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 […]
Yoga in USA
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 […]
American Baseball Team Oakland Athletics embraced Yoga
Hindus have commended American Major League Baseball team Oakland Athletics for embracing yoga as a part of daily workout and have urged sports teams around the world to do the same for their players. This “baseball-specific” yoga is claimed, according to a news-release posted on Athletics website, to provide “significant benefits in terms of breathing, […]
Massachusetts school offering Yoga to toddlers
Hindus have applauded prestigious Pine Cobble School in Williamstown (Massachusetts, USA) for reportedly offering yoga to toddlers and have urged all schools in USA to do the same for their pupils. According to reports, preschoolers are learning breathing techniques and movement through yoga in the School, which gives them coping mechanisms. Calling it a “step […]
Yoga Room in San Francisco International Airport, USA
Hindus have applauded San Francisco International Airport (SFO) in USA for launching “Yoga Room” at the airport terminal. Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, urged other world airports to build “Yoga Room” for the passengers if they wanted to help reduce their stress levels and be “world-class” airports. Welcoming SFO’s […]
Salt Lake City is the top Yoga-friendly town in USA
Salt Lake City, capital of Utah settled by Mormon pioneers in 1847, is now one of the “10 fantastically yoga-friendly towns” of USA, as declared by August 2011 issue of Yoga Journal. Other nine towns on the list of this San Francisco (California) headquartered prestigious yoga magazine are: Asheville (North Carolina), Austin (Texas), Boulder (Colorado), Encinitas […]
An American art museum offers yoga classes
Now one can enjoy yoga surrounded by beautiful art. The Noyes Museum of Art, the only fine arts museum in southern New Jersey (USA), is offering “No Sweat Yoga” classes. “Relax & reduce your stress level”, yoga class announcement says. Naida Burgess is the instructor. Welcoming the well known museum’s move to offer yoga classes, […]
Yoga is so popular at Brigham Young University of Provo, Utah in USA
Yoga seems to be very popular at Brigham Young University (BYU), a prestigious institute of USA sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS). Its “Yoga on the Edge” class, offered every Tuesday and Thursday evenings, is so popular that BYU has to put a special “note” on its website, saying: The […]