November 24, 2008
Malaysia’s National Fatwa Council issued a ban on yoga, saying that “elements of Hinduism in the ancient Indian exercise could corrupt them,” reports the Associated Press. The Council’s chairman, Abdul Shukor Husin, said “We are of the view that…
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November 21, 2008
Several Phoenix area yoga studios have closed, reports the Arizona Republic. All were in the Ahwatukee Foothills neighborhood. Teachers and students say it’s because yoga is free at local churches or included in health club memberships, including the Ahwatukee…
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November 19, 2008
Free Spirit Spheres, round wooden rooms set among the trees of the west coast rainforest of Vancouver Island, Canada, are sort of like tree houses for adults. “Uses for these spheres are limited only by one’s imagination. Healing, meditation, photography,…
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November 17, 2008
Reports the News Observer, “The ancient practice of yoga is finding a new following — among doctors and medical researchers who work to discover its benefits for a variety of illnesses. ‘There’s been an explosion of data using yoga as…
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November 14, 2008
According to the Malaysian Star, “Recently, lecturer Prof. Zakaria Stapa of Universiti Kebangsaan advised Muslims who had taken up yoga to stop practicing it for fear that they could deviate from the teachings of Islam.” This triggered a national debate,…
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November 12, 2008
Yogini Alicia Bay Laurel, who lived on the Wheeler Ranch commune in the early ’70s where she wrote Living on the Earth, will be giving two concerts in the Bay Area with Joe Dolce. The first is on 11/14 in…
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November 10, 2008
Some Washington State yoga studios might be forced to charge sales tax, reports King 5 News. “The state says yoga is physical fitness and is subject to sales tax under the law.” 8 Limbs Yoga Centers in Seattle recently started…
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November 7, 2008
According to a new Australian study published in the journal Optometry and Vision Science, headstand (Salamba Sirsasana), among other things, may lead to glaucoma and short-sightedness if you are already at risk for these conditions. Professor Charles McMonnies, from the…
Posted in Science & Research
November 5, 2008
Fashion designer Donna Karan has donated $850,000 to Beth Israel Medical Center for a year-long experiment of combining Eastern healing methods with traditional cancer treatments. “The Karan-Beth Israel project will have a celebrated donor turn a hospital into a testing…
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November 3, 2008
You may have heard how prayer, even if conducted by others, can help you heal. Well, how about eating something that has been blessed? According to Intentional Chocolate, if you eat their sweets, you will experience decreased stress, increased calmness,…
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