Born and raised in a Jewish family in Los Angeles, Saraswati became a monk after a visit to Rishikesh ... energy or force within the body. Most modern yoga practices in the United States and ...

She flipped open a Lonely Planet guidebook, and it fell on a page about Rishikesh. The city offered yoga, a big river ... called a walking pinecone and a modern-day dinosaur -- is trafficked ...

But even when it incorporates meditation and other mindfulness practices, how closely does modern yoga resemble the practice that was born millennia ago in India? Loriliai Biernacki, a University ...

Popular yoga styles like Ashtanga, Iyengar and Vinyasa Flow are also modern incarnations ... Beatles visiting the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in Rishikesh in 1968 drew greater international attention ...

Rishikesh has become a hotspot among the youth due to its captivating beauty, impressive architecture, magnificent temples, and an array of thrilling adventure sports. Known as the 'Yoga Capital ...

India has 29 states with at least 720 districts comprising of approximately 6 lakh villages, and over 8200 cities and towns. Indian postal department has allotted a unique postal code of pin code ...

This Navratri, from October 6 to 10, Ayush and Aarvika are hosting a special retreat at the sacred Parmarth Niketan Ashram in Rishikesh ... with modern spiritual tools, offering yoga, Reiki ...

Maria Eilersen is an award-winning PR coach, writer, yoga teacher, and the founder of Be Conscious PR. Born in Denmark, Maria grew up in Canada and Japan and spent a decade adulting in New York ...

Yoga is a great way to work on your flexibility and strength. Just about everyone can do it, too — it's not just for people who can touch their toes or want to meditate. There are many types of ...

Breath of Fire, a four-part HBO series premiering Wednesday, examines the life of the late Katie Griggs, also known as Guru Jagat, and the cultish nature of the kundalini yoga movement that has ties ...

Rishikesh is a smaller city in Northern India at the foot of the Himalayas on the famous Ganges River. It is considered the yoga capital of the world and hosts an annual yoga festival. Perhaps ...

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