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  • Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Dhanwanthari Ashram, Nayyar Dam, Kerala

    After 2 weeks body and mind work at the Bodytree Ana and I are signed up to study yoga at the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Dhanwanthari Ashram in Nayyar Dam. The Ashram is only about a two hour drive from Kallar, a beautiful drive through small tropical …

  • Yoga soothes worst symptoms of menopause

    NEW YORK – Yoga can reduce hot flashes and night sweats among women going through menopause, and also appears to sharpen their mental function, researchers from India report. To investigate whether yoga would help women with physical and cognitive …

  • Yoga classroom in a DVD

    When not creating new programs for the Carlisle Family YMCA’s wellness program, teaching classes or volunteering her services in the community, Carlisle yoga instructor Bonnie Berk also makes DVDs for her students and those interested in yoga. With …

  • “Kundalini Yoga for Physical and Mental Vitality” workshop

    A worshop entitled “Kundalini Yoga for Physical and Mental Vitality” will be offered at Vishnu’s Couch Yoga Studio, 62 Prospect Ave. Binghamton from 4:00-5:15 PM this Saturday.

  • Six local yoga instructors offer some keys to better living, good workout

    So you’ve mastered downward dog. Your thighs have burned in warrior poses and you know that child’s pose is often a welcome break. But what poses would take you from beginning to intermediate yoga? And how should you challenge yourself without hurting your body? Breath and strength. Focus and flexibility. These are the qualities you need to develop, local yoga teachers say. But, above all, you …

  • After hours yoga classes

    Maybe you’re looking for a hot (or hatha) yoga date, or perhaps the only sunrise yoga you’ll ever do is Shavasana — as in the corpse pose. Whatever your reason is for wanting to work out after the sun goes down, you’re sure to love one of these late-night yoga options.

  • Free Yoga Lessons

    You have your electric-pink yoga mat, but it’s been stashed away in your trunk for the past six months. And those pricey winter-white leggings with the matching top? Yeah, they’re collecting dust somewhere in your dresser. We know the excuses to …

  • City Sports: Yoga at Mission YMCA

    Thursday, August 21, 2008 Swing by the Mission YMCA every Friday for a free yoga class offered by Iyengar Yoga Institute of San Francisco. Yoga mats provided, but you can bring your own if you have one. Spanish instruction also available. There is …

  • Yoga master to visit hospital for seminar

    Yoga Master Sri Swami Adhyatmanandaji of India will visit Community Medical Center, 99 Route 37 W., on Sept. 6 and 7 to present yoga sessions.

  • Local yoga experts put Wii Fit to the test

    Thanks to a video game, even novices can enjoy yoga at om sweet om. Wii Fit is a video game that was developed by Nintendo for the Wii console. It was introduced in the United States in May. The exercise game consists of four parts — aerobics …

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