Hindus have commended Montgomery County Community College (MCCC) and the Montgomery County Veterans Center in Pennsylvania (USA) for offering free yoga and meditation for female veterans. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, called it a “step in the right direction” and urged the community colleges all over USA to […]
Yoga in Hinduism
Connecticut public school offering yoga to 4th graders
Hindus have applauded Vernon Board of Education in Connecticut (USA) for approval of offering yoga to fourth graders in its Maple Street School, and have urged all schools in USA to do the same for their pupils. According to reports, Board of Education of Vernon Public Schools, in its February 25 meeting, approved the proposal […]
Pennsylvania elementary school offering Yoga for students
Hindus have commended Glenside Elementary in Reading (Pennsylvania, USA) for reportedly introducing yoga and have urged all schools in USA to do the same for their pupils. Calling it a “step in the right direction”, distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, suggested all elementary-middle-high schools of the nation to […]
Melbourne yoga competition unsettling
Hindus are critical of turning yoga into a competitive sport as “2013 Australian National Yoga Asana Championship” was held at Melbourne on February 10, and find the idea “particularly unsettling”. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that yoga, a reportedly pre-Indus Valley civilization practice, was a mental and […]
BBC called Yoga ‘Fad’, Hindus upset
Hindus have criticized British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) for labeling “yoga” as “fad”. BBC News-World website posted a video on January 10 under its “Watch/Listen”, which was titled as “Man behind yoga and other new age fads”. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, pointed out that terming yoga as one of the […]
US National Institutes of Health video reveals “Science behind Yoga”
United States National Institutes of Health (NIH), one of the world’s foremost medical research centers, has released a video which reveals “science behind yoga”. An NIH release announcing this has said that “there is a growing body of evidence that yoga may be beneficial for low-back pain”. “Due to a growing body of evidence-based research, […]