Yoga News
Cop To Yoga Peace Force
Tiffany Seybert founded Cop To Yoga Peace Force as a community-based peace initiative. Seybert’s program unites volunteer Yoga teachers with their local Chicago Police districts to provide evidence-based breath work meditation tools as a way to neutralize stress in...
Announcing the 2019 Accessible Yoga Conference: St. Louis
Accessible Yoga is an international grassroots organization dedicated to sharing Yoga with everyone. Founded by Integral Yoga teacher trainer, Rev. Jivana Heyman, AY is a non-profit organization made up of volunteer teammates on seven teams. These teams plan and...
This Airline Wants to Help You Meditate at 30,000 Feet
Take a deep breath at 23,000 feet, and breath out turbulence. Or at least your fear of turbulence. That's the goal of Virgin Australia, which is introducing meditation as part of its focus on well-being for travelers who are stressed out by flying. "Integrating...
Baba Hari Dass: A Tribute
On September 25th, 2018, Baba Hari Dass, 95, left his body. He was one of Ram Dass' early teachers and the inspiration behind Mount Madonna Center, Mount Madonna School, and Sri Ram Orphanage in India. Jeevakan Abbate, Yogaville resident and Integral Yoga teacher...
New Study: Yoga and Mindfulness May Help Elementary School Students Manage Stress, Anxiety
Yoga/mindfulness activities may facilitate stress management among elementary school students and may be added as a complement to social and emotional learning activities, according to a Tulane University study. Published 2018, in Psychology Research and Behavior...
Yoga Alliance Announces Appointment of New President
Yoga Alliance announced the appointment of David Lipsius as the new President and CEO of Yoga Alliance and Yoga Alliance Foundation. He has been an RYT since 2006 and has practiced Yoga for nearly twenty years. As the CEO of Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health, he led...
Pontiff of Perur Adeenam & Temple Attains Mahasamadhi
Thavathiru Santhalinga Ramasamy Adigalar, the 97-year-old Pontiff of Perur Adheenam (Coimbatore, India) entered Mahasamadhi on Friday, August 31st. Affectionately and respectfully known as “Periyaswamiji,” Thavathiru Santhalinga Ramasamy Adigalar was a close and...
Yoga Design Lab Announces New Yoga Mats Will Support Urban Youth Yoga Programs
In 2014, Canadian surfer/yogi, Chad Turner sold all of his belongings and decided to move to Bali, to develop a range of super colorful, luxury yoga mats made from recycled plastic bottles. Since then Yoga Design Lab’s footprint has grown to 50+ countries, and across...
Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health Appoints Chief Research Officer
Kripalu recently announced that Jeffery Dusek, Ph.D., who brings years of Harvard Medical Center experience, will help expand Kripalu’s unique dedication to scientific Yoga research and RISE program. Dr. Dusek is the first CRO at Kripalu, as the center is leading the...
Yoga for Fertility Issues: New Program Offered by Connecticut Hospital
Greenwich Hospital, affiliated with Yale University and Yale Medicine, is offering “Fertility Yoga” classes. The announcement states the class is for women trying to conceive and that this class will help prepare the entire endocrine and reproductive systems to be...