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Newly Published Research: Genetic Evidence of Yoga’s Impact on the Immune System

A new study has suggested that doing yoga for as little as 20 minutes may be able to boost your brain power.

Researchers found that subjects who participated in a single yoga session had better speed and accuracy scores on working memory and inhibitory control tests than after they tried an aerobic exercise session of the same length.

These tests are indicative of a person`s ability to maintain focus, as well as absorb and remember new information, and aerobic exercises had previously been shown to boost scores in those areas.

Source: Yoga helps reduce stress, improves brain function

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These Star Wars yoga poses will surely make anyone laugh with its hilarious geeky concept.

Yoga has slowly integrated itself into the lives of many young professionals, but it's still considered a somewhat niche market by many standards. Matthew Latkiewicz created these Star Wars yoga poses to inject some humor into the practice and as a way to poke fun at the creator for the many faux pas he's put the sci-fi franchise through.

Source: Comedic Sci-Fi Yoga Stances - The Star Wars Yoga Poses Provide a New Means of Getting Fit (GALLERY)

Pushpendra Kumar, a junior inspector in the Delhi Police, considers most of his colleagues unfit for duty.

“A lot of them are overweight,” says Mr. Kumar, a well-built officer. Others are “frustrated” by the daily cases of crime – from murder to rape – that they battle every day, says Mr. Kumar. Some have developed hypertension, insomnia and migraines because of long and sporadic hours on the job, he says.

Source: Meet Pushpendra Kumar, Delhi Police’s In-House Yoga Guru - India Real Time - WSJ

Love water Well,this summer jump into it not just to cool off,but stay healthy,too.A lifestyle trend that is catching on globally has health aficionados doing a yoga class on the water a swimming pool or lake on paddleboard.Called SUP (Stand Up Paddleboard) Yoga,or simply paddle yoga,its mixing the technique of postures with a balancing act.In an age where yoga is getting increasingly varied with anti-gravity (floating yoga) and tantrum yoga (where you are encouraged to release stress by and yelling and laughing),is Mumbai going to welcome this newfangled fitness form in its swimming pools.

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Countless travelers and pilgrims seeking serenity and spiritual renewal have made their way to India's ashrams and retreat centers to learn the wisdom of ancient practices like yoga, meditation and Ayurveda healing. Whether you're looking for a disciplined daily meditation routine at a spiritual center or a luxury spa with a focus on wellness and healing, the country's many retreat centers all promise visitors stress reduction, self-discovery and an escape from a busy urban lifestyle.

From by-donation yoga programs at a southern India center to luxury wellness retreats at an upscale Himalayas destination spa, these 10 retreat centers accomodate every budget and level of interest, from the yoga-curious to experienced meditation practitioners.

Source: 10 Tranquil Yoga And Meditation Retreats In India For Stress Reduction

Yoga has shown promising results in in major psychiatric disorders such as depression, schizophrenia, ADHD and sleep complaints, say findings from a review of over 100 studies.

Emerging evidence in support of the 5,000-year-old Indian practice is "highly promising" and showed that yoga may not only help to improve symptoms, but also may also prevent stress-related mental illnesses, said P. Murali Doraiswamy, professor of psychiatry and medicine at Duke, who co-authored the study with Meera Balasubramaniam.

Source: Yoga shows promise in pyschiatric cases - Health - DNA

Yoga, the 5,000-year-old Indian practice, has positive effects on mild depression and sleep complaints, even in the absence of drug treatments, and improves symptoms associated with schizophrenia and ADHD in patients on medication, according to a systematic review of the exercise on major clinical psychiatric disorders.

Source: Yoga may help fight major mental health disorders , AniNews.in

Yoga works much like antidepressants and psychotherapy and helps tackle most mental health problems including depression, attention deficiency and even schizophrenia, researchers have concluded, giving the ancient Indian practice science’s most comprehensive thumbs up yet.

Like medication commonly prescribed for major psychiatric disorders, yoga helps modulate levels of key chemicals like serotonin, and stress hormone cortisol, a review by scientists at Duke University has confirmed.

For some illnesses, yoga may work as a standalone remedy, and in others, as an adjunct to medicine, they found.

Source: Yoga gets biggest science thumbs up yet - Hindustan Times