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Prasarita Padottanasana is not only the perfect prep for standing poses but for your cool-down, too.

Self-abhyanga is simple to do, is deeply nurturing, and restores balance when your skin needs soothing.

Ayurveda's ancient remedies can keep your skin smooth and supple all winter long.

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Synergy Yoga Studio in Encinitas, California, is closing after 16 years of business amid allegations of abuse and brainwashing, reports 10news.com. Some students and employees claim the studio's founder, Peri Ness, is running a cult and considers herself a prophet....

In the winter incorporate warming herbs and spices into your diet.

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Try these eco-packaging ideas this holiday season.

I don't want to support tobacco companies or environmental polluters, but my broker claims that socially responsible investing will cost me. How can I persuade my broker to make investments that align with my values?

If you read my post on March 10, you know that Hindu leaders have asked to preview the Mike Myers comedy "The Love Guru" (opening on June 20). Now you can watch the movie's trailer on YouTube. And check out...

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Intense focus may come easily on the yoga mat, but what about on the job?

I feel uncomfortable about having money when people in the world are suffering. And I feel bad about having more money than my friends. What should I do?

Once unsure about mantra, a yogini discovers the joy of chanting.

Struggling teens find girl power through art and yoga.

Indians have not embraced yoga, relying instead on medicine for various illnesses, B K S Iyengar told Press Trust of India (PTI). "In India, there are more people who are drug addicts, I mean those addicted to medicines. Everybody wants...

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will hold its first annual Yoga Week from May 19 to May 23 at its headquarters in Bethesda, Maryland. This five-day event is for NIH employees but also open to the public—and free! Participants...

Kate Potter's popular show, "Namaste Yoga," can now be seen in seven countries. "In all my years of teaching yoga, I never dreamed I would be reaching out to the numbers of people who are writing to me these days,"...

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This variation of High Lunge, sometimes called Crescent Pose, is a great preparation for the full version of Virabhadrasana I (Warrior I Pose).

Do you use yoga props at the studio or at home? In the past, yoga props usually meant a strap, a block, and a blanket. Now you can find all manner of back and toe stretchers, and more. At Gaiam.com,...

As Earth Day approaches (April 22), I encourage you to check out the Green Yoga Association (www.greenyoga.org). Its goal is "to build community among those of us who are passionate about Yoga and caring for the Earth. We believe that...

An innovative yoga studio in Greenwich, CT, has started an online food co-op. Customers shop for local organic foods online then pick up their groceries at Greenwich Yoga once a week. "It was just another aspect of how we could...

Help your third-trimester students use yoga to ease physical discomfort and prepare for labor.

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Have you heard of slackline yoga? Created by Jason Magness with climbing partner Sam Salwei, it involves holding yoga poses while balancing on a rope. "Magness had tried to walk on the slackline, a hobby of his climbing peers. He...

Iyengar Yoga may help improve stability in aging people.

If you are like a lot of yogis, you probably head to your local food coop or Whole Foods to buy beauty and cleaning products that seem safer for you and the environment than the ones sold at the supermarket....

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Help your students get the most out of their practice during these middle months.

Veteran teachers get real about how they strike the right balance between planning and spontaneity in their classes.

A Buddha statue from the Coninx Museum in Zurich sold for $5 million at Christie's auction house in New York, reports swissinfo.ch. (There was no information on who bought the statue.) The statue is considered the most important Buddhist sculpture...

A study conducted at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS) in Bangalore, India, suggests certain forms of yoga, along with regular treatment, can help reduce seizures in patients suffering from refractory epilepsy (those who continue to experience...

Earlier this month, the Thai government said it was "investigating claims that supposedly celibate Buddhist monks have been using a U.S.-based social networking website to flirt with women," reports the Associated Press. A watchdog group, the Network of Civilians to...

If you live in San Francisco, you may have seen or heard about Tamara Standard (aka Yoga Girl) teaching yoga on the tough streets of the Tenderloin and Mission districts in an effort to bring yoga to people who might...

While neck rolls and stretches can be great for calming stressed students, they're not safe for everyone. Here, discover the two things you should be wary about, and how to teach yoga exercises for the neck safely to your students.

If you teach yoga regularly, you will have a pregnant student in your class at some point. Learn what to do to encourage a healthy first trimester.

Often, the creators of a controversial movie allow religious groups a chance to preview the film. For example, the Catholic church screened The Passion of the Christ and The Da Vinci Code. Now, the Universal Society of Hinduism is requesting...

This man should have died within five minutes, reports the U.K. paper the Mirror. "I knew the air wouldn't last..."

According to various press reports, actor Tobey Maguire (of Spiderman fame), who is a vegan, is asking visitors to his home to remove all leather items before entering. One guest to his house said, "I've seen women take off their...

If so, you might enjoy Punk Rock Yoga, being offered in Boston, New York, Seattle and Toronto. "I love the different kind of music, and it really gets people who wouldn't go into a yoga study into a class because...

On March 23, 2007, yoga teacher Paul Cortez was sentenced to 25 years to life for killing his girlfriend. Now, friends, family and others have created The Paul Cortez Defense Fund in hopes to raise $75,000 for legal representation during...

A recent Yoga Journal "Yoga in America" study shows that Americans spend $5.7 billion a year on yoga classes and products, including equipment, clothing, vacations, DVDs, books, and magazines. This represents an increase of 87 percent compared to the previous...

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