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Yoga as panacea: We’ve all heard it, espoused by passionately devoted practitioners. Practiced as a whole system in context—including meditation, pranayama, and the ethical/philosophical principles—yoga is likely to be very…
This week the yoga community is mourning the loss of one of its foremost scholars, Georg Feuerstein, who died at his home on August 25. He was 65. Born in…
Globalization: A term so widely used as to be virtually meaningless, it nonetheless captures the process by which modern yoga has spread, from east to west and back again. Today…
Considering that yoga has gotten its share of bad press earlier this year, a study confirming yoga’s beneficial effects on asthma was encouraging news. However, weeks later, the NIH released…
It’s easy to take a healthy immune system for granted in the warm days of summer, but it’s never too early to start preparing for the cold and flu season….
In a move that may clarify some of the popular misconceptions and facts on yoga’s scientific evidence base, the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) at the National…
Why do yoga instructors sometimes make seemingly paradoxical statements? As a student of yoga, it’s hard not to observe when your instructor says one thing, followed by a statement with…
Ayurveda, the healing system native to India, has been practiced for millennia. Along with yoga, it is based on the Vedas, Sanskrit texts that date as far back as 1,500…
A recent blog by yoga celeb Sadie Nardini offers a good starting point for clarifying some popular misconceptions about yoga’s impact on body weight, caloric expenditure, and cardiac impact. While…
Two-Part Series (Part Two)—Read Part One here. A recent blog by yoga celeb Sadie Nardini offers a good starting point for clarifying some popular misconceptions about yoga’s impact on body…
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