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About 7,500 evacuees of the California wildfire went to Qualcomm Stadium where they were not only given cots, tents, water and food, but arts and crafts for children, crisis counseling, meditation, yoga, acupuncture, and AA meetings for adults. This has...

Although you may prefer to practice yoga in contemplative silence, the music of Chris Brenne may change your mind. Brenne has developed a style of guitar-playing especially for yoga, creating "sound to inspire breath." He performs live at studios and...

Yoga guru Swami Ramdev is against sex education in schools saying that it leads "children towards crime." "Sex education has been dragging the children towards crime and if this situation continued, they would become dreaded criminals," he said during a...

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Seems Ogden, the Yoga Guy on YouTube, isn't the only one looking for love in yoga class. According to an article in London's Guardian, "classes such as 'social flow' yoga (after which students go for cocktails) are already up and...

If you ever wished you could do Downward Dog with a decomposing body, you're not alone. According to the New York Times, this combination is a fantasy for some yogis. About 75 people showed up for an open casting call...

Yoko Ono urged the world to give peace a chance with the unveiling on October 9th of the Imagine Peace Tower in Iceland on what would have been John Lennon's 67th birthday. The plan is for the tower to be...

A teacher at an elementary school in Georgia has decided to get her students out from behind the desk and onto a mat to help them learn about Greek mythology.

I can't think of a better way to spend a fall weekend than in Bozeman, Montana, taking a yoga for equestrians workshop. The program is run by riding instructor Annie Bolognino and yoga teacher Margaret Burns Vap. The first part...

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I recently stumbled across the website www.yogakitty.com. The "spiritual humor disclaimer" reads: "It is well known that almost all Yogis have a great sense of humor. Many great spiritual leaders have valued a good joke. We certainly wish to offend...

Kelly Neylan, a yoga teacher based in Columbia, M.D., has created an affordable line of yoga-themed T-shirts and tanks. "I was seeing $60 yoga T-shirts and just thought about how so many people who teach and do yoga can't...

Time magazine recently reported that over the past three years, 13,000 Americans were treated in an emergency room or a doctor's office for yoga-related injuries. Why do you think so many people are getting hurt practicing yoga? How many of...

It's 8 a.m. at the Sigma Phi Epsilon house at the University of Missouri-Columbia: you wouldn't normally expect a bunch of frat boys to be up at this hour, never mind doing Sun Salutations with the campus yoga instructor. But...

We've heard of yoga for your back, yoga for menopause, yoga for any number of ailments, but a yoga facelift? "Face yoga" expert Marie Nadeau and author of The Yoga Facelift (Conari Press, 2007) says the concept is the same...

Many viewers of the reality series "Survivor: Exile Island" became fascinated with Aras Baskauskas and his apparent love of yoga. Aras junkies are in luck: on November 30, his 90-minute yoga DVD, "Yoga for Health and Wellness," will be released....

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Now you can receive a weekly installment of Nischala Joy Devi's interpretation of Patanjali's Yoga Sutras, via email. Based on her book, The Secret Power of Yoga (Random House, 2007), the free service begins November 1 and will highlight 111...

The Yoga Health Foundation, has announced "Yoga Month 092008," a grassroots, community-based global campaign to educate people about the health benefits of yoga. The organization has planned a year-round program that will peak September 2008 with millions of health and...

Lucid dreaming, also known as dream yoga, has been used for centuries by Tibetan Buddhists and Taoists to reach enlightenment. The practice begins with recognizing that you are dreaming and then sustaining that awareness. Next, you learn to control the...

One of the ways San Francisco vinyasa teacher Janet Stone has created a fun, joyful environment for her vigorous flow classes is through a playful mix of songs that aim to lull yogis into a more balanced place.

When was the last time you wore a pair of jeans to yoga class? I'm guessing never. Montreal's Second Denim (secondclothing.com) would like to change that. The company's Yoga Jeans ($120), designed to stretch as you move into Downward-Facing Dog...

A study conducted by the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York, found women being treated for early-stage breast cancer who participated in a yoga program experienced a smaller decline in social well-being than women who did not do...

No, that's not my new alias. It's the name of a one-woman show in London. In Yoga Bitch, Suzanne Morrison tells the story of her two-month stint in Bali training to be a yoga teacher. Have your heard of any...

A Mommy and Me yoga class has been banned from two church halls in England. Louise Woodcock, who was looking for a new home for her Yum Yum Yoga class, was turned away by vicars who described yoga as a...

Having a hard time getting your little ones interested in yoga? Check out www.aikido-reading.co.uk/micro_site/stretching/15_stretches.htm. You'll find Kermit the Frog demonstrating 15 "stretches," including Child's Pose and a Spinal Twist. Fun for kids of all ages....

Christy Turlington, Russell Simmons, Sting and Donna Karan are participating in the Global Mala Project, an international effort that uses yogic events to raise awareness and funds for global causes on the United Nations' International Day of Peace (Sept. 21),...

Should your tax dollars fund yoga programs for prisoners?

Maybe. Here's what you need to know to manage desire—whether it's for ice cream, a mate, or true happiness.

Find Maine to Washington, our guide covers yoga retreats for every budget and all styles.

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Five writers offer glimpses of how yoga is practiced around the world.

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Learn more about the lineage of the intensely physical practice of Ashtanga Yoga.

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Yoga poses might help take the pressure off the abdominal wall.

Sat Kriya is one of the most basic and powerful exercises of Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan.

If you're enjoying columnist Cyndi Lee's home practice series, then visit our online library of her sequences. You'll find each issue's sequence in an easy-to-read format with hyperlinks to detailed explanations of the poses.

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Learn one of three important "bonds," key for pranayama breath retention.

Ujjayi is the beginner-friendly springboard for all other formal pranayama.

Sometimes considered a preparation for pranayama, other times a formal practice in itself.

Learn the two versions of Single Nostril Pranayama: Surya Bhedana (Sun-Piercing Breath) and Chandra Bhedana (Moon-Piercing Breath).

Practice this pranayama technique for increased breath awareness and control.

A cross between Child's Pose and Downward-Facing Dog, Extended Puppy Pose lengthens the spine and calms the mind.

The Fire Log Pose stretches the outer hips intensely, particularly the piriformis, which is often the main culprit of sciatic pain.

Pose Dedicated to the Sage Koundinya II tones the belly and spine, strengthens the arms and wrists, and gives your self-confidence a big boost.

Eka Pada Koundinyasana I or Pose Dedicated to the Sage Koundinya I has a lot going on—the twist, the legs going their separate ways, oh, and the arm balance. Master it.

In Extended Hand-to-big-toe Pose, maintaining solid grounding through the standing foot helps keep you steady.

Can you practice Wheel with straight arms and Headstand without strain? Then, you're ready.

An excellent facilitator of good pelvic floor health, Garland Pose, called Malasana in Sanskrit, stretches the ankles, groins, and back while stimulating proper digestion. No worries if your heels don't reach the floor—simply rest them on a folded blanket.

Kapotasana invigorates your body and gives your spirits a lift. This extremely deep backbend is appropriate for advanced practitioners only.

Sphinx Pose is the infant of backbends. It can be practiced with either an active or passive approach.

This pose gently lengthens and strengthens even stubbornly tight hamstrings.

Ease up into Half Frog Pose, called Ardha Bhekasana in Sanskrit. This pose strengthens the back while gently opening up the shoulders, chest, and thighs—a loving treat for the entire body.

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Dolphin Pose strengthens the core, arms, and legs, while also nicely opening the shoulders.

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Kapalabhati is a traditional internal cleansing technique (kriya), and can be used as a simple warm-up for formal pranayama

Learn this traditional hand seal or gesture used for controlled pranayama.

Kumbhaka is the central practice of traditional Hatha pranayama; there are two types of retention: after an inhale (antara), and after an exhale (bahya)