Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. However, the practice is growing as a competitive sport, with an international governing body, in addition to several national ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When Joseph Encinia first heard the words "yoga" and "competition" in one sentence, he laughed. "I do yoga to relax, to feel my ...

Ask some dedicated yogis why they kicked their practice into high gear, and they’ll cite improved health, relaxation, and perhaps even spirituality. For Rajashree Choudhury, it was shiny objects: ...

Move over, inner peace and relaxation. Competitive yoga is on the rise, and it looks like it’s here to stay. Need proof? On Sunday, USA Yoga hosted its New England Regional Yoga Asana Championship ...

Only in America, some critics might hold. Take a highly individual, deeply meditative health practice and shrink-wrap it inside the usual obsession about winning and losing. While you’re at it, you ...

Three days after moving to a new location, Imperial Beach's IB Yoga studio found itself homeless on Christmas Eve. The studio had moved on the weekend of December 19th into the location of Clube de ...

NEW YORK — The judges will be watching — were the competitor’s knees locked? Were the wrists straight? Did the forehead and the knee connect? If not, points are going to be lost. Seeking the perfect ...

Western culture has embraced yoga as an activity — one that has several healthy benefits — transforming it from its ancient Indian origins. As such, it's hard to picture yoga outside of what has ...