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Check out this article by Jennifer Steinhauer in the NYTimes:
“There are huge synergies with the military and yoga,” said Mr. Allaire, who discovered this as he learned yoga. “There is a stereotype that yogis are a bunch of hippie types of people who are not militaristic,” he said. “But the whole system of yoga is about moral and ethical restraints on behavior and trying to stay calm in challenging conditions.” - READ MORE
What’s the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear or think of this word?
For most people, this would be someone in a Yoga pose, extremely flexible and agile. This however is not the truth. Asanas of yoga postures are only the latest development in what has been the evolution of Yoga. It stems from a branch of Yoga, called ‘Hatha Yoga’. - READ MORE
“To fight against stress-induced eating, prevention strategies should integrate psychological and lifestyle aspects including stress management (eg, emotion regulation training, mindfulness, yoga), nutritional education with techniques for self-effectiveness, awareness of eating-without-hunger, and creating an environment that stimulates a healthy diet and physical activity”, says Dr Michels. - READ MORE