Yoga Journal controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2019
Criticism over racial and body-type representation
Critics argued that Yoga Journal's historical imagery presented yoga primarily through thin, white, affluent-looking women. The response to the 2019 Leadership Issue covers led the brand to acknowledge exclusion and apologize for harm.
2010
Criticism of sexualized advertising imagery
Co-founder Judith Lasater publicly criticized advertisements using naked or nearly naked women, arguing that such imagery sold products rather than teaching yoga or celebrating the practice.