Month: November 2008

His latest book outdid the sale of copies of Harry Potter in the global market. He is the yoga guru to celebs of the likes of Michael Jackson Nixon Reagan Clinton, Indira Gandhi, Dharmendra, Madonna, Deepak Chopra, George Harrison, Pandit Ravishankar and John McEnroe to name a few.

The ancient practice of yoga is increasingly finding a new following — among doctors and medical researchers who are working to prove its benefits for a variety of illnesses.

LAURINBURG — A yoga instructor who served as a Marine will offer a workshop Tuesday at St. Andrews Presbyterian College. Srikanth Rajagopalan will speak at 6:30 p.m. and give a workshop at 8 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.

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South Bend, Indiana is not necessarily the first city that comes to mind when someone mentions the word “yoga” despite the word “bend” in its name. South Bend, after all, is better known for its predo…

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah is expected to adopt the National Fatwa Council’s edict on the ban for Muslims to practise yoga.

JAKARTA: The Indonesian Council of Ulama (MUI) will investigate the practice of yoga in the country, which has the largest Muslim population in the world, before issuing an edict on it. MUI’s investigation, which will begin this week, was triggered …

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (Nov. 22) — Malaysia’s top Islamic body, fresh from banning tomboys, issued an edict Saturday that prohibits Muslims from practicing yoga, saying that elements of Hinduism in the ancient Indian exercise could corrupt them …

Nikita, who was in Delhi recently to attend a yoga session, talked about her fitness fundas. “Since I joined films, I have learnt that being in shape is a prerequisite. People look up to you and want to be like you. Actors can’t get away with …

A Filipino-American and an Israeli were proclaimed the winners of the first ever yoga competition in the Philippines held last Monday in Makati City. Aljarreau Galang finished first in the men’s division of the Philippine Yoga Asana Championship …