Yoga:
Spiritual Fulfillment or Satan Magnet? - Continuing an age-old
Christian tradition of "if it feels good, it must be bad,"
Author Dave Hunt claims in his new book "Yoga and the Body
of Christ" that next time you slip into Downward Dog, you
may be inviting demonic possession.
India Fires
Shot Across Yoga Pirates Bow - Claiming that yoga gurus
in Europe and the United States are stealing asanas, the Indian
government recently announced plans to create a digital database
to house 1500 yoga postures that appear in ancient Indian texts.
The
Asana Diet? - A new study that recently appeared in the
journal Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine finds that
yoga is effective in terms of weight maintenance in middle-aged
men and women.
Pilates and
yoga appear to relieve the symptoms of menopause - Pilates
and yoga, often referred to as "mind-body" activities,
show promising benefits which include increased flexibility,
improved quality of life, relief of the symptoms of menopause,
and some reduction of lower back pain. The findings came from
two studies presented at the 52nd American College of Sports
Medicine (ACSM) annual Meeting in Nashville, Tenn.
Eating-disorder
patients heal through yoga - The eating-disorders treatment
program at St. Paul’s Hospital has a yoga component specifically
geared toward helping patients connect mind and body, and reduce
tendencies toward overly severe, potentially fatal personal
self-control.
Yoga
hybrid trend gets mixed reviews - Now yoga's popularity
has soared, spawning a blend of it with other traditions. This
has more traditional teachers like Kingston concerned, but it
pleases other instructors who believe that yoga hybrids are
a good way to encourage more people to get the physical, mental
and spiritual benefits of yoga.
Yoga:
The key to fitness - If you think that yoga is for those
who are limber and lean, think again. Terrie Sheaffer is passionate
about yoga. “It will help everyone on this earth live
a better life if only they would try it!”, Sheaffer says.
One myth is that people think it will be too hard for them but
if you can breath, you can do yoga according to Sheaffer.
Daycare
center features yoga, meditation for youngsters - Eighteen
tiny yogis sit on miniature mats, their eyes are closed, hands
still, palms up and fingertips forming O's.
Find
your yoga style, then your retreat, then yourself - On
a stereotypical vacation, you go out in the world to see something
exotic and new. On a yoga retreat, you may end up exploring
a different kind of unfamiliar territory -- yourself.
The
skinny on yoga - With Americans in constant search of the
newest ways to tighten those buns, experts question: Is yoga
the new Jazzercise?
Workers
More Productive After Exercise, Study - Workers' quality
of work, mental performance and time management were better
on days when they exercised, according to research presented
today at the 52nd American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
Annual Meeting in Nashville, Tenn.
From
Heart to Heart: Karma yoga provides calm amid whirlwind of life
- The Hindu tradition speaks of four main paths - devotion,
meditation, knowledge and action - to realize the ultimate goal
of human life: the realization of unity with the divine. This
unity culminates in unity with all beings.
