The popularity of yoga has grown tremendously in the past decade. More than 10% of U.S. adults have practiced yoga at some point in their lives. Yoga practitioners spend on average US$90 a month, and ...

The history of modern yoga began with the Parliament of Religions held in Chicago in 1893. It was during the late 1800s that modern yoga arrived in the United States. At this congress, Swami ...

Modern science has in the recent years embraced much of ancient Eastern culture in the light of alternative medication. The turn around that the ancient art form of Yoga has made, seems to have come a ...

The world understands Yoga today mainly as a system of physical exercise. Modern yoga is the offspring of 'Hatha' yoga, which we can break down as ‘ha’- the sun and ‘th’-the moon. It is the yoga of ...

If you’ve avoided yoga because you aren’t an OM-chanting pretzel poser and the hour-long traditional yoga classes don’t fit into your busy schedule, it’s time to try a modern form of yoga that is more ...

About 20 million people in the United States practice some form of yoga, from the formal Iyengar and Ashtanga schools to the more irreverent "Yoga Butt." But some Hindus say yoga is about far more ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract A growing movement courts fear of contemporary popularized forms of modern yoga, warning that yoga is essentially Hindu. Christian protesters, ...

Yoga has been discovered to have many positive effects on the body, mind, and emotions. This includes enhancing cardiovascular health, flexibility, strength, and balance. It has also been shown to ...