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Insufferable Yoga Everywhere Trend Now Extends to Airports

Once upon a time, the airport was where you waited to take a plane to go somewhere. Now it's a place where you can make yourself at home, and live for years, if you're so inclined. In the old days, you might be hungry or thir [...]

Posted On : Feb, 07 2012 | Comments : 0

Yoga at the airport

Last week the San Francisco International Airport announced the opening of its new "Yoga Room,” a peaceful space in which travelers can practice yoga, do breathing exercises or simply meditate. The room, represented in airport [...]

Posted On : Feb, 01 2012 | Comments : 0

The Purpose of Yoga

The original context of yoga was spiritual development practices to train the body and mind to self observe and become aware of their own nature. The purposes of yoga were to cultivate discernment, awareness, self-regulation and higher co [...]

Posted On : Jan, 13 2012 | Comments : 0

Bangalore to host Intnl Yoga, Naturopathy & Arogya Expo

Bangalore: More than 5,000 delegates from 30 countries will participate in the inaugural five day International Conference on Yoga, Naturopathy and Arogya Expo-2012 in this city from February 9 next year. The Rs 4 crore event is being [...]

Posted On : Dec, 29 2011 | Comments : 0

Yoga Has Positive Influence on CA Middle School: Should More...

Math, science, social studies, language arts: those are the typical subjects that come to mind when thinking about middle school education. However, students at KIPP Summit Academy also have a less typical class as part of their schedule: [...]

Posted On : Dec, 05 2011 | Comments : 0

Power yoga: how money has changed a spiritual pursuit

A few years ago, Bill Gross, America’s “bond king” and the manager of the world’s largest mutual fund, was on a mat doing his daily yoga session, when an idea came to him. Instead of just following the crowd and in [...]

Posted On : Nov, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

Filmmaker's yoga quest leads him into lotus position

Montreal documentary filmmaker Carlos Ferrand travelled the world to understand the meaning - and popularity - of the ancient Indian practice of yoga. Is it simply physical exercise? Is it a spiritual quest? Or both? At first skeptical, F [...]

Posted On : Oct, 29 2011 | Comments : 0

Hong Kong's pampered pooches take yoga classes

Hong Kong's pampered canines may have their own spas complete with jacuzzis and massage, but it can still be difficult for a dog to find inner peace. Help is now at hand in the shape of yoga instructor Suzette Ackermann and her yoga c [...]

Posted On : Oct, 20 2011 | Comments : 0

The Catholic experiment to make yoga popular

Efforts to take yoga to the masses is nothing new. But they remain largely restricted to trained instructors and camps. In a rare initiative here, benefits of the ancient discipline are being publicised in a school exhibition. A 6,000- [...]

Posted On : Oct, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

First Yoga in the Park doesn't disappoint organizers

Dozens of people with varied yoga experience combined their energy to make the first Yoga in the Park event a success. With Barbara Kosciewicz of High Street Yoga providing the yoga instruction, the large crowd gathered on the island in M [...]

Posted On : Sep, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

Chronic Pain Study: Guess Which Alternative Therapy Is Most ...

Chronic pain affects 116 million Americans and, unfortunately, finding the remedy to this pain is not always simple. Just ask any of the millions who take the traditional pain medications and still can’t shake their aches. For that [...]

Posted On : Jul, 23 2011 | Comments : 0

Power yoga for weight loss

Power Yoga is a derivative of Ashthanga Yoga to make Yoga more accessible to the Western audience and to make it easier to adapt. Ashthanga Yoga involves synchronizing the breath with a progressive series of post [...]

Posted On : Jun, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Penetrating Postures: The Science of Yoga

This is the first of a two-part series on yoga: the next will look at the psychological changes that yoga has been shown to bring about. Judging from the number of yoga mats I’ve seen toted around Manhattan in the last 15 years [...]

Posted On : Jun, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

Chennai Police books 7 Europeans for running sex yoga centre

The Chennai Police on Wednesday registered an FIR against seven Europeans running a controversial yoga centre in the city. The police action comes a day after Headlines Today aired a report on the activities of the centre, which all [...]