Yoga Magazines

Ascent
Writers Guidelines (pdf file)

Ascent is a quarterly journal of yoga and engaged spirituality. With an emphasis on personal narrative, Ascent’s articles translate the philosophy of yoga and other spiritual traditions into practical realities. Each issue centers around a specific theme, exploring the intersection of spiritual values with social and political issues, art, culture and contemporary thought related to the theme.



Breathe

Breathe is a modern lifestyle magazine that helps sophisticated readers sculpt a richer, more meaningful life. Breathe is about yoga, holistic living, and more—this intelligent, aesthetically pleasing magazine will also cover arts and culture, health, food, travel, design and architecture. Breathe is simply a celebration of life on this planet.

Accepts queries. No unsolicited manuscripts.
email: contribute@breathemag.com


Enlightened Practice
Writers Guidelines

Enlightened Practice is a bi-monthly magazine serving the needs of the South Florida yoga community. It addresses yoga related issues such as breathing, chanting and meditation, as well as vegetarian eating, the health benefits of yoga, and yoga for kids.

YogaLife

YogaLife is, a yoga brand that understands your life, its joys and its challenges, and introduces yoga as the perfect way to reduce stress, tone up, slim down, manage your emotions, and feel the way you were meant to feel, with your body and mind in perfect balance.

YogaLife strips away all of the barriers to yoga and opens up the practice to everyone, from stay-at-home moms to corporate executives. We cut out the clutter and present, simply and clearly, the modern benefits of this centuries-old practice. YogaLife is authoritative and based on rigorous research, delivered with understanding and without judgment. The editors know that women have never been busier, and they deliver immediately actionable advice to make their lives better in these important areas:

• Health  YogaLife reports medical breakthroughs and self-care techniques through the lens of mind-body wellness to prevent problems before they occur.
• Fitness  No matter what the reader's fitness level, yoga is the perfect way to meet their goals, from getting started to advanced workouts. 
• Weight Loss  Yoga helps readers to lose weight, remake their body, and gain mind-body balance.  Taking time for yourself helps break the cycle of weight gain.
• Nutrition  The rules seem to change daily, but YogaLife offers answers on the best foods, and how to prepare them simply and quickly. 
• Stress  Stress is part of a busy, active, high-achieving lifestyle.  Rather than advocating readers drop out of society or get off the fast track to eliminate stress, YogaLife will help readers incorporate physical and mental stress relievers into their hectic life.
• Fashion  Fashion tips let readers show off that well-earned yoga body - and be comfortable while doing it whether working out, at lunch with friends, or out for the evening.

Contact Dennis Barker, Managing Editor, for assignments
email: dennis.barker@rodale.com

Yoga International
Writers Guidelines

Mixing theory, practice, and personal experience, Yoga International magazine shows people how to use the ancient teachings of yoga philosophy to enrich their lives. Departments range from the scriptural to the whimsical—Living Yoga, Everyday Ayurveda, quotes and quips, media reviews, karma, dharma, and everything in between. It's authentic yoga-back to the scriptures, back to the masters, back to the sages.

Yoga is practice-the sustained, deliberate effort to undermine the illusion that our consciousness is restricted to body and mind. They look for articles that will inspire confidence in the transformative power of yoga and in one’s ability to engage in a fruitful practice. In other words, they are looking for articles that give them-and their readers-inspiration to practice.


Yoga Journal
Writers Guidelines

Yoga Journal covers the practice and philosophy of yoga. In particular they’re looking for articles on the following themes:

• Leaders, spokespersons, and visionaries in the yoga community
• The practice of hatha yoga
• Applications of yoga to everyday life (e.g., relationships, social issues, livelihood, etc.)
• Hatha yoga anatomy and kinesiology, and therapeutic yoga
• Nutrition and diet, cooking, and natural skin and body care

Yogi Times
Writers Guidelines

The Yogi Times is a free monthly magazine distributed in the Los Angeles area.  It has insightful articles on the physical, spiritual, and healing attributes of yoga, as well as addressing the yogi (or healthful) lifestyle.

They are currently developing a new magazine, Yogi Times Business, which will be a quarterly trade magazine whose aim is to address the needs of teachers, studio and yoga-related business owners, as well as anyone else working in industries related to yoga. The magazine will offer a supportive professional forum containing indispensable information, educational columns, success stories and valuable resources, not available anywhere else, that will help its readers create and maintain a mindful, sustainable and healthy business.

Non-Paying Market

Comments

[Julie Isaac]

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Blessings to you on your writing and spiritual journey.

Julie Isaac
WritingSpirit Founder

[Caroline Simon]

I love your website full of informative and inspiring resources.
I have been practicing yoga years and enjoy very much reading your articles.
May all your visitors find inspiration to spiritual path thanks to blogs you share with all.

Caroline
astrologer