This is the first of a two-part series on yoga: the second, "The Psychology of Yoga," looks at the psychological changes that yoga has been shown to bring about. Judging from the number of yoga mats I ...

People have practiced yoga over centuries and across continents; it’s considered a religion, a search for transcendence, a way to get in shape, even a cult complete with gurus. In “The Science of Yoga ...

Science of Identity Foundation releases questions and answers with Jagad Guru Siddhaswarupananda on the subject of “The Science of Yoga.” Because of the ever-increasing interest in Science of Identity ...

Discover the top 5 health benefits of yoga backed by science! From stress relief and better mental health to increased ...

Close your eyes. Inhale. Exhale. Ahh. Can you feel your autonomic nervous system modulating itself? It probably sounds like a weird question. But according to researchers like Harvard Medical School ...

Yoga is everywhere among the affluent and the educated. The bending, stretching, and deep breathing have become a kind of oxygen for the modern soul, as a tour of the neighborhood shows rather quickly ...

In his book The Science of Yoga: The Risks and the Rewards, New York Times science writer and long-time yoga practitioner William Broad investigates popular health claims about yoga — that it boosts ...

Yoga is as ancient as Sanskrit and as American as Walden Pond — Thoreau proclaimed "even I am a yogi" in 1849. Modern yoga is as rooted in the nation's capital as Dumbarton Oaks in Georgetown, where ...

In the first part of the series, Acharya Das will discuss the topic of yoga. He will expound on some of the common misconceptions of what yoga is, give a description of the ultimate goal of yoga, and ...

Who knew yoga could be so dangerous? Or is the risk overblown? A woman falls asleep in seated forward fold and damages both sciatic nerves. A man sits on his heels for hours (over a period of days or ...

Online outrage isn’t something one typically associates with dedicated yogis, said Kim Painter in USA Today. Yet that’s the response Pulitzer Prize–winning science writer—and dedicated yoga ...