Renee Schettler

New York

Freelance Journalist at Freelance

Senior Editor at Yoga Journal

student, teacher, imaginer, writer, and executive editor at yoga journal

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Articles

My Grandmother Was My First Yoga Teacher

6 days ago | yogajournal.com | Renee Schettler |MacDuff Perkins

Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. I’m standing on my mat during yoga class, palms pressed together in front of my heart, setting a silent intention. Eyes open, and I begin to move through Surya Namaskar (Sun Salutations), prayer vibrating through my bones. There is the flight of the feet, the lift of the sternum, the hips reaching up and back. An exhale and I’m back at the top of the mat.
I'm Obsessed With This Easy Transition Into a Complicated Yoga Pose

2 weeks ago | yogajournal.com | Renee Schettler

Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. “Poetry is what happens when your mind stops working, and for a moment, all you can do is feel.” That’s what the contemporary poet Atticus once wrote. It’s not unlike what happens during yoga—not only your experience in the actual poses but the transitions in between them. Well, some yoga transitions.
15-Minute Hip-Opening Stretches for When You (Desperately) Need Relief

2 weeks ago | yogajournal.com | Renee Schettler |Yoga with Kassandra

Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. The following 15-minute yoga for hips practice is ideal for whenever you need to stretch out some soreness. It’s a straightforward flow featuring all sorts of hip-opening stretches that you can do at any time of day.
Yoga Poses - Sequences - Philosophy - Events

2 weeks ago | yogajournal.com | Calin Van Paris |Sierra Vandervort |Rachel Land |Renee Schettler

The kind of community that yoga creates is essential for weathering all sort of storms. Say goodbye to all that tension. Thousands of years later, Egyptian blue lotus is trending again. Here's what hundreds shared.
22 Things That Happened in Yoga Class That Kept You From Going Back

3 weeks ago | yogajournal.com | Renee Schettler

Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. When yoga is good, it can be mind-bendingly, sigh-inducingly, soul-startlingly good. Like in an almost alchemical way. But when it’s not quite good—or even anything shy of alchemical—it can be downright disappointing.
We Tried Dozens of Eco-Friendly Yoga Mats. These Are the Best.

3 weeks ago | yogajournal.com | Renee Schettler

Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. Maybe your foray into yoga mats was a flimsy little number you snagged for $20. It was during your initial fling with yoga, before you knew if you’d continue with it, and you wanted to minimize your losses in case you quit the practice. You ended up staying with yoga—and with your decidedly un-eco-friendly yoga mat.
What Each of the Planets Means, According to Astrology

3 weeks ago | yogajournal.com | Renee Schettler

Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. The planets in astrology can be observed through myriad frameworks, whether you consider them to be celestial bodies, mythological gods, collective archetypes, or cosmic frequencies. The common thread among these perspectives, though, is the concept that each planet represents a unique and fundamental facet of what it means to exist.
Weekly Horoscope, April 13-19, 2025: Claiming Your Desires

1 month ago | yogajournal.com | Renee Schettler

Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. It’s a week of fire and air, passion and grounding, inspiration and anchoring. As Mercury enters Aries, Mars enters Leo, and the Sun enters Taurus, there’s an invitation to come home to your body, to grounding, and to your own internal rhythm. Your weekly horoscope for April 13-19, 2025, explains how.
Shoulders Ache During Yoga? This Could Be the Cause.

1 month ago | yogajournal.com | Rachel Land |Renee Schettler

Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. Just about everyone who practices vinyasa has, at some point, probably experienced shoulder pain in yoga. Perhaps you chalked it up to taking one too many Chaturangas, flipping your dog a little too enthusiastically, or hunching over your computer for too many hours before slipping away to class.
What March’s Solar Eclipse and New Moon in Aries Mean for You

1 month ago | yogajournal.com | Renee Schettler

Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. The upcoming solar eclipse and new Moon in Aries is a powerful portal of revelation and release. This partial solar eclipse in bold, brave Aries, marks both an ending and a beginning, creating a bridge between where you’ve been and where you’re heading.