Yoga

Online Video Brings the Gym Home

One fan is Michele Galindo, who enjoys practicing yoga and body-sculpting at her home in Austin. She has two computers, both in rooms with plenty of open space.

Florida Church Members Launch Lenten Diet

Advent Lutheran Church kicked off their six-week program "40 Days of Fitness" on March 1 to encourage members to get moving. The program offers free Saturday morning workouts, along with volleyball, yoga and cycling classes during the week.

Art Lovers Do Yoga in Museums

It's a yoga art session, an effort to soothe the soul and tone the body in the inspirational setting of an art museum. After the art lesson on how the painter captured the effect of nocturnal light on the landscape, the visitors will get an hourlong yoga session.

Parent's Tip - Pregnancy and exercising

There's no doubt about it - exercising during pregnancy can make you feel great and can help you develop the stamina needed for giving birth. Yoga, swimming, and walking are great choices, but you should avoid high-impact exercises that involve jumping, bouncing, lifting, or any jarring movements. Before you begin any exercise regimen during your pregnancy, talk to your doctor. He or she can also be helpful in making modifications to your exercise routine as your pregnancy progresses.

Gentle yoga may soothe chronic back pain

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People plagued by chronic lower backaches may find some relief in yoga class, researchers reported Monday.

Food Pyramid for Kids Goes Interactive

The kids' pyramid is more cartoonish, with a girl running up the steps to the top and kids playing soccer, baseball and basketball, walking a dog, riding a bike, stretching, picnicking and even doing yoga.

Diet and exercise may slow prostate cancer

The men were randomly placed into a lifestyle change group or a usual activity group. The lifestyle patients were prescribed a vegan diet with fish oil and other supplements, moderate aerobic exercise, a daily 1-hour period of relaxation via techniques such yoga-based meditation and weekly participation in a support group.

Strict diet program may help prostate cancer-study

They were also told to exercise daily. "It was mostly walking," Ornish said. "We asked them to do yoga and meditation."

Alternative Medicine and Your Child

Mind-body control focuses on the mind's role in conditions that affect the body. Hypnosis, a sort of conscious sleep or trance, can help some people deal with addictions, pain, or anxiety, whereas treatments like psychotherapy, meditation, and yoga are used for relaxation. Many people also turn to support groups and prayer to cope with an illness or feel more connected to others.

Chair Yoga Catching on Among Seniors

PALM DESERT, Calif. - A more gentle form of yoga is catching on in some retirement communities.