The room was quiet as everyone sitting on yoga mats in the lotus position concentrated on their breathing, feeling their heart rates slow.

I needed an escape, a vacation that would shake me out of my routine, and leave me with more than souvenirs and digital photos. So when the yoga centre in New York where I'm learning to meditate organized a two-week yoga trip to India, I decided to go.

When you think of yoga, you might think of complicated positions, but there's a lot more to it than that. One type -- Baptiste Power Yoga -- may act as a modern medical remedy.  

Tiffiny Twardowsky from Energy in Motion LLC was honored for the compassionate work she has done to make the world a better place. That work was the formation of a fundraising event, Happy Tails Yoga: A Cause for Paws, uniting yoga teachers and students in the battle to stop animal cruelty and neglect. (PRWeb Nov 21, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009 ...

Tiffiny Twardowsky from Energy in Motion LLC was honored for the compassionate work she has done to make the world a better place. That work was the formation of a fundraising event, Happy Tails Yoga: A Cause for Paws, uniting yoga teachers and students in the battle to stop animal cruelty and neglect.

Yoga enthusiasts are trying to build momentum for competitive yoga in the United States.

Rachel McAdams could barely fit in her tight corsets for the new 'Sherlock Holmes' film and had to do lots of yoga to slim down for her role.

NEW YORK, Nov 20 — The competitors stood nervously on stage, awaiting the judges’ decisions. As each name was called the crowd cheered, and the winner stepped forward to claim a prize, bowing his or her head to accept a medal. “Wow, that was a miracle,” said Kyoko Katsura, the winner in the women’s division of the New York Regional Yoga Championship. Yoga championship?

More people have sought out chant at Zen meditation centers, Buddhist retreats, plainsong-infused candlelit church services, and yoga studios, and it is also growing as an artistic pursuit.

London, Nov 20 (PTI) After superstars like Madonna, Julia Roberts and Jennifer Aniston to name a few, 'Notebook' actress Rachel McAdams has sweared by the benfits of Yoga as it helped her to fit into her 'Sherlock Holmes' outfit.