Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

Ceiling fans churned above their heads. Yoga mats rested below their bare feet. Ahead of them, as they bent and stretched in unison like dancers, a young, ponytailed instructor reminded them to be mindful and graceful.

How could a single, nonpharmacological intervention help patients deal with disorders ranging from high blood pressure, to pain syndromes, to infertility, to rheumatoid arthritis? That question may have been answered by a study finding that eliciting the relaxation response – a …

A few dozen yoga aficionados rolled out their mats Sunday on both sides of the wall between Tijuana, Mexico, and San Diego. The international group stretched and meditated together before exchanging hugs through the fence bars.

The rusty fence may divide the beaches of U.S. and Mexico, but it can’t break up a yoga class.

My personal experiences

challenge of the century, PopSci pits a videogame-phobic sportswriter against a professional trainer. Whose Mii will reign supreme?

Millions of Indians are enthralled by a new phenomenon, television yoga evangelist Swami Ramdev, who has angered doctors with claims of being able cure chronic conditions for which traditional medicine has little to offer, including HIV and cancer.

Everything Zen – the etherial magazine from Zen Yoga.

WHEN Raquel Prieto moved from Northampton, Mass., to Boston in January, there was one thing she sought as urgently as an affordable living situation and a job: an advanced yoga class.