Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

BALTIMORE (AP) – Arthur Boorman hit bottom _ literally _ in his battle with obesity and other health problems. Boorman, who lives in Brooklyn , is a special education teacher at Severna Park High School. About two years ago, he was working with a …

Normandy — It’s 3:30 on a Wednesday at the St. Vincent Home for Children, and the students in Tarraugh Flaherty’s yoga class are weary and restless from a full day of school and a long bus ride back to the residential treatment center.

Normandy — It’s 3:30 on a Wednesday at the St. Vincent Home for Children, and the students in Tarraugh Flaherty’s yoga class are weary and restless from a full day of school and a long bus ride back to the residential treatment center. For these …

Engineers used to work in Room 206. They spent their days hunched over desks, designing under bright fluorescent lights. The desks are gone, replaced by yoga mats. Candles and covered lamps provide the lighting for a dozen women who work quietly through a series of stretches and poses.

“We are going to play a fun little game, and it requires concentration,” Patrice Flesch told her yoga students. Holding up her hands, she quickly extended and retracted her fingers. Her students repeated the motion.

Yoga is a growing trend, and it’s getting more accessible than ever, but striking the perfect pose is easier said than done.

Introduction Lower back pain injuries are associated with lifting, twisting, bending, reaching, pulling and pushing actions. In order to help prevent back pain injuries, people should: Engage in …

Helen Yarbrough was unable to put her objections into words. But when the rest of the yoga class assumed her least-favorite pose — the Upside-Down Yogi — she made her displeasure perfectly clear.

Many believe they can practice yoga postures, breathing, and focusing techniques devoid of yoga’s spirituality, not realizing that yoga is an inherent part of Hindu philosophy which teaches man and nature are one with divinity.

MASSENA, N.Y. (AP) – A group of parents and religious leaders in upstate New York want yoga classes out of public schools, saying the instruction violates boundaries between church and state. Two high school teachers began using yoga last year to …