A new U.S. study finds that while serious yoga injuries are rare, they are on the rise. Here’s an excerpt from HealthDay Reporter, published on WebMD: It’s a small number compared to how many people practice yoga, researchers said, and the odds of a serious injury are low. However, the study found that the rate of ER-treated injuries increased over time: from … Read More
The Perfect Yawn: Coordinating Breath and Movement
“Long before you took your first yoga class, your body already knew something about co-ordinating breath and movement, thanks to the mechanism of yawning. We humans start practising this nascent form of yoga in utero, yet we are taught from an early age to suppress our yawns for fear of causing offence,” writes YuMee Chung, a self-described recovering lawyer who teaches yoga in … Read More