Binding: Magazine First Issue Lead Time: 6-10 weeks Format: Magazine Subscription, Print Issues Per Year: 9 Label: Active Interest Media Magazine Type: Consumer magazine Manufacturer: Active Interest Media Number Of Issues: 9 Publisher: Active Interest Media Sales Rank: 75 Studio: Active Interest Media Subscription Length: 365 days
Interesting for the beginner, something to aspire to
I am just starting my yoga practice, and as I looked for more details of poses and such online after class, I kept ending up on the YogaJournal.com website. Last time grocery shopping I picked up a copy, couldn't put it down, and ordered a subscription. As a beginner I have found it VERY interesting with articles on how yoga is helping patients mentally and physically with breast cancer, common sense articles on herbs for ailments AND yoga poses to ease an ailment also, many others--I read it literally cover to cover. I found it really helpful to go from class (a bunch of ladies bonding over our struggles to balance or stay in a pose) to how the rest of the (yoga) world perceives/practices/enriches through yoga! I found it perfectly readable ... Read More
yoga journal is great
I love the articles and ideas for incorporating yoga, meditation, and general mindfulness into life.
Nice Mix of Mind and Body
I'm really quite fond of this magazine. It does a very good job of mixing in a variety of aspects of a yoga life, and addressing each aspect in a helpful and entertaining manner.
There are of course pages on poses, with clear photos, succinct instructions and explanations on how to modify them if you have to. There are pages on eating healthy. There are stories from people in a variety of walks of life, talking about how even minor changes in their lifestyle brought about significant results.
Then there are the pages which can make a huge difference in another way. A recent article had an article on forgiveness - how it is so important not to carry grudges and hatred. Those feelings rarely harm to "person who did you wrong" ... Read More
Love it
I am very glad with this magazine. Always good articles, gets me thinking and motivated. I always look forward to it. Always has great pictures showing yoga moves and new flows pictorial every issue. Highly recommended for those who love yoga physically and mentally.
Emphasis has changed in last 4 years
I have been a subscriber for 7 years to Yoga Journal. In the last few years the magazine has become much more commercialized and glossy.
Yoga is not only for the models on the cover. The models often used are young, slim, and atheletic. They make the poses seem beyond what many people can attain. (take a look at the cover shots)
Now you can purchase anything yoga from the advertisers, some of the items are just materialism and greed and aparigraha (hoarding, collecting).
On the plus side there is a lot of good material inside. The magazine can be an excellent learning source once past the ads.
I would prefer less ads, less about (what seems to me as) feminine crisises, and more about what yoga truly ... Read More
