My first experience with yoga took place at my grandmother's house when I was five years old. Sitting across from her at the dining table, half-awake as the Kolkata sun began to warm the day, I ...

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 ...

Rishikesh is the Yoga Capital of India. It is a global hub for yoga, meditation, and spiritual learning on the banks of the ...

India is considered the birthplace of Yoga and has a lot of hubs for a yoga retreat. Beyond the famous retreats and crowded hotspots, there are cities and towns where yoga is deeply rooted in history, ...

NEW DELHI (RNS) The Supreme Court of India is weighing whether yoga has a religious element, as it decides if public schools may teach the ancient discipline in the country where it originated.

Indian Prime Minister and longtime yoga practitioner Narendra Modi led an estimated 50,000 volunteers through a series of yoga asanas Thursday to celebrate the fourth anniversary of International Yoga ...

International Day of Yoga (IDY), as the name implies, acknowledges the worldwide significance of yoga. The designation recognizes the practice not only as a part of the intangible cultural heritage of ...

India's Got Talent Season 11 showcased an extraordinary yoga performance by 11-year-old Pariniti and her 76-year-old ...

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.

A South Indian church has claimed that Christian beliefs cannot go hand in hand with yoga. The Syro Malabar Catholic Church in Kerala argues that certain poses in traditional yoga might be against ...

Aarti Pathak was diagnosed with breast cancer weeks after losing her mum. She shares her survival story, which she wrote ...