Editorial Standards

Who writes, teaches and reviews our content

Our practice, well-being and philosophy content is created by, or grounded in the teaching of, named, real yoga teachers. You will find the named author or teacher on each page; where a page has been through formal review, we also name the reviewer and what they checked. Our teachers are practitioners whose classes and explanations the content draws on directly. We do not attribute a page to anyone who did not create or verify it, and we never invent credentials.

We are in the process of bringing named, qualified reviewers to our health and well-being pages. Until a page shows a named reviewer, treat its guidance as general wellness education and see a professional for your own situation.

How we source and verify

We work from primary sources: classical texts (such as Patañjali's Yoga Sutras and the Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā) and the teaching of our faculty. Where a page is anchored to a teaching video, we review that video's content to make sure the written guidance matches what is actually taught. Sanskrit terms are given with their IAST transliteration, Devanagari and plain-language meaning.

How we use AI

We use AI tools to help with drafting and to format the transcripts of our teaching videos into readable text. AI is an assistant, not an author: everything is grounded in a real teacher's class or a primary source, and is checked by a person before it is published. We do not use AI to invent facts, credentials, reviewers or references.

Working from video transcripts

Where a page includes a transcript, it reflects the original class. The written guidance on the page — precautions, contraindications and safety notes — is our editorial layer and may clarify or supersede something said in the video. We do not silently rewrite what a teacher said; we add context alongside it.

Answer-first and transparent

Every substantial page opens with a clear, direct summary, so you get an accurate answer first and the depth below. We cite references where they matter and link related terms to our glossary rather than oversimplifying them.

Health and safety

Yoga & You provides general wellness education, not medical advice. Practice pages carry precautions and contraindications, and our well-being topics use responsible, evidence-aware language ("may support" rather than "cures"). Content on sensitive health topics is written to encourage, not replace, professional care.

Independence from advertising

We may show advertising to support the site, but advertising never influences our editorial content, recommendations or the order in which we present practices.

Corrections

We want to get it right. If you spot an error — a mistranslation, an unsafe cue, or a factual slip — please tell us via our contact page and we will review and correct it.