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Bikram Loses Yoga Copyright

December 29th, 2011 at 4:52 am » Comments Off

In a small victory won by yoga studios which offer classes resembling Bikram Choudhury’s trademarked 90-minute, 26-pose heated yoga flow,…



Yoga May Ease Menopause Symptoms

December 26th, 2011 at 12:57 am » Comments Off

Several recently-published studies suggest yoga may improve quality of life and ease symptoms among menopausal and postmenopausal women (http://www.foxnews.com/health/2011/12/01/yoga-may-ease-insomnia-menopause-problems/). These…



Death by Neti Pot?

December 21st, 2011 at 2:15 am » Comments Off

Two recent Louisiana deaths from the ‘brain-eating amoeba’ Naegleria fowleri have been attributed to the usage of tap water for…



Mindfulness May Reduce Smoking Cravings

December 13th, 2011 at 1:09 am » Comments Off

Interesting new research suggests that practicing mindfulness may be helpful in smoking cessation efforts (http://scan.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2011/11/22/scan.nsr076.abstract). A recent study indicates that…



Research on Yoga for Back Pain Continues

December 7th, 2011 at 1:39 am » Comments Off

Robert Saper and colleagues at Boston Medical Center are conducting research to assess the likelihood that yoga may be as…



Can Meditation Reduce a Wandering Mind?

November 30th, 2011 at 2:35 am » Comments Off

Building on a wave of compelling new research suggesting meditation practice positively affects brain structure and function, researchers at Yale…



Is Yoga Demonic?

November 28th, 2011 at 3:56 am » Comments Off

While numerous reports have documented Christianity and yoga to prove uneasy bedfellows, a Seattle pastor has fanned the flames of…



Yoga Helps Runners Heal

November 15th, 2011 at 11:36 pm » Comments Off

If you know a runner, you know they often suffer pain and injury as a result of their sport. Many…



Yoga for Illegal Aliens

October 31st, 2011 at 4:21 am » Comments Off

The issue of illegal immigration is a tendentious one, generating deep cultural and ideological schisms with enormous economic and personal…



Yoga for Illegal Immigrants

October 31st, 2011 at 4:21 am » Comments Off

The issue of illegal immigration is a tendentious one, generating deep cultural and ideological schisms with enormous economic and personal…