BaliSpirit Festival 2026 Returns to Ubud With Free Community Events

The BaliSpirit Festival, one of the world’s most celebrated gatherings of yoga, music, and conscious living, returns to Ubud, Bali from April 15 to 19, 2026 with an expanded lineup that includes free community events, world-class yoga teachers, live music performances, and wellness workshops. Now in its 18th year, the festival continues to draw thousands … Read more

Trauma-Informed Yoga Is Bridging the Wellness Gap for Immigrant Communities

In a small studio in Albuquerque, New Mexico, a University of New Mexico international education advisor is quietly transforming how immigrant and refugee communities access wellness. Fiore Bran-Aragón, who works with UNM’s Global Education Office by day, co-founded Kula Yoga ABQ to offer donation-based, multilingual, and trauma-informed yoga classes specifically designed for people who have … Read more

10-Week Yoga Program Boosts Immune Function in Medical Students, Study Finds

A groundbreaking randomized controlled trial published in Scientific Reports has found that just 10 weeks of regular yoga practice significantly boosts immune function and improves metabolic health markers in medical students. The study, conducted among students facing high academic stress, adds to a growing body of evidence that yoga offers measurable, clinical-grade health benefits that … Read more

60% of Fortune 500 Companies Now Offer Mindfulness Programs

An estimated 60 percent of Fortune 500 companies now offer structured mindfulness training to employees, according to a 2026 analysis of corporate wellness programs. What was once considered a fringe benefit has become a mainstream business practice, with companies investing in meditation apps, on-site yoga classes, and dedicated mindfulness programs that are producing measurable results … Read more

UCLA: Yoga Outperforms Memory Training for Alzheimer’s Risk

Women at risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease can improve both their cognitive function and their subjective sense of memory by practicing Kundalini yoga, according to a study by researchers at UCLA’s Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior. The research, which compared yoga and meditation against conventional memory-enhancement training in women in their 60s with … Read more