The world’s first exhibition devoted to yoga-inspired art is at the Smithsonian. Turns out fierce, flying yoginis didn’t wear stretch pants. Long before the rise of Lululemon stretch pants and ...

Last month, a yoga class at the University of Ottawa that was cancelled amid accusations of cultural appropriation made a quiet return to the class schedule. The controversy initially erupted in ...

Yoga has been discovered to have many positive effects on the body, mind, and emotions. This includes enhancing cardiovascular health, flexibility, strength, and balance. It has also been shown to ...

February 22, in case it wasn't mentioned while you did downward dog today, is World Yoga Day, which means it's time for a trip into the more bizarre moments by which the practice entered the Western ...

In his book The Story of Yoga: FromAncient India to the Modern West, the author, Alistair Shearer answers a simple question: How did “a time-honoured road to enlightenment” turn “into a $25 ...

Yoga is more than just a means to stay fit. If done properly, yoga has the power to uplift you mentally, physically and spiritually. All those practicing it on a daily basis would agree that yoga ...

Millions of people around the world have rolled out their yoga mats to celebrate a tradition that was once the preserve of Hindu holy men but is now a worldwide phenomenon. Practitioners in more than ...

Judith Hanson Lasater explains the meaning of yoga beyond the shapes you make on your mat and how it can change everything ...

The history of modern yoga began with the Parliament of Religions held in Chicago in 1893. It was during the late 1800s that modern yoga arrived in the United States. At this congress, Swami ...