Category Archives: Yoga News

Flying Yoga is Expanding, Welcome Flying Annex!

Flying Yoga — with with all of our yoga, dance and TRX classes — is growing! This little Oakland-based operation is expanding into a new space, The Flying Annex, right down the block on Telegraph Ave. The Flying Annex will … Continue reading

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Coverage from The World on Yoga and PTSD

At the Newington Yoga Center, in Newington, Connecticut, veterans practice yoga as part of their post-war rehabilitation program. Suzanne Manafort of the Veterans Yoga Project, said what began as a small project has burgeoned into programs across the country. Read more … Continue reading

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Free Yoga in Jack London Square

Free Yoga and a Farmer’s Market – a perfect pair! Hop on over to Jack London Square any Sunday morning (except for Easter, Mar. 31) and join a FREE yoga class! Afterwards, check out all the flowers, produce, and food … Continue reading

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Boo-ga: Yoga on Halloween with lululemon

A few ladies from lululemon in Berkeley, CA stopped by my 7am yoga class last Wednesday on their Halloween yoga-crawl. Throughout the day, the group visited various studios, in costume, to practice! Find out more about lululemon events going on … Continue reading

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How yoga helps active-duty service memebers

In June I posted about the effects of yoga on PTSD. Earlier this week on the Huffington Post, Rob Schware interviewed Master Sergeant Chris Eder, the Semper Fidelis Health and Wellness public Affairs Officer and Staff Yoga Director. Eder has … Continue reading

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Starting 2012 with an encouraging report: Yoga and cancer survivors

HAPPY NEW YEAR YOGIS. Let’s start this year off right by looking at an encouraging report on how yoga can help curb fatigue in cancer survivors. Reuters Health reported on a recent study that found yoga practice to be a … Continue reading

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Guinness names Florida yoga teacher “World’s Oldest”

Read this: Bernice Bates, 91, of Pinellas Park, Fla. was recently awarded the title of “Oldest Yoga Teacher.” She is more flexible than people who are a third of her age, The Associated  Press reports. Bates explains that she goes … Continue reading

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