Rajashree Choudhury would like to convince you that yoga and hyper-competitive athletic contests go together. Her organization, USA Yoga, is holding the National Yoga Asana Championship in New York ...

NEW YORK - The judges will be watching — were the competitor's knees locked? Were the wrists straight? Did the forehead and the knee connect? If not, points are going to be lost. Seeking the perfect ...

Yoga's inclusion in the Asian Games progresses with the establishment of National Yogasana Sport Federation of India. The United Nations acknowledged 'International Yoga Day' on June 21, thanks to PM ...

Western culture has embraced yoga as an activity — one that has several healthy benefits — transforming it from its ancient Indian origins. As such, it's hard to picture yoga outside of what has ...

For centuries, yoga has been revered as an ancient spiritual and physical discipline to harmonise the body, mind, and soul. But now yoga is a recognised competitive sport. Recently, the United Arab ...

Sadhguru, a spiritual leader and the founder of the Isha Foundation has voiced his opinion, criticising yoga being included as a sport (matter of display) in the 2026 Asian Games, in Aichi-Nagoya, ...

Yoga has always been about finding your inner balance. You could time-travel to ancient India and study under the Hindu priests who conceived yoga, and not much would be different from today’s yoga ...

The UAE is formalizing yoga as a competitive sport, reflecting its deepening cultural ties with India and the influence of its large Indian diaspora. This move involves integrating yogasana into ...

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NEW YORK — The judges will be watching — were the competitor’s knees locked? Were the wrists straight? Did the forehead and the knee connect? If not, points are going to be lost. Seeking the perfect ...