Yoga, an Indian practice believed to be between 3,000 and 6,000 years old, is one of the South Asian nation's key cultural contributions to the world. The practice — which is an interplay of body, ...

Roll out your yoga mat and take a deep breath: today is the second annual International Day of Yoga. And the country where the ancient practice originated, India, is leading the celebrations. Prime ...

(RNS) — Whether for sport or spirituality, practitioners say, yoga has solidified itself as part of the fabric of the United States. NEW YORK (RNS) — Tomorrow (June 21), on the longest day of the year ...

United Nations — India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented himself to ambassadors, U.N. staff, journalists and guests on a sea of yellow yoga mats on the north lawn of the world body's ...

WASHINGTON, DC (ANI)- In a colorful prelude to the 11th International Day of Yoga, the Indian Embassy organized a well-attended yoga session at the historic Lincoln Memorial here on June 19. The event ...

Yoga, as practiced in the modern Western world, is exercise. But it can be practiced as much more than exercise—that's what makes it yoga. It's also what makes questions about whether yoga is cultural ...

These simple yoga poses, followed by Malaika Arora help tone the body, enhance flexibility and bring inner peace.

Surveying the spectrum of Christian views on the traditionally Hindu practice, from wellness to spiritual caution. Today’s observance of the International Day of Yoga, proclaimed by the United Nations ...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi did just that Wednesday on the North Lawn Area outside the United Nations' headquarters in New York. Modi, who stopped by the U.N. on his way to Washington, where ...

NEW DELHI, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Indian consumer group Patanjali, co-founded by a well-known yoga guru, said on Friday it plans to list four group companies and increase group turnover to $12.5 billion ...

In India, yoga has been causing some controversy after it became associated with militant Hindu nationalism. NPR's international podcast follows a yoga-loving Indian Muslim caught in the middle.