Latest yoga and wellness news
India hosts the inaugural World Yogasana Championship June 4–8 in Ahmedabad, with 40+ nations competing under judged rules — and reigniting a deeper debate about whether yoga belongs in a competition arena at all.
A new health alert from Northern Nevada Public Health has linked the booming “animal yoga” trend to an outbreak of cryptosporidiosis. Here’s what every studio-goer needs to know before their next goat or puppy class.
May 2026’s Mental Health Awareness Month leans on yoga, breathwork, and mindfulness — and 2026 research keeps confirming why those tools work.
A May 2, 2026 Journal of Clinical Medicine pilot found that 7 weeks of weekly yoga sharply reduced stress and increased mindful pain awareness in active adults over 65 — but pain intensity itself didn’t shift, and the awareness change cut both ways.
A new Frontiers in Neuroscience systematic review aggregates 23 neuroimaging studies to map yoga’s consistent effects on the brain.