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Jules Paxton, yoga guru to stars like Donna Karan, Sting, Ba...

New York's social set is talking about the sudden death of yoga guru to the stars Jules Paxton. Paxton, who according to his website worked one-on-one with songwriter Denise Rich, fashion designer Donna Karan, singer/songwriter Sting [...]

Posted On : Feb, 01 2011 | Comments : 0

A new approach to yoga

Tara Stiles, named the "coolest yoga instructor ever" by Vanity Fair, likes to make yoga approachable and not intimidating. Her latest DVD is in collaboration with fitness icon Jane Fonda.

Posted On : Jan, 31 2011 | Comments : 0

Yoga competition begins in Ambaji

Minister of sports, culture and youth activities Fakirbhai Vaghela inaugurated 56th national school-level yoga competition at Ambaji on Friday. The event is jointly organised by Sports Authority of Gujarat (SAG) and Banaskantha dis [...]

Posted On : Jan, 29 2011 | Comments : 0

The magic of yoga

Austrian-born Hedwig Muellner started doing Yoga after she slipped a disc in her back. Muellner credits Yoga for getting her back on the road to recovery. At 78, she still does Yoga every morning despite having had a pacemaker for the la [...]

Posted On : Jan, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

San Francisco Yoga Instructor to Hold World Yoga Day Class t...

On Sunday, January 30, 2011 from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm local time teachers worldwide will offer benefit classes to support UNICEF and their idea that safe drinking water is a human right. This means that for a twenty-four hour period, yoga [...]

Posted On : Jan, 27 2011 | Comments : 0

Baby Yoga Video Real ‎

The “Baby Yoga” video: is it real or fake? It turns out to be real. The video shows a woman swinging a two-week old baby by the hands and feet, twirling it over-head like a lariat, flipping it upside down and practicall [...]

Posted On : Jan, 24 2011 | Comments : 0

Yoga boosts mind and body health

Practicing yoga is believed to be beneficial for individuals suffering from a broad variety of health problems such as back pain, chronic headaches, sleeplessness, obesity, neck aches, upset stomach, anxiety, depression and high blood pr [...]

Posted On : Jan, 23 2011 | Comments : 0

Unorthodox Russian 'Guru' Behind Notorious Baby Yoga Video

The man behind the viral video showing a woman swinging a baby is a 74-year-old Russian with radical ideas about extreme water training, yoga and gymnastics for infants and children. Igor Charkovsky, called a "world-famous guru" [...]

Posted On : Jan, 22 2011 | Comments : 0

Yoga competition shaping up to be a downward dog fight

A hatha competition coming to Vancouver this week begs the question: can you win at yoga? Competitive yoga is on the rise but still doubted and even scorned by many in Vancouver where the practice is largely associated with meditation, w [...]

Posted On : Jan, 20 2011 | Comments : 0

Yoga workshops with Terileigh Schmidt in Vail

The Yoga Studio at The Vail Athletic Club welcomes Terileigh Schmidt back to Vail this week for three yoga workshops and the opportunity to book a private chakra reading. The first two workshops are aligned with many New Year [...]

Posted On : Jan, 18 2011 | Comments : 0

Power crunch: advanced yoga pose requires training

When Toronto-based Samantha Pynn, contributing design editor for Style at Home magazine and host of TV’s Pure Design, takes on a fitness regimen, expect a modern twist. By rotating heart-thumping cardio with flowing power yoga, she [...]

Posted On : Jan, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

Yoga and nutrition part of curriculum at Brighton elementary...

At French Road Elementary School, wellness initiatives — from yoga to nutritious eating — have become part of the classroom. "We need to look at the whole child — mind, body, balance," said Carolyn Rabidoux, t [...]

Posted On : Jan, 16 2011 | Comments : 0

Yoga gone wild

Hot, sweaty and suspended – sounds like a walk on the wild side, and it is: the wild side of yoga. This once-meditative form of exercise has undergone a transformation, joined the mainstream of fitness and picked up a few quirks al [...]

Posted On : Jan, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

30 Days of Bikram Yoga

At a recent charity event benefiting a great local organization, I signed my name on the silent auction sheet in hopes of winning one month of Bikram yoga at Bikram Yoga Tempe. I'd been doing yoga for about 12 years, but I had never [...]