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Yoga helps blind students find balance

May 7, 2008

Nancy Portuga Jamello teaches yoga to teenage students at the California School for the Blind in Fremont. Many of the students slouch because the constant fear of running into objects and losing their balance can produce an over-arching spine. Yoga…

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Iyengar Yoga debuts in Beirut

May 5, 2008

Yogini Djoeke Van Der Werf led Beirut’s first Iyengar Yoga workshop at Mont La Saade in Ain Saade on Saturday, reports The Daily Star. “For the yoga community of Lebanon this is a premier event,” said Lina Shuman, the workshop’s…

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California yoga studio closes amid cult allegations

May 2, 2008

Synergy Yoga Studio in Encinitas, California, is closing after 16 years of business amid allegations of abuse and brainwashing, reports 10news.com. Some students and employees claim the studio’s founder, Peri Ness, is running a cult and considers herself a prophet….

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