Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

Yoga may have a soft and peaceful reputation, but the theme at Willow Street Yoga on a recent Monday evening was fear. A large theme, to be sure, but in this case it was focused on issues such as: If I collapse from a handstand, what happens to my face? The students in Batya Metalitz’s advanced class were no strangers to the handstand or other difficult poses, but she still encouraged them to …

“Ho ha ha ha, Ho ha ha ha,” said several women clapping their hands and walking barefoot in a bright room located in central Tunis. After a while, repeated words became real laughs. Each woman roared with laughs in attempts to forget bad thoughts and …

For some local students, it was a day of “downward dog” for a good cause. A yoga-thon in Reston did much more than provide a great workout; the students raised hundreds of dollars for children in need half a world away. FOX 5’s Sarah Simmons shows us how people are taking yoga to a whole new level.

Each gentle Kripalu yoga class starts with a centering, bringing attention inward then moving into gentle warm-ups before gradually entering into classic yoga postures. We finish each class with a period of rest. Emphasis is placed on bringing the …

This isn’t a fantasy. I am sitting in my flat, waiting for a supermodel. He is really arriving. Cameron Alborzian was once one of the most successful male models in the world. He wasn’t a Jackie magazine photo casebook story kind of model – he was …

Three yoga instructors pointed to commitment, devotion and attention to the discipline in order to reap fully the benefits of yoga exercises. During ANC’s Shop Talk last Wednesday, yoga instructors Pio Baquiran of the Vinyasa Yoga Center, Tesa …

SINGAPORE: A Muslim cleric in Malaysia has called on Muslims to stop doing yoga exercises, but some religious experts in Singapore do not share that sentiment.

SINGAPORE: A Muslim cleric in Malaysia has called on Muslims to stop doing yoga exercises, but some religious experts in Singapore do not share that sentiment. They are largely of the opinion that yoga is harmless as long as its spiritual aspects are …

MUMBAI: Having made a career out of comic roles, Govinda now wants to switch to action. He is really working hard on his physique and has got himself a martial arts and physical trainer. “I’ve done action films in the past like ‘Hatya’ and ‘Shola Aur …

Yoga has become as trendy as this glamorous ski hamlet, so it would not seem surprising that some local schools have added it to the students´ day. But some parents and religious leaders here are objecting, saying that teaching yoga in school …