body. From Gaiam's Pilates for Pink DVD.

Desk Yoga: Stress-Relieving Back Stretches to Do in Your Chair
Back tight and painful from desk work? Stress affecting your focus and productivity? Yoga expert Rodney Yee shows you how to unkink right at your desk in under 5 min.

Blocks Make 3 Yoga Poses Easier
Joints hurt in Downward Dog? Dizzy in forward bends? Not feeling it when your teacher says "rotate your legs inward" in Mountain or Volcano? Rodney Yee shows how yoga blocks can modify poses so you really feel the "ahhh."

5 Ways to Add Weights to Pilates
Pilates expert Ana Caban showsyou how to do the Pilates "series of five' mat exercises with handweights to tone your arms as well as your abs and lower body.

Cobbler's Pose How-To and Benefits: From The Practical Power of Yoga DVD
How and why cobbler's pose can help ease and prevent back pain, knee problems, uterine and urinary tract conditions, and even prostate cancer. Join Rodney Yee and Colleen Saidman as they interact with a live audience at a PBS show taping in this excerpt from The Practical Power of Yoga DVD.

Seated Twist: How & Why It's Good for You
Yoga experts Rodney Yee and Colleen Saidman show a live audience how a seated twist yoga pose can help you detox, relieve stress and ease or prevent neck pain.