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Yoga competition demands mental toughness

More than a hundred people, many of who could contort their bodies in unbelievable positions, converged on North Central College Saturday for the 2011 Illinois Yoga Asana Championships. Men, women and children yogis from all over the Chic [...]

Posted On : Aug, 14 2011 | Comments : 0

Traveling Asia inspires Moose Jaw yoga teacher

Robyn Cunningham can still remember her first yoga experience. She was at university and decided she would try out a yoga video at her house. “I didn’t enjoy it. At that time in my life I was more driven by looking good, not a [...]

Posted On : Aug, 13 2011 | Comments : 0

Liv Yoga’s New Classes and Services Aim to Heal

Rejuvenate with Liv Yoga in the center of town. This month, the Liv Yoga Studio will offer a slew of new classes and services. Professional dancer, licensed psychotherapist and mother of two, Cathy Rowe, opened Liv Yoga last [...]

Posted On : Aug, 12 2011 | Comments : 0

Yoga And Wine–An Unexpected Combination

Marie Burkle calls Chamard Vineyards the hidden gem of her neighborhood. Burkle often comes through the black wrought iron gates of the Clinton vineyard to sip a glass of wine, listen to music and relax on the gravel patio after a hard [...]

Posted On : Aug, 11 2011 | Comments : 0

Yoga A New Way To Interact With Your Dog

Unwelcome in our parks, banned from apartment blocks and with owners who spend too much time in the office, living in Hong Kong can be a dog's life for man's best friend. "Without a doubt the biggest problem facing dogs and d [...]

Posted On : Aug, 10 2011 | Comments : 0

‘Animo’ for fitness–think chair yoga routines

As the school year opens, in addition to celebrating its centennial, De La Salle University will be charging ahead with a health and wellness program for its faculty, administrators and staff. “Our ‘Animo Wellness’ campa [...]

Posted On : Aug, 09 2011 | Comments : 0

Is Yoga Science or Religion Part IV

NDIA 8 August 2011 These are no fast food service type of menus nor are there any free lunches and those expecting such an easy result are, with all my humility and civility warned to restrain themselves from these practices. Nor will it [...]

Posted On : Aug, 08 2011 | Comments : 0

Maple Shade event this weekend to train yoga teachers

Since the second century B.C., practicing yoga has been a way to keep the body strong and fit. However, said Mira Muse, if you have ever wanted to teach yoga, an opportunity to learn the basics is coming up. “It is a free get-togeth [...]

Posted On : Aug, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

Upside-down yoga coming to UK after its huge success in Amer...

‘Inside the hammock, you close off everything around you and have awareness of mind, body and spirit,’ said creator Christopher Harrison, who came up with the system while playing with hammocks at an Indian retreat in 1996. [...]

Posted On : Aug, 05 2011 | Comments : 0

Yoga not relaxing enough for you? Try it with a glass of win...

Breathe in through your nose and slowly exhale, stretching deeeeeeeeeply into the bridge pose. Feel that? Are you relaxed? Are you embracing the moment? No? Why not knock back a glass of chardonnay to speed things up. You might wiggle int [...]

Posted On : Aug, 04 2011 | Comments : 0

Gyms take the work out of work-outs?

Go ahead and bang a drum, hang from the curtains and spin that hula hoop. US gym instructors say it's good for you, even if you don't realise it. The unconventional work-outs are part of a movement to keep the masses focused [...]

Posted On : Aug, 03 2011 | Comments : 0

Bikram yoga devotees brave sweltering temps for serenity

Sweltering weather is no sweat for the fierce devotees of Bikram yoga, a discipline practiced in a room heated to 105 degrees at 40 percent humidity. About 20 fitness buffs gathered Monday night at Bikram Yoga Maple Shade for a 90-minute [...]

Posted On : Aug, 02 2011 | Comments : 0

Yoga camp conducted at The Indian Express office

Chandigarh People from all walks of life, including children, youngsters, women and senior citizens, participated in the Yoga Camp, organised at The Indian Express’ office, in Sector 6, Panchkula. Around 650 persons, participated in [...]

Posted On : Aug, 01 2011 | Comments : 0

'Yoga guru' swindles European women

Two young European women got lured by the promise of becoming yoga gurus only to be taken for a royal ride for which they paid 1,450 euro each. Els Harmsen, 25, from Holland and Ilka Braunstein, 27, from Germany landed in Khajuraho on [...]