First Lady Michelle Obama is looking for new ways to get kids healthy, and yoga poses an excellent option. Leah Kalish’s curriculum for kids’ yoga is currently a semi-finalist in the End Childhood Obesity Innovation Challengesponsored by the Partnership for a Healthier America, of which Mrs. Obama is chair. Kalish’s program, Move With Me, teaches yog…Read more

The Smithsonian’s Sackler Gallery will unveil the world’ first exhibition of the visual history of yoga in mid October of this year. Titled “Yoga: the Art of Transformation,” the collection will include pieces borrowed from 25 different museums and private collections across India, Europe and the US. “All over the world, millio…Read more

Over the weekend, officials from San Francisco International Airport announced the grand opening of a Yoga Room in Terminal 2. The first of its kind, the room is located between the security checkpoint and the Recompose area, according to a release by the Airport. “When we began to remodel Terminal 2, one of our goals was not just to bring the glamou…Read more

In the aftermath of the mass shooting tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newton, Connecticut last month, yogis have found a way to offer support to a grieving community. Tomorrow, a yoga class will be held at Reed Intermediate School in Newtown, the proceeds of which will go to the Sandy Hook Promise Organization. According to Yoga Journal, Yoga Dim…Read more

From head to toe, there is no appendage that holds more weight than the foot. And what is done in return for the work that this special organ completes on the daily? Often not enough. According to the latest article from Yoga Journal, 7 of 10 people will suffer from podiatric problems at some point in their life. This stems from the habitual squeezing that …Read more

As often as fame is followed by fortune, it is also followed by politics. Publicity has a habit of exposing the political side of those widely publicized, and as India’s yoga guru and television star Baba Ramdev gains in popularity, he now poses political messages to the people. After studying yoga and Indian scripture at several gurukuls in his home …Read more