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POWER ON WITH
BAPTISTE YOGA
Baptiste Yoga provides powerful
tools for transformation both on
and off the mat, and Yoga Journal
now offers the perfect way to
experience this dynamic practice
both in person and online. Join
founder Baron Baptiste for all-day
immersions at our Yoga Journal
LIVE! events in San Francisco,
January 16, and New York City,
April 8 (his only East Coast appear-
ance in 2016). Extend your practice
with a YJ online course featuring
Baptiste master teacher Leah Cullis.
This five-week class covers the pil-
lars of Baptiste Yoga: focus, breath,
foundation, heat, and flow. For a
cathartic journey, register at yoga
journal.com/baptistepackage.Balance your chakras
Feeling stuck in a rut, but ready to provoke positive change in the new year? Jivamukti Yoga teacher
and Yoga Journal LIVE! instructor Giselle Mari suggests purifying your chakras, starting with mula-
dhara, or root, chakra—the energy center at the base of your spine associated with basic needs like
shelter and safety and foundational relationships with your family and community. “When you have
unresolved relationship issues, it causes a lot of turmoil in your life,” explains Mari. “It prevents your
consciousness from evolving, so you start behaving in ways that are self-sabotaging, and you can’t
reach your fullest potential.” She offers these three tips for finding resolution and happiness:- Take a comfortable seat for meditation and gently close your eyes. Visualize a red light—the
color of the root chakra—at the base of your spine. - From your seat, inhale deeply, and on your exhale, make the sound lam (pronounced lum).
This is the root-chakra bija, or seed, mantra, the sonic tool that can help access your root chakra.
Be aware of the people in your life who come to mind as you meditate, and send them love. - Practice standing postures like Virabhadrasana I (Warrior Pose I) and Vrksasana (Tree Pose).
These asanas can help you connect to the roots of your being.
For more life-altering practices that will empower you to move out of your rut and be your best
self in 2016, take Mari’s all-day immersion at Yoga Journal LIVE! in San Francisco, on Monday,
January 18. Register at yjevents.com.
BECOME A PRO CHEF!
As a proud partner of the National
Gourmet Institute (NGI), an interna-
tionally acclaimed, wellness-focused
culinary school in New York City,
we’re excited to award one lucky
Yoga Journal reader a $15,
scholarship for NGI’s Chef’s
Training Program. Apply today at
yogajournal.com/yjchef. Winners
will be announced at the YJ LIVE!
event in New York City, April 7–11.Danielle LaPorte, popular inspirational speaker and compassion coach,
is coming to YJ LIVE!. Join LaPorte Friday night, January 15, in San Francisco
for an event that will galvanize you to get real about your priorities and kick-
start your own self-styled spiritual journey. Continue along the path with
a four-hour goal-setting workshop on Sunday, January 17, using LaPorte’s
Desire Map program and, of course, yoga. Desire Map leader Danielle March
will help you identify soul-centered intentions and then seal them with a
grounding Yin Yoga practice. Sign up now at yogajournal.com/desiremap.New to yoga?
START HERE
Jump-start the new year by
embracing and committing to
a regular yoga practice. Our Yoga
for Beginners courses will guide
you through the basics of breath-
work and asana, explore the
history of yoga and yogic philoso-
phy, and introduce you to home
practices from myriad yoga styles,
including vinyasa, Kundalini, Iyen-
gar, and therapeutics. You can
sign up today at yogajournal.com/
beginneryoga.get more Connect with us!^
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TO YOU
THIS YEAR