Paddleboard yoga has arrived in Seattle. For about two months now, WASUP Yoga, which operates out of Surf Ballard, a local surf shop, has been offering yoga classes on the cool waters of the Puget Sound, drawing attention to the unusual sight of yoga poses on the water. Neighborhood blogs and a local TV station have featured stories about the class, and after a deal on a coupon website, classes have been filling up.

“Just like regular yoga is for everyone, so too is yoga on a paddleboard. It’s nice to have a little smidgen of awareness of where your body is in space. But that’s not totally necessary because you can gain that in 2.2 seconds after jumping on board,” said WASUP yoga instructor Hasna Atry.

Source/Read More: The Washington Post

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Other complementary and alternative health practices including meditation and relaxation techniques, manual therapies such as massage and spinal manipulation also show promise for contributing to the management of pain.

“Much of health care involves helping people find solutions for tough problems like pain. I think all physicians are well aware of how difficult it is to manage chronic pain patients,” said Josephine Briggs, director of the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine at the National Institutes of Health.

Source: The Times of India

Asia Yoga Conference is Asia’s largest annual conference organizer that brings together the best and most renowned yoga masters from across the globe. Dedicated to serving the growing interest and understanding of yoga in the Asian region.

The conference unites an extensive mix of yoga traditions and cultures from the east and west. The conference brings an average of 3,000 + yogis and yoginis from all around Asia the opportunity to increase their awareness of the rich history and disciplines of yoga.

With more than 196+ classes of different levels and styles, this event allows students to choose sessions that cater to their interests and abilities to grow from within.

Source: Asia Yoga Conference

In New York, thousands of yoga enthusiasts are limbering up for five days of downward dogs, master classes, and workshops with celebrity teachers Rodney Yee, Sean Corne, and Cyndi Lee. Yoga publication Yoga Journal is opening doors to its third Yoga Journal Conference in New York, May 12-16.

One of the premiere yoga events in the world, the event will offer more than 100 classes taught by more than 40 master and celebrity yoga teachers, including Bo Forbes, Dharma Mittra, Rod Stryker, and Ana Forrest.

Additional conferences are scheduled for Wisconsin (July 7-11, 2011), Colorado (September 18-25, 2011) and San Francisco (January 12-16, 2012).

Source: The Independent

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