At YogaHub we are actively searching the web, publications and studios for the trends and events that serve or illuminate the practice of yoga. From that effort we have gathered a list of conferences and events that you might find useful. (more…)

A consistent yoga practice has long been attributed with achieving a more flexible and toned body. But how does it affect your brain?

In an article in the Canadian paper The Gazette, entitled “This is Your Brain on Yoga” by columnist Donna Nebebsahl, (more…)

Every time we go to the movies we are inundated with one blockbuster film trailer after another. And we nod our heads with approval “Oh that looks good” or with disbelieve at how a particular film could have any relevance to our lives.

Quietly in the mountain ranges of Idaho a film festival aspires to offer us stories whose intent is to express “a celebration of human spirituality through film.” (more…)

Keeping up with your body as it shifts and evolves can be a daunting task. As we all experience the benefits of our yoga practice, we recognize how much easier it is to manage the natural progression that comes with age.

But sometimes we all need a little encouragement to get back on the mat. We came across these two stories that we felt were an inspiring example of joy and commitment to a lifelong yoga practice. (more…)

Saturday morning the YogaHub Team met at the solar powered LA Convention Center to attend the Global Mala Project as part of the Yoga Walk Exposition. Our goal was to explore, gather and experience all of the offerings of a yoga lifestyle in order to enhance our understanding and to bring back as much relative material to our site visitors.

The Yoga Walk Exposition provided rows and rows of product marketers of raw foods, hemp clothing, organic teas, book and music publishers and our favorite: elephant dung paper! (more…)

My mission is to create a working environment where the worlds of conventional and alternative medical practices unite to invent new ways of healing, health and well being for all of us. We must treat the patient with the same passion with which we fight the disease. – Donna Karan

In New York City, yoga practioner and fashion designer Donna Karan brought yogis, holistic practioners, doctors, wellness educators and cancer patients together for a 10-day wellness conference. (more…)

This month’s LA Yoga magazine is offering a comprehensive and personal insight into the training of a yoga teacher, perhaps your yoga teacher. Even though Felicia M Tomasko, the editor of LA Yoga, writes that she regrets not having enough pages to include all the teachers she admired, you will find that they have done a great service to the field by publishing this annual look at the training of yoga teachers.

And even if you don’t live in Los Angeles, you can read a few of the articles, in their entirety, on their website.  Here are a couple of highlights from the magazine, we found it to be a valuable resource that is sure to offer you options and answers. (more…)

Two priests are standing by their decision when they banned the teaching of yoga classes for children in their churches. Both the Silver Street Baptist Church and the St James’ Church of England in Taunton, Somerset declared that the classes were a “sham”, “a false philosophy” and “un-Christian.

From the Christian Post the Baptist priest is quoted saying “Yoga may appear harmless or even beneficial, (more…)

September 21st is designated as the UN International Day of Peace. And this year it is being celebrated around the world with the dedication of yoga studios, practioners, and students who are gathering to promote peaceful action and fundraising on behalf of some of the world’s most crucial issues.

From September 21st to 23rd an international event called the Global Mala Project will take place in 35 countries, from intimate gatherings to citywide efforts. (more…)

Even after a full day of teaching and running a studio, co-owner of City Yoga Rececca Benenati found the time to organize a 24-hour marathon on behalf of the Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles.

From a news report in LAYoga, over 50 yogis committed their mind, body and spirits to raising funds for Habitat for Humanity by participating in a 24-hour yoga poses marathon at City Yoga. (more…)