A unique yoga program is part of a program at some schools for the deaf to help children who can hear but can't speak due to a condition called apraxia.

With yoga having successfully colonised the urban mind, there is a severe shortage of good teachers. Gurus are now being mass manufactured, or are manufacturing themselves, to meet the huge demand.

A business that brings yoga to primary schools around Britain is yielding startling results—quieter lessons and better test scores among them, as the children learn postures and breathing techniques through stories that capture their imaginations.

After a furor in India over reports there was a move to patent yoga asanas in America, the U.S. said its patent office has granted exclusivity to certain new and "non-obvious" devices, but not the postures.

 

In the latest twist on intellectual property rights, Indian officials announced yesterday that they would lodge official complaints with U.S. authorities over hundreds of yoga-related patents, copyrights, and trademarks issued in recent years.

Yoga for Surfers, a form of yoga that marries the physical practice of asanas with the necessities and mentality of surfing, is allowing a primarily female audience to harness the teachings of balance and calm on the mat and in the waves.

Although common in India, the American yoga therapy industry is fledgling. The practice’s customized one-on-one visits are gaining popularity, however, as a successful means to treat chronic pain or anxiety related to illness.

The Iyengar method of yoga not only promotes psychological well-being for breast-cancer survivors, but seems to offer immune system benefits as well, according to new research.

In a new twist on an ancient practice, instructors in such cities as New York, Los Angeles, and Pittsburgh have developed a yoga regime for dogs and their owners that teachers say offers benefits to both canines and humans alike.