Latest yoga and wellness news
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
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
A new randomized controlled trial published in Frontiers in Public Health has found that an eight-week yoga program significantly reduced symptoms of Internet Gaming Disorder in adolescents, along with measurable decreases in depression, anxiety, and stress. With gaming addiction affecting an estimated 9 to 10 percent of teenagers globally, this school-based study offers a practical, … Read more
A groundbreaking study from the University of California San Diego has revealed that just seven days of intensive meditation can produce measurable changes in both brain activity and blood chemistry. Published in Communications Biology on April 6, 2026, the research offers compelling new evidence that meditation physically rewires the brain far faster than previously thought … Read more
A new randomized controlled trial has added significant clinical weight to what yoga practitioners have long believed: Surya Namaskar (Sun Salutation) is far more than a warm-up sequence. Published in PMC, the study found that regular Surya Namaskar practice produced measurable reductions in perceived stress, body fat percentage, and key anthropometric parameters among overweight and … Read more