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News, March 31 2008

Hindu leaders slam yoga for Christians
The Times - Johannesburg,Gauteng,South Africa
A Catholic spiritual teacher who encourages her pupils to find God through yoga has been slated by Hindu leaders. Winnie Young, 96, has spent most of her ...

Sam Taylor-Wood photographs Daniel Craig
Times Online - UK
In jeans, biker boots and a little Vivienne Westwood jumper, she is trim and toned from yoga – “my religion: it’s the only thing that makes me feel calm” ...

Nutrition Wise
Kansas City infoZine - Kansas City,MO,USA
Q: If I do yoga every day, is that enough exercise to keep me healthy? Q: Is it true that pregnant women are more vulnerable to food poisoning? ...

News, March 30 2008

Reconsider Bikram Yoga
Gay Wired - Los Angeles,CA,USA
With the yoga industry earning billions of dollars each year, how and why does Bikram Yoga, the patented series of 26 asanas performed in ...

Gentlemen Only
Sudbury Star - Sudbury,Ontario,Canada
Cynthia Ross Cravit writes in 50 plus.com, that more golfers are looking to the 5000-year-old practice of yoga to improve their health, fitness level and ...

Balance Yoga offering classes at Gibson Centre
Alliston Herald - Alliston,ON,Canada
Beginning Thurs., April 3, Balance Yoga Studio will offer Beginners and Intermediate Hatha Yoga classes at the historic Gibson Centre in Alliston in ...

Partner Yoga Pose
FitSugar.com - San Francisco,CA,USA
This partner yoga pose called Cobra Hero will open one person's spine, chest, and shoudlers, and the other person will get a nice quad and shin stretch. ...

News, March 29 2008

Does yoga help?
Economic Times - Gurgaon,Haryana,India
All of which has led scribes to wonder whether the yoga and meditation sessions Sreesanth has been going in for have had the desired effect on someone who ...

PE may offer free yoga for credit
Wesleyan Argus - Middletown,CT,USA
By Stephanie Yarger On Sunday afternoons the Butt C lounge transforms into a makeshift yoga studio, drawing University students into a calming atmosphere ...

Teachers Reduce Stress with Yoga
WSAV-TV - Savannah,GA,USA
One of the main reasons most people do yoga is to reduce stress. Now a former Chatham County teacher is giving back to the school district by teaching a ...

The benefits of YOGA at Kasanag Well-Being Center
News Today Online - Iloilo City,Iloilo,Philippines
AT the physical level, yoga and its cleansing practices have proven to be extremely effective for various disorders. More importantly, yoga is extremely ...

Yoga Classes At Community Church
Garden City News - NY, USA
The Auxiliary of the Garden City Community Church will be continuing to offer yoga classes beginning the first week of April through the end of May. ...

The Path Of True Yoga
Blogger News Network - USA
by jakewriter in All News According to Yoga Sutra by Patanjali, there is no “good” or “bad” behavior, writes Judith Lasater in the Yoga Journal. ...

BSU Campus Rec Yoga Backpacking
KBCI CBS 2 - Boise,ID,USA
By Tara Mussulman Yoga Backpacking begins on Wednesday, April 23 from 7:00 pm until 9:00 pm at the Student Recreation Center Conference Room. ...

News, March 28 2008

International yoga teacher in the valley for workshop
Vail Daily News - Vail,CO,USA
Certified Anusara yoga teacher Ross Rayburn is teaching a yoga workshop in Edwards Friday through Sunday. EDWARDS, Colorado — Senior certified Anusara yoga ...

Jackass star attends yoga studio opening
Bray People - Wexford,Ireland
Jackass star Chris Pontius was the surprise visitor to the opening of a new yoga studio in Wicklow Town and even managed to resist the temptation to get ...

EARTH HOUR: WHAT'S ON
Toronto Star - Ontario, Canada
Several yoga studios are offering classes by candlelight. The Yoga Sanctuary's Danforth location will hold a class with live music. The cost is $40, ...

Meditation gets cool and sexy makeover aimed at youth
Reuters UK - UK
Forty years after Western baby boomers started dabbling in yoga and Indian transcendental practices, Simon, 25, is ditching some of the traditions in a bid ...

Former Resident Creates Amusing Guide to Yoga
Randolph Herald (subscription) - VT, USA
By Barbara Ernst Cast aside your fear of yoga! In "Pocket Yoga: 52 basic asanas for practice at home or on the road," Jenny S. Wilker speaks through Vera ...

Yoga guru Baba Ramdev threatened. TOI
Times of India - India
MORADABAD: Moradabad Police on Thursday arrested a middle aged man, Iqbal, for sending a letter threatening yoga guru Baba Ramdev with dire consequences. ...

Yoga guru Baba Ramdev threatened
The Cheers - Paikuse,Estonia
Moradabad, Mar 27 (ANI): Moradabad Police today arrested a middle aged man, Iqbal, for sending a letter threatening yoga guru Baba Ramdev with dire ...

Turn up the heat in South Beach
Toronto Star - Ontario, Canada
Traverso is the city's only teacher of acro-yoga – a blend of yoga, acrobatics and Thai massage, with a playful social side that lightens the mood. ...

Yoga teacher puts her twist on DVDs
Calgary Herald - Calgary,Canada
The 36-year-old Calgary yoga teacher says while the physical gains achieved with yoga are significant, the mental gains are just as important. ...

News, March 27 2008

Yoga facelift exercise
News 8 Austin - Austin,TX,USA
"I was surprised at how much of the muscle I could feel under my face working," Susan Bain, a yoga facelift student said.

Farting On The Telly: Yoga
hecklerspray - Los Angeles,USA
Although it's been hijacked by health nuts in recent years, Yoga is actually an ancient Indian spiritual practise whereby creepy old men sit at the back of ...

Mission Viejo yoga teacher designs yoga class just for men.
OCRegister - Santa Ana,CA,USA
Fifteen men participate in the weekly "Men's Back Health Through Yoga" class, which debuted in February as part of the Saddleback Valley Unified School ...

Cotton faints during Yoga session
Digital Spy - UK
Three months earlier Cotton had mocked one of her friends who said he felt sick after a yoga session. Talking about the incident on her MySpace blog, ...

Get a firmer profile with face yoga
Sun-Sentinel.com - Fort Lauderdale,FL,USA
It's all part of Sikorski's Happy Face Yoga, a series of toning and strengthening exercises for the face. "You exercise your body to keep looking good," ...

Rec offers one-on-one training, yoga sessions
Northern Star Online - DeKalb,IL,USA
By MICHELLE GIBBONS Recreation Services is offering one-on-one yoga and personal training sessions to aid students and members in reaching their personal ...

News, March 26 2008

Soothing yoga for moms to be
amNewYork - New York,USA
While now is no time to run a marathon, moderate exercise, in particular yoga, can alleviate some of the aches and pains caused by your changing body. ...

Yoga that frees the senses and the wallet
Dallas Morning News - Dallas,TX,USA
By NANCY CHURNIN / The Dallas Morning News Stefanie Tovar (left) and Kim Sultan participate in a free weekly yoga class at Lululemon in the Galleria. ...

Army's New PTSD Treatments: Yoga, 'Bioenergy'
Wired News - USA
The Army just unveiled a $4 million program to investigate everything from "spiritual ministry, transcendental meditation, [and] yoga" to "bioenergies such ...

Achieve lifelong fitness through stretches
BirminghamMail.net - Birmingham,UK
YOGA is for all - that's the message from one of the great leaders of the exercise, the Indian yoga teacher BKS Iyengar. The man who helped spread yoga ...

Passing on the health benefits of yoga
Sheffield Telegraph - Sheffield,England,UK
By Sarah Dunn STAFF at a Sheffield children's centre limbered up for a yoga session which taught them moves they can then pass on to children and families ...

All levels invited to free yoga sessions at several destinations
Dallas Morning News - Dallas,TX,USA
By NANCY CHURNIN / The Dallas Morning News Things were looking up for John McBride of Dallas during a free yoga session at the Nasher Sculpture Center ...

News, March 25 2008

New yoga center opens in downtown Lewiston
KLEW - Lewiston,ID,USA
A new business called the Yoga Center just moved in and is hoping to bring new excitement and better health to the area. "There's no yoga studio here," said ...

Carmen Yoga
Delhi Newsline - Delhi,India
Add to this some club scenes and glitzy fusion wear and Kathak replacing Flamingo pieces, and you will have the new Carmen yoga. Like The Pearl Fishers, ...

Summer fitness classes offered
Indianapolis Star - United States
The exercises incorporate a combination of pilates, yoga, stretching and body and dance movements, all while learning the exotic art of belly dancing! ...

Coffee and yoga and Prius and 'Juno'
Boston Globe - United States
It was an instant-message conversation about the critically acclaimed but little-watched HBO drama "The Wire" that led to the creation of the blog Stuff ...

Strike a Yoga Pose: Wide-Legged Forward Bend C
FitSugar.com - San Francisco,CA,USA
... Bend A and B. There are technically two more poses in this series in Ashtanga Yoga, and this one called Wide-Legged Forward Bend C is my favorite. ...

• North Royalton yoga instructor doubles as angel interpreter ...
The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com - Cleveland,OH,USA
Kim Wasielewski of North Royalton is a yoga and dance teacher, but more and more of her life is becoming devoted to listening to angels and interpreting ...

News, March 24 2008

Workers offered yoga, PlayStations as companies face labour crunch ...
The Canadian Press - REGINA
Workers are being wooed with everything from pet insurance to PlayStations to yoga. Twice a week, office staff at Scott Plastics Ltd. in Sidney, BC, ...

J&K Police for ''de-stressing'' cops: Courtesy sports, yoga
Deepika - Kottayam,India
Jammu, Mar 23 (UNI) In a bid to keep the police stress free, the Jammu and Kashmir Police Department has opted sports and yoga as new methods of ...

Yoga no mumbo jumbo for Geelong
Real Footy - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
YOGA teacher Tim Oddie doesn't want to take credit for Geelong's incredible 2007 AFL season. But he would like to point out one thing: the team came to him ...

Ancient yoga newest mantra for weight loss
Thaindian.com - Bangkok,Bangkok,Thailand
The latest craze in the battle against the bulge is yoga. Those who are practising yoga are aware that they are not only getting rid of obesity but ...

Yoga class stretches school limits on religion, critics say
The Tribune-Democrat - Johnstown,PA,USA
BY KECIA BAL BOSWELL — While local elementary students reportedly remain involved in administrator-encouraged Superbrain Yoga practice, some parents say ...

The United States Mixed Martial Arts Training Center in Bellingham ...
Newswire Today (press release) - London,UK
Power and Slow Flow Vinyasa Yoga are now available at the training center’s 1500 square foot yoga center. Participants can drop-in and try the classes for ...

News, March 23 2008

Yoga class of their own
NEWS.com.au - Australia
BY midday at a small country school in northern NSW, students have already enjoyed a yoga and meditation class when they open their vegetarian lunch boxes. ...

City to offer yoga classes
Asheville Citizen-Times - NC,USA
by Clarke Morrison ASHEVILLE – Asheville Parks and Recreation will offer yoga classes 5:45-7 pm on Mondays at Harvest House, 205 Kenilworth Rd., ...

Finding yoga’s spiritual side
ChronicleHerald.ca - Halifax,Nova Scotia,Canada
By JON HAPPY, MIDDLE-CLASS people wrapped in Lululemon stride to their Ashtanga yoga class, mat strapped proudly on. Yoga DVDs boast beautiful people with ...

Exploring Yoga’s Outer Limits with Ana Forrest
Whole Life Times - Malibu,CA,USA
By Lisa Maria In the yoga world, studying with Ana Forrest is so strenuous that it’sa bit like joining the Navy Seals. During a recent “Gravity Surfing” ...

Partner Yoga Pose: Triple Hill
FitSugar.com - San Francisco,CA,USA
This partner yoga pose called Triple Hill gets its name from the two humps your bums make and the tall "hill" bump your arms make. ...

HEALTH HAPPENINGS
Bradenton Herald - FL, United States
For more information, visit GenevieveYoga@gmail.com • Ongoing Yoga/Pilates with Balance Pilates Studio group classes are 9:30 am Wednesdays-Fridays and 6 pm ...

Reaching Out To Heal
Tampa Tribune - Tampa,FL,USA
When his therapists at James A. Haley VA Medical Center said he would be leaving the North Tampa facility last week for a South Tampa yoga studio, ...

Derek Draper, Mark Oaten and Christine Ohuruoghu talk about redemption
Times Online - UK
I went through the standard hackneyed trajectory that the old Derek Draper would probably have sneered at, starting with reiki and yoga, and I experienced ...

News, March 22 2008

Facial yoga
CNN - USA
The theory of facial yoga is that you can tone your facial muscles just as you can your abs or arms. And for anyone out there questioning that, ...

Yoga workshop inspires woman to help Cambodian kids
Annapolis Capital - Annapolis,MD,USA
Suzanne first learned about the plight of impoverished Cambodian children in January at a yoga workshop in Pennsylvania run by Seane Corn, a nationally ...

Yoga Facelift
WPTV - West Palm Beach,FL,USA
Marie-Veronique Nadeau’s book The Yoga Facelift, offers 30 facial exercises to target the 190 muscles in our face and neck. Some are based on traditional ...

Andy Murray doing Bikram Yoga
Glasgow Evening Times - Glasgow,Scotland,UK
Lisa Miller, 27, says Bikram Yoga could improve fitness levels for people across the city. It has already helped Murray improve his game so much that he ...

Yoga to raise the roof
Sheffield Telegraph - Sheffield,England,UK
This is somewhere calm and peaceful to come to, says Frances Homewood of Sheffield Yoga Centre. Not tonight it isn't, as Sheena Brabazon urges a ...

Shilpa Shetty turns Yoga trainer
Sahara Samay - Noida,Uttar Pradesh,India
Mumbai, Mar 21: Shilpa Shetty seems to have a posed a challenge to Yoga Gurus with the launch of her Yoga DVD. Shilpa Shetty's fitness DVD 'Shilpa's Yoga' ...

Yoga enlightens Ganges city
South Asian Post, Canada - Richmond,British Columbia,Canada
That’s when a guru from a local ashram stops on his way past and invites me to join his yoga classes for the good of my health. ...

News, March 21 2008

Inspiring Reasons to Practice Yoga at Home
New West - Missoula,MT,USA
When I first started Hatha Yoga, asana took place in the studio—exclusively, which was, honestly, plenty posture for me. ...

Two North Shore Announces Expansion and Welcomes New Tenants!
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
Moving into the new building are Learning Express and North Shore Yoga. Several other potential tenants are negotiating leases at this time, including an ...

Flo Yoga & Pilates
San Clemente Times - San Clemente,CA,USA
That success inspired her to found Flo Yoga & Pilates, which opened on March 15. The classes cater to all skill levels, with a focus on vinyassa and hatha ...

Things to do this week and beyond
Salt Lake Tribune - United States
Rachel Posner will teach this class on yoga postures and breathing from 2-4 pm at Flow Yoga Sugar House, 2065 E. 2100 South. ...

Madonna's exercise regime takes its toll
Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom
Madonna's strict training regime, which includes regular, punishing yoga sessions, has been blamed for the veiny appearance of her hands in a series of ...

Fast and noisy, fun and healthy
Portsmouth Herald News - Portsmouth,NH,USA
Nathan Springfield and Addison Vachon balance small stuffed animals on their heads to practice a yoga position during their recent Little Family Itsy Bitsy ...

Chair Yoga
The Desert Sun - Palm Springs,CA,USA
But for the injured or less limber who still want the benefits of yoga, Lakshmi Voelker has created chair yoga. The technique features standard mat yoga ...

Blanton's yoga classes blend fitness with art
UT The Daily Texan - Austin,TX,USA
Surrounded by paintings from modern abstract expressionists, participants taking yoga at UT's Blanton Museum of Art can get a truly abstract ...

News, March 20 2008

Audio Version of Yoga Sutras
Market Wire (press release) - USA
Pranamaya, Inc. has partnered with master yoga teacher, healer and author Nischala Joy Devi to produce an abridged audiobook companion to her popular book, ...

Yoga for high schoolers at Noroton Heights
Darien Times - Darien,CT,USA
Elements Yoga in Noroton Heights has put together a yoga program specifically for high school students. Led by owner Bruce Bassock with manager and DHS alum ...

Y workout to combine yoga, tai chi and Pilates
Winston-Salem Journal - Winston-Salem,NC,USA
Bodyflow is a 55-minute yoga, tai chi and Pilates workout that leaves you feeling strong, long, centered and calm. What does Bodyflow do? ...

Crash victim turns tragedy into triumph
MSNBC - USA
Since discovering yoga 13 years ago an becoming a yoga instructor, Sanford told TODAY’s Natalie Morales in New York on Wednesday, he’s reconnected with a ...

Talk of the Town
Gulf Breeze News - FL, USA
Laughter yoga is based on the philosophy of "Acting Happiness." It involves a combination of laughing, exercises, yogic breathing, playfulness and ...

Bamford Hay Barn Spa
Times Online - UK
AMBIENCE The spa expanded this year, adding two new treatment rooms and a second yoga studio. Situated in an old barn, it manages to combine rural charm ...

Hamilton view
Stuff.co.nz - New Zealand
Matthew Smart's yoga studio looks over the Seddon Rd roundabout section of the ...

News, March 19 2008

Spring yoga for health and energy
International Falls Daily Journal - International Falls,MN,USA
The yoga basics class is designed for new students and those interested in exploring the basics of Hatha yoga at a slow and gentle pace. ...

Downtown center to convert massage school to yoga studio
Iowa City Press Citizen - Iowa City,IA,USA
A downtown healing center will soon convert some of its space into a yoga studio and community education center, one of its owners said ...

Wildwood Crest Pier to host Yoga Workshop
Cape May County Herald - NJ, United States
By On Deck Staff The Borough of Wildwood Crest Recreation Department will host a yoga workshop Saturday, April 5 from 10 am to 12:30 pm at the Crest Pier ...

Yoga to the Rescue for Working Parents
KSEE - Fresno,CA,USA
Jen Britz has been practicing Yoga with me for over 3 years after staying at home with her son for the first few years she is back to work now and has had ...

YogaFit Release Active Advanced Yoga DVD
Fitcommerce - USA
YogaFit the leader in Mind Body Fitness Education is the largest yoga school in North America and brings to the table cutting- edge ...

News, March 18 2008

Yoga for epilepsy
Deccan Herald - Bangalore,India
A study conducted at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore, suggests certain forms of yoga, along with regular ...

Yoga classes for seniors
Nova News Now - New Minas,Nova Scotia,Canada
The Vanguard Yoga instructor Monique d'Eon will be teaching a free beginner class for seniors on Thursday, March 20, at 10 am, at the Sherose ...

Silken Laumann's varied workouts need more structure
Globe and Mail - Canada
Goes to one two-hour Iyengar yoga class a week and practises at home three mornings a week for 45 to 90 minutes. of chest muscles, overdeveloped back ...

Yoga for relaxation
Examiner.com - USA
Therefore, our final tip entails surrendering and completely letting go through relaxation (called savasana in yoga). This is truly one of the hardest yoga ...

Yogini Shilpa to release her Yoga DVD in India
South Asian Women's Forum - New Delhi,India
Blending calming postures with exciting curves, sexy yogini Shilpa Shetty is set to release her Yoga DVD, already a big hit in ...

Yoga for babies
News-Leader.com - Springfield,MO,USA
Judy Ulam is a certified Itsy Bitsy Yoga facilitator and a registered yoga therapy teacher. She offers parent-and-child yoga classes at ...

Indie Yoga with Kate Callahan
Hartford Advocate - Hartford,CT,USA
Indie Yoga is created by Kate Callahan, singer/songwriter & active "Indie" music professional. Indie Yoga offers a fusion of vinyasa/power yoga with unique ...

Yoga practitioners among 84
Owen Sound Sun Times - Owen Sound,Ontario,Canada
When Clare Preuss and Sonja Mills left Toronto for Owen Sound last summer with a vague plan to teach yoga they really didn’t know what sort of reception ...

News, March 17 2008

Yoga pant
The Bay City Times - MLive.com - Bay City,MI,USA
She has decided that yoga pants offer all of the benefits of jeans - and even a couple more - without the drawbacks. When Average Josephine wears jeans, ...

Bending it like Inman
Providence Journal - Providence,RI,USA
But Mary Ann Nassa, director of Yoga Concepts at Bikram’s Yoga College of India, located in Cranston, would like to see Kyle make one more manipulation. ...

Lake County instructor makes yoga a laughing matter
Orlando Sentinel - Orlando,FL,USA
Marshi, 75, is a certified laughter yoga instructor. She's been teaching at centers, medical offices and facilities, and other professional offices for ...

Joy, health converge in his lessons on mindful yoga
Charlotte Observer - Charlotte,NC,USA
His is not the physical yoga of mirrors, mats and downward-facing dogs. Instead, he focuses on the meditative benefits of the practice he first discovered ...

Yoga way of life
The Virginian-Pilot - Norfolk,VA,USA
Women of all ages are finding positive balances using yoga as way of life. (Lifestyles Magazine) Gabrielle Gerard demonstrates an slightly advanced yoga ...

Free Yoga
Cape May County Herald - NJ, United States
Dragonfly Wellness Studio offers this FREE Yoga class the 3rd Sunday of every single month! This is a gentle/beginner style class that intended for people ...

Architect and Yoga Teacher
Epoch Times - New York,NY,USA
Architect and yoga teacher Volker Neuard at the Chinese Spectacular in Berlin.

News, March 16 2008

Yoga, Art Excel camp for children
Times of Oman - Ruwi,Muscat,Oman
The camp for children aged 8–14 will be held from March 22–27, from 8.30am to 12.45pm and will be conducted by Dr Prema Seshadri, a certified Sri Sri Yoga ...

Bikram yoga is hot
Honolulu Star-Bulletin - Honolulu,HI,USA
His controversial Bikram yoga is a therapeutic, fixed sequence of 26 hatha yoga postures, practiced in a 105-degree room and designed to work every major ...

Yoga A to Z
Gay Wired - Los Angeles,CA,USA
How about trying yoga? Hey, all your friends are doing it, including that hottie you met last weekend. Now comes the hard part. Figuring out which kind of ...

Manny reasons to smile
Boston Herald - United States
By Tony Massarotti FORT MYERS - Welcome to the Manny Ramirez [stats] School of Zen, an institution built on the power of meditation, yoga and an old ...

Yoga Eases Menopause Symptoms
WRAL.com - Raleigh,NC,USA
Durham, NC — In addition to helping people stay fit, yoga can help women deal with menopause and recovery from breast cancer, according to a Duke University ...

Yoga Bitch and Giant Invisible Robot
Seattlest - Seattle,USA
Yoga Bitch, by Seattle's Suzanne Morrison, has one more show this Saturday, the 15th (with Giant Invisible Robot, by Ontario's Jayson McDonald). ...

News, March 15 2008

Shilpa’s Yoga
Daily News & Analysis - Mumbai,India
After having launched her Yoga DVD, ‘Shilpa’s Yoga’ in the European markets, now Shilpa Shetty is looking homewards. The DVD will be dubbed in Hindi and ...

New yoga studio
Knoxville News Sentinel - Knoxville,TN,USA
Hollis Church has been doing yoga seriously for the last five years. So when dear pal Peggy Hambright of MagPies bought a new building on Central Street, ...

'Laughter Yoga' class designed to reduce stress
Alexandria Echo Press - Alexandria,MN,USA
YOGAjoy LLC will present a “Laughter Yoga” class taught by guest instructor Mary Margaret Anderson, certified Laughter Yoga instructor from yogastudio in ...

YoGA! YoGA! Tough guys do it unabashedly
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
To quote George, "Yoga's helped me to avoid injuries and made me stronger, particularly in the upper body. It gives me a competitive edge. ...

Patients prefer yoga path
Calcutta Telegraph - Calcutta,India
Then she turned to ayurvedic medicines along with Baba Ramdev’s yoga exercises. After two months of treatment, she is now able to walk. ...

Yoga weekend opens hips, backs
DesMoinesRegister.com - Des Moines,IA,USA
Stretch out those hips and backs with a weekend yoga workshop at Firehouse Yoga Studio. The workshop, which is open to all levels of practitioners, ...

Rehab Centers feature Yoga
TransWorldNews (press release) - Monroe,GA,USA
Today CARE Florida offers over a dozen non-medical activities including yoga, massage, exercise (personal training), tennis, golf and meditation that allow ...

News, March 14 2008

Akangsha Rawat takes to yoga
entertainment.oneindia.in - Tamilnadu,India
Yoga keeps a person fit in mind and heart, and it looks like our telly stars have started to realize it now! The latest to fall into the art of keeping fit ...

Yoga for kids
Danbury News Times - Danbury,CT,USA
She's one of the students in Laura McEvoy's children's yoga class at the Woodbury Yoga Center. Each of the students, aged 6 to 12, in the weekly class learn ...

Five Benefits of a Yoga Workout
Blackvoices - USA
By the time she took her first yoga class, in 1994, at age 34, "it felt like home." Concerned about keeping herself fit and youthful, Downes practiced yoga ...

Staying flexible with yoga
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
Yoga scares some people. They imagine a white-robed cult of New Age zombies sipping herbal green tea and smiling vacantly. For some, the problem is the word ...

Yoga school studies
Daily News & Analysis - Mumbai,India
Since there have been very few studies on how stress levels affect family life, The Yoga Institute at Santa Cruz will conduct a research on how yoga can ...

Yoga studio adds more classes
Peninsula On-line - Qatar
Pepka Yoga Studios, Doha's first dedicated yoga studio has introduced more classes in its schedule. The studio opened in November and has seen full ...

Pink ribbon yoga class offers strength and support
The Stamford Times - Norwalk,CT,USA
Gail Goldberg participates in a harmony Yoga class with instructor Carol Shwidock RYT. in Stamford Photo Alex von Kleydorff file ...

Yoga camp throws traffic out of gear
Calcutta Telegraph - Calcutta,India
Meanwhile, after a special session for school children yesterday, it was time for the general masses to benefit from a free yoga camp today. ...

Local Author for Children's Yoga and Book ...
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Pittsburgh,PA,USA
On Saturday, March 15, 2008, Angel's Toy Barn in the Westmoreland Mall in Greensburg will host local author and yoga teacher Christine Sumner for a book ...

News, March 13 2008

Applying Yoga to Your Money Management
U.S. News & World Report - Washington,DC,USA
Kimberly Wilson, author of Hip Tranquil Chick: A Guide to Life On and Off the Yoga Mat and entrepreneur (she runs clothing, jewelry, ...

Honoring the yoga in everything
Bonitanews (subscription) - Naples,FL,USA
The older I get, the more I discover that it’s all yoga to me. I’ve taken yoga classes that are nothing more than a prop-obsessed ...

Local author to premiere story time yoga book
YourHub.com - Denver,CO,USA
Boulder author Sydney Solis brings Children's Storytime Yoga to life for children and adults at Colorado book stores,as April marks the premiere of a new ...

Goddess Yoga
Daily Camera - CO,USA
Lawrence has been doing yoga for 20 years and teaching for seven. She also has a massage therapy background, was a counselor at Boulder High School and ...

Iranians learn yoga
Newindpress - Chennai,Tamil Nadu,India
Although tourists from European countries are learning yoga in the city, a remarkably large number of Iranian students in the different colleges and at the ...

Yoga center adds classes to meet need
The Republican - MassLive.com - Springfield,MA,USA
Linda M. Lavigne of Granby takes exercise classes at the Stretch Yoga Center five days a week. "I have fibromyalgia, and the yoga ...

News, March 12 2008

Yoga guru tips
Calcutta Telegraph - Calcutta,India
Around 8000 people gathered at the venue today but the yoga guru took personal care of each and every children who were present at the camp. ...

Mission Yoga
India Today - New Delhi,India
But then, there are some people who believe in curing and helping others through the ‘magic’ of Yoga. Swami Ramdev has taken the world by storm by giving ...

Yoga for People with Multiple Sclerosis
Gather.com - Boston,MA,USA
Yet while the type and severity of symptoms can vary greatly, according to Chaya Sharon Heller, author of Yoga of Action: Holistic Lifestyle Adaptive Yoga ...

Yoga foundation makes positive impact on world
Noblesville Daily Times - Noblesville,IN,USA
Yoga has a global impact when it comes to wellness. One organization that makes this possible is known as the Art of Living Foundation (AOLF). ...

Yoga May Help After Breast Cancer
CBS News - New York,NY,USA
A recent study suggests yoga may ease hot flashes and other menopausal symptoms in breast cancer survivors. (iStockphoto) October, breast cancer awareness ...

Yoga classes come with a laugh track
Orlando Sentinel - Orlando,FL,USA
Students in laughter yoga say it's good for what ails you -- no joke. Usually, yoga studios are calm retreats from the world, places of quiet reflection and ...

Yoga from the neck up
Burlington Times News - Burlington,NC,USA
By Courtney Perkes / Freedom News Service Dawn Marie hopes to cure a bad case of "down dog face" with an all-natural yoga facelift. ...

Join in just for laughs
Orlando Sentinel - Orlando,FL,USA
I want to stand on the sidelines, notebook in hand, being a detached observer of this laughter yoga session. But instructor Edely Wallace insists that to ...

Gentle Yoga class is for newcomers
Quad City Times - Davenport,IA,USA
By Times staff | Tuesday, March 11, 2008 | No comments posted Gentle Yoga, a three-session introductory class designed for relaxation and personal healing, ...

Yoga gets McKinley students moving
Norman Transcript - Norman,OK,USA
Ten-year-old Sophie Powers believes yoga is a good way to release a little stress. "I think it's really fun and relaxing and if you get all mad, ...

News, March 11 2008

Yoga could help breast cancer survivors
abc7.com - Los Angeles,CA,USA
Yoga may provide relief for breast cancer survivors suffering from hot flashes and other symptoms of menopause. Researchers at Duke University Medical ...

An Insider's Guide For City Yoga-Lovers
New York Sun - New York,NY,USA
Back in 2005, a New York City yoga instructor, Natasha Augoustopoulos, casually mentioned to one of her students a plan to compile in a ...

Nurse, actress, yoga instructor
Attleboro Sun Chronicle - Attleboro,MA,USA
During her off hours, Vitale is a sometime actress, a tap dancer and now, a yoga entrepreneur. She recently published a kid's yoga book and CD, ...

Gentle Yoga class is for newcomers
Quad City Times - Davenport,IA,USA
No comments posted Gentle Yoga, a three-session introductory class designed for relaxation and personal healing, ...

News, March 10 2008

Full Moon Yoga event of 2008
Al-Bawaba - Amman,Jordan
With temperatures now perfect for outdoor activities, Talise Spa at Madinat Jumeirah will host the Full Moon Yoga event in Dubai this year. ...

10-minute yoga
Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom
No time to exercise? Too busy to relax? In her new column, Nikki Page highlights low-maintenance routines to survive the working week Perform this stretch ...

The workout that takes yoga up a level
Howard University The District Chronicles (subscription) - Washington,DC,USA
Johanna Nichols, a yoga and Pilates instructor at Flow Yoga Center said. "All of the poses, when done correctly, should be challenging. ...

Yoga guru calls for natural food
Calcutta Telegraph - Calcutta,India
Jamshedpur, March 9: “Go vegetarian,” Baba Ramdev told the 7000-odd enthusiasts on the first day of the yoga camp at Gopal Maidan in Bistupur this morning. ...

News, March 9 2008

Michelle Collins - very keen on exercise
Sunday People - UK
Instead I have a personal yoga teacher that I work with and I'm also into pole dancing as a form of exercise. It's fantastic for those inner thigh muscles. ...

Gentle Yoga class is for newcomers
Quad City Times - Davenport,IA,USA
By Times staff | Sunday, March 09, 2008 | No comments posted Gentle Yoga, a three-session introductory class designed for relaxation and personal healing, ...

News, March 8 2008

Yoga camp in trouble
Calcutta Telegraph - Calcutta,India
The East Singhbhum district administration has ensured tight security for Baba Ramdev’s yoga camp from Sunday, but a battle has already ...

Partner Yoga Pose: Double Gate
FitSugar.com - San Francisco,CA,USA
If you love opening your hips and hamstrings, then you must love Gate pose. You can get an even deeper stretch in your spine and the sides of your body when ...

Looking To Yoga For Good Health
Jakson Time - NJ,USA
At the Jackson Library, residents were given the chance last Wednesday to partake in a four-week long introductory yoga class. ...

BMW launches line of women's yoga clothing
National Post - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
BMW has just released a lineup of "BMW-inspired" women's yoga apparel, David Menzies writes in today's National Post. ...

Yoga in the mix for SLV swimmers
Scotts Valley Banner - Felton,CA,USA
Good food and yoga. Justin Kirsten, flanked behind by coach Aron Conger (right) and Ramona McCabe, runs through an exercise during the San Lorenzo Valley ...

Yoga Mandala
Sofia Echo - Bulgaria
Yoga Mandala, an atmospheric and accessible new yoga centre near Luvov Most (Lions’ Bridge), is one such place. Located close to one of the town’s hubs and ...

Willard Beginning Yoga Class
News-Leader.com - Springfield,MO,USA
Learn the fundaments of proper breathing and relaxation, and improve flexibility! Class will be held on Tuesday evenings at 6:00 pm beginning March 4th. ...

Teaching is a Fundamental Aspect of Yoga
New West - Missoula,MT,USA
Yoga has always has been a student-teacher affair. Traditionally, the teacher was an enlightened master, a man, and the pupil a ...

The Lotus Pond Offers Yoga Retreat From City
Tampa Tribune - Tampa,FL,USA
Val Spies, owner of The Lotus Room studio in downtown Tampa and the new The Lotus Pond yoga retreat in Citrus Park, says students at both locations want the ...

Yoga mats join the beer mats at the Golden Lion
Ripon Today - Ripon,England,UK
Relaxing at the pub took on a new meaning when free yoga sessions were offered at Ripon's Golden Lion at the weekend. ...

News, March 7 2008

Yoga classes hosted
The Rensselaer Republican - Rensselaer,IN,USA
Jasper County Community Services is pleased to host the first opportunity for people to attend a free one hour session of YOGA beginning at 1 pm March 7. ...

We've got the yoga bug!
Sleaford Today - Sleaford,England,UK
Yoga teacher Penny Cowling decided to start a YogaBugs class after the great response her own children had from learning yoga techniques. ...

Kids, Clowns and Yoga Do Not Mix
FOXNews - USA
But my open-mindedness stops at yoga clowns. What's a yoga clown? Well, according to one who goes by the name, "Zinnia," it's a clown who combines posturing ...

Two new twists on yoga
SheKnows.com - Scottsdale,AZ,USA
If you love yoga but are ready for a new challenge, check out these two techniques offering different ways to approach your asanas. ...

Interview of the week: TKV Desikachar
Chennai Online - Chennai,India
Therefore surrender to Yoga - T Krishnamacharya in Yoganjalisaram. Yoga was in the family.. Krishnamacharya was born in Karnataka in 1888 and belonged to a ...

Book explores how yoga poses inspire trust ...
The Missoulian - Missoula,MT,USA
So it wasn't much of a stretch for Kimberlee Jensen Stedl and Todd Stedl to write a book called “Yoga With A ...

Yoga is a way of life
The State - Columbia,SC,USA
But ask someone familiar with yoga, and they likely will have heard of the 48-year-old Texan. Friend started his yoga journey early in life, at age 13, ...

Yoga instructor seeks...
Charleston Post Courier - Charleston,SC,USA
People who make yoga a regular part of their lives are sometimes considered advantaged because they have both the time and ...

Yoga Instructor
VUE Weekly - Edmonton,Alberta,Canada
It’s probably safe to say that there are a number of yogis out there who have thought about teaching yoga. What better way to maintain your own practice, ...

Devi Yoga in Sedona Sponsors Costa Rican Retreat
GatewayToSedona.com - Sedona,AZ,USA
Join Devi Yoga Founder Soni Gangadean at the place she calls home for eight fabulous days and nights of rejuvenation, relaxation and fun at ...

News, March 6 2008

Anchor Tries Pole Yoga
MyFox Kansas City - Kansas City,MO,USA
Ever tried Pole Yoga? It's a new form of exercise designed by a Lee's Summit woman. Fox 4's Mark Alford was at Fimb Yoga and Wellness Center where he got ...

Lasses and Lads PlaySpace
Shoreline Times - Guilford,CT,USA
Under the tutelage of instructor Nancy Ashcroft and Liza Zapson, Director of the Crystal Children's Center, they are learning Yoga - which Zapson said is a ...

Lunch Express program offers free yoga
Capaha Arrow - Cape Girardeau,MO,USA
Takeshi Fugii, assistant director for fitness and wellness, lead a free yoga class Friday, Feb. 29, in room 205 at the University Center. ...

Fire Log Yoga Pose
Forbes - NY,USA
The top trainers at Boston-based gym Fitcorp recommend the fire log yoga pose. It's meant to sculpt the muscles while relieving tension in your back. ...

Yoga Day attracts young and old
Jakarta Post - Jakarta,Indonesia
Some of them wore BIF yoga uniforms while others wore uniforms of the Bali Public School and some wore the uniforms of Kunti Bhakti, a yoga institution in ...

He does 'hot' yoga
Scotsman - United Kingdom
After his acclaimed victory over Roger Federer in the unforgiving climate of Dubai, the young Scot has pointed to an unorthodox yoga technique as the secret ...

Some like it hot
Scotsman - United Kingdom
THE spiritual practice of yoga was invented in ancient India. The practice of Bikram yoga – otherwise known as "hot yoga" – was invented (and copyrighted) ...

News, March 5 2008

Insidious Yog
Watching the Watchers.org - USA
Marsha West’s passionate defense of Christianity against the deep evils of Yoga, “Christian Yoga” especially. It’s not how many angels can dance on a pin ...

Yoga rocks in Fredericton
CBC New Brunswick - New Brunswick,Canada
Working out is taking on a new edge at a Fredericton nightclub where live music is being mixed with the breathing exercises and stretching of yoga. ...

Spring into a Healthy Body and Mind with Yoga
KSEE - Fresno,CA,USA
A flow or Vinyasa Yoga practice is one great way to get moving and cultivating that renewed vigor that comes with Spring time. After you have established a ...

Bollywood’s going the' Y-way'
Times of India - India
According to a survey done recently by a sporting goods manufacturers association, an estimated 9.7 million Americans practice yoga, up from 5.7 million in ...

Andy Murray & Bikram Yoga
Radio 1 - UK
Andy Murray has admitted that yoga gave him the strength to beat world number one Roger Federer at the Barclays Dubai Open. Not just any yoga though, ...

Win was down to 'hot' yoga
The Press Association -
Andy Murray admitted an unorthodox yoga technique helped give him the mental strength to clinch a 6-7 (6-8) 6-3 6-4 victory over world number one Roger ...

North Scott students learn holistic health care ...
Quad City Times - Davenport,IA,USA
By Sheena Dooley | Tuesday, March 04, 2008 | No comments posted Larry Fisher/QUAD-CITY TIMES Bonita Howes conducts a yoga class for North Scott High School ...

Learning to Do Yoga Safely
Back Stage - New York,NY,USA
By Lisa Jo Sagolla If you're planning to purchase only one new dance or movement DVD this year, make it Anatomy for Yoga With Paul Grilley. ...

Vail Athletic Club offers yoga workshop
Vail Daily News - Vail,CO,USA
“We continue to hear the community request a place for beginners to begin their vinyasa yoga journey,” said Kelly Heath, studio director. ...

News, March 4 2008

Yoga in the wild
Inquirer.net - Philippines
It all came together quite naturally—my intense training in yoga asanas for more than two decades, and the inherent love I have for the natural world. ...

Women find yoga class that's a perfect fit
Contra Costa Times - Walnut Creek,CA,USA
Sally Pugh, founder of Yoga for Large Women, takes a calming breath before leading the women into yoga's warrior poses at her Oakland studio, ...

Yoga gets golfers into the swing
Shanghai Daily - Shanghai,China
By incorporating elements of yoga practice golf players can go beyond their perceived limitations to find strengths, flexibility and the desired peace of ...

Balance the hard hits with soothing yoga
Globe and Mail - Canada
"[Exercise] keeps my head clear and my body much healthier - I haven't been sick in quite a while. It allows me to maintain pretty long working hours and to ...

Full-figured Bay Area women find yoga class that's a perfect fit
Contra Costa Times - Walnut Creek,CA,USA
Sign language interpreter Ari-Asha Castalia walked into Berkeley yoga instructor Sally Pugh's class in 2004 with her arms crossed. ...

Hollywood guru Bikram sells yoga to "ugly society"
Reuters India - Mumbai,India
Bikram Choudhury, the yoga guru who stirred controversy by copyrighting his "hot yoga" style, is known as much for his love of diamond-studded wrist watches ...

Wellness
Edmonton Sun - Alberta, Canada
Choose from a week-long or three-day minibreak package with daily restorative yoga accompanied by live music, a DVD, and one-hour massage. ...

Get super-fit with Spider-Man yoga
Daily Mail - UK
Suspension workouts, or 'yoga on ropes', is the latest trend to hit the health clubs in America - and now it's coming over here. ...

Yoga for Runners with Richard Gartner
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Pittsburgh,PA,USA
Balance your compressive and fast-paced running practice with yoga. This workshop is designed to strengthen and stretch every muscle and decompress every ...

News, March 3 2008

Yoga festival attracts foreign tourists in large numbers
Thaindian.com - Bangkok,Bangkok,Thailand
The ongoing International Yoga Festival at Rishikesh is drawing a large number of foreign tourists. The seven-day long festival ...

A laugh a day helps keep the doctor away
Jerusalem Post - Israel
The person providing this amazing form of therapy was Ruthie Hai, a practitioner of Laughter Yoga, who attends at the hospital, on a voluntary basis, ...

Yoga a family affair
Winnipeg Sun - Canada
Otter has been going to Moksha Yoga Winnipeg's kids yoga classes, Moksha Monkeys, since September, and has learned a lot of the same poses that adults do in ...

Kripalu banks on tax status
Berkshire Eagle - Pittsfield,MA,USA
As town officials review the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health's tax-exempt status, Kripalu leaders ...

Art of living
Times of India - India
Later, when my sister, a yoga teacher, gifted me this book, Conversations with God by Neale Donald Walsch, it sort of reaffirmed my belief. ...

Total wellness
Herald Zeitung - New Braunfels,TX,USA
While some turn to yoga as a meditative and calm escape, others tap into the energy of reiki to help with emotional healing. “It’s all about getting that ...

News, March 2 2008

Celibacy and Yoga
Edmonton Journal - Edmonton,Alberta,Canada
Broomfield also practices the yogic discipline of brahmacharya -- sexual restraint -- which is prescribed in the Yoga Sutras, an ancient text outlining an ...

Yoga Grace Through Design
HealthNewsDigest.com - New York,NY,USA
By Staff (HealthNewsDigest.com)-According to estimates, the number of people practicing yoga in the United States is at least 17 million, with Americans now ...

Yoga worth stretch on the beach
London Free Press - Canada
Nina is a yoga teacher whose studied calm on the job masks an increasingly out-of-control domestic life. Her normally sober-minded husband is laid off work ...

Muscles Development Through Hip Rotation Yoga Exercise
American Chronicle - Beverly Hills,CA,USA
Keep your legs strong, so that you feel steady to rotate your hips as widely as you can without upsetting your balance. Stand with your feet hip-width apart ...

Yoga offers life change for local woman
Culpeper Star Exponent - Culpeper,VA,USA
By For Margaret Leary, yoga is a way of life. Also, it changed her life. A combination of exercise, controlled breathing and spiritual meditation, ...

Partner Yoga Pose: Double Straddle
FitSugar.com - San Francisco,CA,USA
Some partner yoga poses involve both people feeling a stretch at the same time, as in Double Standing Forward Bend. Then there are ones where you take turns ...

Lunch hour time for well-being
Pahrump Valley Times - Pahrump,NV,USA
Pampering essential oil massages, chair massage, yoga and Pilates are available in short bursts during the lunch hour and early afternoon. ...

Yoga Poses - Hissing Cobra
Best Syndication - Pinon Hills,CA,USA
Focus Keep your chest as low to the ground as you can for as long as you can before arching your body. Hiss as loudly as you can for maximum benefit. ...

News, March 1 2008


Nightclub offers yoga a-go-go
Canada.com - Hamilton,Ontario,Canada
It's taking traditional yoga - throwing away the meditation and the fancy language - and adding some modern music and "flowery language. ...

Not-for-Profit yoga group launches Liedown and Relax
Knaresborough Today - Knaresborough,England,UK
NOT-for-Profit Yorkshire Yoga is launching a Catalogue of Promises on Saturday, March 1, at the first of five Lie-down and Relax events ...

Stamford residents join local yoga studio owner for an excursion ...
Stamford Plus Magazine - Stamford,CT,USA
Yoga is in vogue, with special yoga travel packages available to exotic locations all over the world. But not everyone has the time, ...

Fear And Yoga Hits Baristaville
Baristanet - Montclair,NJ,USA
No, we're not talking about a scary pandemic of lethal skin infections spread from sharing germ-laden yoga mats. Was there a Baristaville inspiration for ...

Yoga at UMPI
University Times - ME,USA
A follower of yoga for over 13 years, Linda knows what she is doing and she is here to take care of you. Well, she's here to take care of you taking care of ...

Yoga As A Tool For Transformation In The Workplace
Fitcommerce - USA
Yoga can go far to reduce employee turnover, absenteeism and stress in workplaces. As personal trainers, group fitness instructors and exercise counselors, ...