Yoga Journal has repeatedly won Western Publications Association's Maggie Awards for "Best Health and Fitness Magazine".

Readers can select asanas by their name, their type, such as forward bends or hip-opening poses; by anatomical area, such as knees or lower back; or by claimed benefit, such as for anxiety or digestion.

The data, collected by the Harris Interactive Service Bureau (HISB), showed that 20.4 million people practiced yoga in America at that time.

[14] There are 12 international editions, published in Australia, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, Russia, Singapore, Spain, Thailand and Turkey.

[15]The magazine is accompanied by a program of live events, led by well-known yoga teachers and gurus such as Cyndi Lee, Judith Hanson Lasater, Kino MacGregor and Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa.

[16][17] The events have included an annual yoga conference, held in venues around the United States, which combined practical sessions and talks.

[21] In January 2019, Yoga Journal exceptionally published two covers for the magazine, one showing a slim white woman, the other showing a larger black woman, both accompanied by a headline "The Leadership Issue", intended to examine the evolution of yoga and the part played by "lineage, social media, and power dynamics.