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Yoga benefits childhood cancer patients

Yoga can reduce the stress of cancer diagnosis and treatment experienced by childhood cancer patients and their parents, says a study. As per the research, parents and adolescents showed a decrease in anxiety and increase in sense of wel [...]

Posted On : Oct, 10 2010 | Comments : 0

Yoga a dangerous 'risk' for Christians, cautions evangelical...

A feud over yoga and religion has left many Christians bent out of shape. Southern Baptist Seminary President Albert Mohler unleashed a storm of controversy when he penned a critical essay last month titled "Should Christians Practi [...]

Posted On : Oct, 09 2010 | Comments : 0

From yoga teacher to yoga therapist

Antonette Redl, a West Milford High School graduate, recently completed her 500-hour yoga therapist certification with Yoga Flow. She was first introduced to yoga while studying at Montclair State University, and graduated with a bachelo [...]

Posted On : Oct, 08 2010 | Comments : 0

Hindus urge to include yoga in US schools

Tucson Unified School District in Arizona in the United States is commended by the Hindus for including yoga in their curriculum. They also encourage all schools in the United States to do the same. All elementary-middle-high schools of [...]

Posted On : Oct, 06 2010 | Comments : 0

Hot 'n Healthy: Yoga

Like with muscles, our body/mind/spirit needs balance. Yoga is an excellent way to get there. Mindful exercise has been shown to reduce anxiety, symptoms of depression, and even blood pressure, while improving things like balance, coordi [...]

Posted On : Oct, 05 2010 | Comments : 0

Yoga takes CWG by storm

Young athletes at the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony enthralled the audience by performing stunning yoga asanas and 'surya namaskar', a series of postures in salutation to the sun. With body, mind and soul in unison, lean bu [...]

Posted On : Oct, 04 2010 | Comments : 0

The oversexualization of yoga

Toward the back of the magazine, however, there’s a black and white Toesox ad featuring well-known yoga teacher Kathryn Budig in a variation on a handstand. Apart from a pair of the organic-cotton non-slip yoga socks, she’s n [...]

Posted On : Oct, 02 2010 | Comments : 0

Yoga for Families

For busy families, finding time to spend together can be as hard as finding time to exercise. But what if you could do both at once? Practicing yoga is a fun, simple way to connect with every member of the family. (Kids and dads can [...]

Posted On : Sep, 30 2010 | Comments : 0

Things come full circle

The time has finally come to write those three dreaded words: 'The final article'. My eight-week epic battle against the "treadmill and bad gym music" comes to an end with this article. And, as is customary, I have save [...]

Posted On : Sep, 29 2010 | Comments : 0

Former cyclist offers yoga class for athletes

You would think that a two-time world championship medalist and former sponsored member of the 7-Eleven cycling team would be able to handle some casual bike rides without discomfort. But despite her impressive athletic résum [...]

Posted On : Sep, 27 2010 | Comments : 0

Yoga can benefit expectant moms

During pregnancy, you will want to stay in shape and do what's best for the baby-to-be. Prenatal yoga is a wonderful way to do both. Tanya Armstrong, owner of Buggy Babies in Ladner, explains that you do not need any yoga experience [...]

Posted On : Sep, 25 2010 | Comments : 0

Yoga instructions added to parking tickets to calm recipient...

Parking control officers in Cambridge, Massachusetts, have been issued with 40,000 of the placatory citations. They are the brainchild of one Daniel Peltz, an "artist in residence" with the Cambridge Traffic and Parking Departm [...]

Posted On : Sep, 24 2010 | Comments : 0

Baptist leader: Yoga, Christianity at odds

The president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky., says yoga is "at odds with Christian understanding."While yoga has its origins in Hinduism and is part of Buddhist and Jainist practices, many practitio [...]

Posted On : Sep, 23 2010 | Comments : 0

Cambridge Issues Parking Tickets With Yoga Illustrations

Parking tickets messing with your inner tranquility? Try yoga! That`s the latest New Age answer to modern aggravations from the city of Cambridge, where violation notices are now helpfully illustrated with a series of calming yoga poses. [...]