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Jessica Markowitz reads a Bible during the "Holy Yoga Toledo" Christian yoga class at the West Toledo YMCA.

Although quite different in style, yoga and running are very complementary. Yoga is perfect for stretching out all those muscles worked, and often overworked, while running.

So it's a dreich autumn day in rural Scotland. The rain's getting heavier, and the light's starting to close in.

A smiley face balloon floats over Revere Beach in Revere, Mass. as beachgoers head for the water on Sunday, July 16, 2006.

Women who accused Bikram yoga founder of rape speak out against the millionaire 'guru' after 'he forced one victim into a yoga pose during an attack' Yoga teacher Sarah Baughn, 29, alleges Choudhury sexually harassed her and then sabotaged her career in a lawsuit filed in March Women who claim the founder of wildly popular Bikram yoga raped and ... (more)

I've written before about research studies on yoga, as well as components of my yoga teacher-training program.

Yoga is rapidly growing in popularity here in the United States, but the historical roots of this mind and body practice originate in ancient Indian philosophy.

Taking the boys through a series of moves from Mountain pose to Eagle, Rebecca explained how practising yoga would help maintain their fitness for life, saying that more than half the boys' fathers wouldn't be able to get their bodies into even a close approximation of some of these poses.

Yoga can improve your mind and body. Visiting a yoga class won't just help you get fit and flexible.

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Spending lots of time hunched over a computer keyboard or a desk at work causes tight, sore muscles that lead to tension headaches and neck pain.

When temperatures are below freezing, obviously you should dress the part - big puffy jackets are a fashion trend these days but that's not the only way to stay warm.

The Jivaka Wellness Center in Elkins will celebrate the holiday season on Friday with an open house from 3 to 6 p.m., followed by a free introductory yoga class from 6 to 7 p.m. Light refreshments and herbal tea will also be free.

Doga - a Yoga with Your Dog - will be presented Sunday, Dec. 15, 2 to 3 p.m., at SPCA Tampa Bay, 9099 130th Ave. N. Doga class participants enjoy an hour of bonding time with their dog.

Exciting news, yogis. A new studio called Yoga Home is setting up shop in Conshohocken, with a rough opening date pegged for late February 2014.

I don't know about you, but a vacation is not a vacation for me if it doesn't include some kind of physical activity.

Dimitra Kotanides, owner of Dimitra Yoga, held a donation class Nov. 15 to benefit Epworth UMC Skate Project, The class raised more than $250 to help pay for the construction of a concrete skate park at Epworth United Methodist Church on Holland Glade Road in Rehoboth.

All a yoga practitioner has to do to remind themselves of why they take yoga is to just go back to class.

This coming Saturday is YogaFest 2013, the first event of its kind on the North Shore.

A yoga workout that's over in only 20 minutes? A strength-building, sweat-inducing workout that also incorporates calming yoga moves? Can there be such a thing? Yogi Chaz Rough, founder of the immensely popular YOGAmazing series on iTunes , will enthusiastically tell you yes.