Yoga Bridge Magazine

Yoga Bridge, the newsletter magazine of the YAA, is published three times a year to provide articles of interest to the Alberta yoga community and interested readers. It is published under the guidance of an Editor and an Editorial Board, all of whom are yoga practitioners with extensive writing experience. Members of the Editorial Board (excluding YAA Staff) are volunteers and receive overall direction from the YAA Board of Directors and the Executive Director.

With their membership, Associate Members receive an electronic subscription to the Yoga Bridge magazine via email, and Full Members receive a print subscription in the mail.

Articles

Trauma-Informed Yoga: Providing Support Where It Is Needed Most

Embracing the Joy of Kids Yoga: Nurturing Young Minds and Bodies

The Good We Do Together – Reaching Indigenous Youth

Yoga Nidra Meets Law of Attraction

Yoga on the “Inside”: An Inmate’s Story

Engage With Us on Social Media

The Winter of our Lives – Yogic Practices to Support End of Life

Embodied Awakening

The Dance of the Doshas – Ayurveda’s Seasonal Practices for Spring & Summer

YAA Yoga Outreach Program History

Yoga In Schools Residency Pilot Project

Debbie Spence and Fran Wildman with students

YAA Prison Outreach Program

YAA Outreach at Alberta Institutions

Developmental Movements

Yoga Changes Lives

Yoga and the Importance of Understanding Trauma

Gentle Yoga Can Take Mom Through Labour, Delivery and Beyond

A Physical, Psychological and Spiritual Practice

A New Look for the YAA

Why Certify with the YAA?

Want to be Featured on the Cover?

Submit your Photos!

They say a picture’s worth a thousand words. In an increasingly digital world, the stories pictures tell help connect us as a community, bridging the space of distance and time. Send us your best pics! Please also submit a signed Photo Release.

Submit full-resolution images to the Executive Director at ac.ag1733299980oy@aa1733299980y1733299980 or email to arrange file sharing. Images may be used on the website, social media and advertisements. The best images may even grace the cover of Yoga Bridge!

Want to Write for the Magazine?

Submit your Articles!

Have an idea for a feature article or other written submission? Send a brief email to the Editor at ac.ag1733299980oy@ro1733299980tide1733299980 with a one-paragraph summary outlining your subject, purpose, main point, primary source of information (why you are the person to write this feature), and your connection to it (e.g. are you a yoga teacher, student, or practitioner?).

We welcome ideas for features on asanas, pranayama, meditation, yoga traditions, interviews with or stories about teachers and yogis, yoga philosophy, benefits of yoga, your experiences as a practitioner or as a teacher and how they have helped you and others to live with more self-awareness. All material must be the original work of the writer and not previously published in any medium or format except with written permission from the original publisher, specific to reprinting in the Yoga Bridge.

Articles from YAA Certified Teachers on asanas are regularly needed and encouraged. Asanas that have already been presented (since 2014): Ardha Matsyendrasana II; Viparita Karani, Uttanasana, Savasana, Ardha Chandrasana, Paschimottanasana, Sarvangasana, Vasishthasana, Vīrabhadrāsana 1, 2, and 3, Tadasana, chair yoga (various modified asanas), and the Joints and Glands sequence (preparatory to asana practice or a replacement for it).

Articles that promote any individual or organization will not be considered for publication, however, we encourage you to inquire about our advertorials and advertising space. As the YAA is a charitable organization, submissions to the magazine are voluntary and unpaid.

Submission Deadlines:

February 1 for the Spring newsletter,
June 1 for the Autumn newsletter, and
October 15 for the Winter newsletter.

Recommended Length:

Feature articles/essays: 1000 to 1500 words
Book review: 750 words
Poems: Up to 500 words

Before submission please refer to the full Article Submission Guidelines.

Copy-Editing Guidelines can be found here.

Advertising & Event Submissions

Deadlines: March 1, August 1 & November 1.

Submit ads to ten.s1733299980ulet@1733299980baago1733299980y1733299980. Before submission please refer to the Submission Guidelines, Sizes and Rates below. Fees can be sent by e-transfer to ten.s1733299980ulet@1733299980baago1733299980y1733299980, paid online or called in to the office (780 427 8776).

Events for print publication AND the online Calendar of Events may now be submitted using the self-serve submission form on the Calendar of Events page, or submitted for print publication ONLY following submission guidelines below. Full YAA Membership is required to submit events.

Ad Sizes & Rates

Submission Guidelines for Advertisements

Advertisements (Deadlines March 1, August 1 and November 1)

Formatting and layout of paid advertisements by the YAA must be requested at least two weeks prior to the issue deadline and is available only when time permits. Additional charges apply. The YAA reserves the right to request that ads be reformatted.
The YAA will accept advertising that is directly related to yoga practice or study, or to disciplines complementary to yoga (e.g. vipassana meditation, ayurvedic medicine), and is subject to the editor's discretion. Any entry may be denied publication at the editorial board's discretion.
Strong graphic images, less text and more white space create an eye-catching visual effect.

Advertisement Files Requirements:

1. Press-ready files must be supplied in PDF format to comply with industry standards.
2. Build your ad to the exact size specified, with no excess white surrounding the image area.
3. Do not include Crop marks.
4. COLOUR ADS: The file must be supplied in CMYK colour mode. Any non-process colours (i.e. RGB, Pantone) will be converted to CMYK. The publisher will not be responsible for any colour shifts that may result from this conversion. The combined ink density of CMYK colours has to be maximum 300%.
5. GREYSCALE ADS: The file must be supplied in Greyscale mode. Any CMYK and nonprocess colours (i.e. RGB, Pantone) will be converted to Greyscale. The publisher will not be responsible for any legibility shifts that may result from this conversion.
6. All fonts must be embedded.
7. All images must be a minimum resolution of 300 dpi at 100% size.

Submission Guidelines for Print Only Events Listings

Events for print publication ONLY may be submitted to .ten.1733299980sulet1733299980@baag1733299980oy1733299980

Approved posts for one-time special events submitted before the above deadlines may be included in the next Yoga Bridge magazine. Print magazine distribution is approximately one month after the deadline date.

Listings that do not follow these guidelines will be returned to the sender to be edited and resubmitted before the newsletter deadline. 300 character maximum. Please submit your entries in the following order/format:

Date. (E C O H as applicable)*. Event Title w/ Instructor. Description. Time. Cost. Address. Contact information (website, contact name, email, phone number).

* E = Edmonton, C = Calgary, O = Online, H = Hybrid (online and in person).

Example:

September 24 H C
Yoga Workshop w/ Jane Teacher. Yoga workshop for beginners with no experience necessary. Relaxing and restorative. 1-4 pm. $40. 66 Lotus Street. Preregister. Jane Teacher 444-555-6666. ac.em1733299980anoid1733299980utsag1733299980oy@of1733299980nI1733299980

Conditions and Copyright Policy

The Yoga Association of Alberta and its volunteers, staff, editors, editorial boards and members assume NO responsibility for content, errors, mistakes, omissions, missed submissions or entries to the newsletter of any kind, nor any delays in publication or circulation. Submissions to the newsletter are voluntary.

The YAA editorial board reserves the right to reject, copy-edit and condense all articles, calendar listings or advertisements submitted for publication. If accepted for publication, any substantive changes will be made in consultation with the author and in view of publication deadlines. By making a submission of any kind to the Yoga Bridge for publication consideration, your submission will be accepted as your intended agreement with these conditions, and the Copyright Policy below.

Duplication of YAA material in other journals/newsletters is approved subject to notification of, or consultation with, the editor or YAA Executive Director. Do not re-publish without permission. Once approved, please add “Reprinted from the Volume XX, Issue XX Yoga Bridge Magazine with permission from the Yoga Association of Alberta <yoga.ca>.”

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