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Yoga session keeps U.S. women’s team away from deadly shooti...

A fatal shooting (reportedly of a local gang leader, see update below) occurred in the restaurant of the Vancouver, B.C. hotel where the U.S. women's national team is staying for the CONCACAF Olympic qualifying tournament on Tuesday n [...]

Posted On : Jan, 19 2012 | Comments : 0

7 Ways Yoga Helps Women Battling Breast Cancer

We all know yoga's great for us. It's able to get us in shape physically, mentally, and spiritually in a way few other kinds of exercise really can. But it turns out it's particularly beneficial for a specific group of women: [...]

Posted On : Jan, 04 2012 | Comments : 0

Yoga group offers micro-loans to Indian women

zBetter breathing, increased flexibility and reduced stress. Those are just a few of the benefits some yoga fans say they receive from the practice. Now, they are using the exercise as a way to give back to the country where it originated [...]

Posted On : Dec, 30 2011 | Comments : 0

For Women, Sex May Be Improved by 'Mindfulness Meditation'

These kinds of anxious, self-judgmental thoughts often run through some women's minds as they have sex, experts say. But a new study says "mindfulness meditation" training — which teaches how to bring one's thought [...]

Posted On : Nov, 16 2011 | Comments : 0

Yoga can help women going through the menopause, study in In...

Women in the menopause experience a range of symptoms – for one in five they will be severe while a lucky three in five will suffer only mildly. I’m talking about bloating, aches and pains, headaches, hot flushes, night [...]

Posted On : Oct, 24 2011 | Comments : 0

Feature film on women and yoga aims to shatter myth

If you've always thought yoga was just for thin, fit people, a new movie out on DVD wants to change your mind. "This movie is groundbreaking in that aspect, in that it brings the importance of yoga to everyone," said Tari Pr [...]

Posted On : Oct, 04 2011 | Comments : 0

Yoga cures chronic pain in women?

PRACTICING yoga reduces the physical and psychological symptoms of chronic pain in women with fibromyalgia, a new study has found. The condition, which predominantly affects women, is characterized by chronic pain and fatigue; common symp [...]

Posted On : Aug, 18 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 [...]

Posted On : Jul, 31 2011 | Comments : 0

Can yoga help women suffering from fibromyalgia?

Women suffering from fibromyalgia may find some welcome relief in yoga. A new study from York University in Toronto shows that practicing yoga boosts levels of the stress hormone cortisol, helping ease some of the symptoms, which include [...]

Posted On : Jul, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Yoga Benefits Women With Gynaecological Cancers

Women who have had gynaecological cancer are invited to learn more about how yoga can benefit them at Yeovil District Hospital later this month. The GOSSIP patient support group provides advice and information for women with gynaecologic [...]

Posted On : Aug, 16 2010 | Comments : 0

Yoga's Benefits Outweigh Risks for Pregnant Women

Yoga is safe for pregnant women, as long as they approach the activity with reasonable caution and moderation, experts say. "Women who are expecting can benefit greatly from exercise, especially yoga -- they just need to be aware of [...]