/tags/yoga Yoga en-US Copyright Fri, 28 May 2021 15:26:59 GMT /show/embodied-radio-show/2021-05-28/yoga-cultural-appropriation-religion-race-power-capitalism Yoga in the Western world often looks like a 30-minute class that goes through a series of physical poses. But this is only a piece of yoga's intended spiritual and cultural practices...and many are working to bring the intersection of power, cultural appropriation, fitness culture and yoga to light. Fri, 28 May 2021 15:26:59 GMT /show/embodied-radio-show/2021-05-28/yoga-cultural-appropriation-religion-race-power-capitalism Kaia Findlay, Anita Rao /military/2018-02-25/ft-bragg-stories-finding-peace-in-the-present Before coming to Fort Bragg in 2016, Phil Sussman fractured his spine in a training accident, an injury he feared would end his military career."The pain… Sun, 25 Feb 2018 13:00:00 GMT /military/2018-02-25/ft-bragg-stories-finding-peace-in-the-present Elizabeth Friend /health/2017-04-06/new-book-brings-body-positivity-to-backbends Jessamyn Stanley did not like yoga when she first started. Stanley’s first yoga class ended with her lying in a heap, overcome with nausea. But the body… Thu, 06 Apr 2017 16:16:38 GMT /health/2017-04-06/new-book-brings-body-positivity-to-backbends Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2017-04-06/new-book-brings-body-positivity-to-backbends Jessamyn Stanley did not like yoga when she first started. Stanley’s first yoga class ended with her lying in a heap, overcome with nausea. But the body… Thu, 06 Apr 2017 16:16:38 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2017-04-06/new-book-brings-body-positivity-to-backbends Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio /health/2015-06-10/yoga-bikinis-facebook-and-fat-how-a-nc-yogi-is-reshaping-body-image-using-social-media Images of women’s bodies are now more prolific than ever. From media advertisements to fitness blogs and Facebook feeds, photos of women’s bodies are… Wed, 10 Jun 2015 16:13:23 GMT /health/2015-06-10/yoga-bikinis-facebook-and-fat-how-a-nc-yogi-is-reshaping-body-image-using-social-media Andrew Tie /show/the-state-of-things/2015-06-10/yoga-bikinis-facebook-and-fat-how-a-nc-yogi-is-reshaping-body-image-using-social-media Images of women’s bodies are now more prolific than ever. From media advertisements to fitness blogs and Facebook feeds, photos of women’s bodies are… Wed, 10 Jun 2015 16:13:23 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2015-06-10/yoga-bikinis-facebook-and-fat-how-a-nc-yogi-is-reshaping-body-image-using-social-media Anita Rao, Frank Stasio /arts-culture/2014-02-20/laser-show-swamiji-puts-modern-spin-on-story-of-hindu-monk If you are going to yoga today, you can thank Swami Vivekananda. The Hindu monk is credited with bringing yoga to the West along with the Indian… Thu, 20 Feb 2014 17:04:04 GMT /arts-culture/2014-02-20/laser-show-swamiji-puts-modern-spin-on-story-of-hindu-monk Meghan Modafferi, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2014-02-20/laser-show-swamiji-puts-modern-spin-on-story-of-hindu-monk If you are going to yoga today, you can thank Swami Vivekananda. The Hindu monk is credited with bringing yoga to the West along with the Indian… Thu, 20 Feb 2014 17:04:04 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2014-02-20/laser-show-swamiji-puts-modern-spin-on-story-of-hindu-monk Meghan Modafferi, Frank Stasio /health/2013-01-30/can-yoga-help-mental-illness Treatment for mental illness that is safe, healthy, and not too expensive can be hard to find. But new research from Duke University suggests that yoga… Wed, 30 Jan 2013 22:12:31 GMT /health/2013-01-30/can-yoga-help-mental-illness Catherine Brand