Latest yoga and wellness news
India’s Ministry of Ayush has introduced an innovative new wellness initiative that could change the way millions of travelers experience flying. Unveiled during the Yoga Mahotsav 2026 event at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi, the “Yoga for Air Travel” protocol is a compact, five-minute routine designed to be performed entirely from an airplane seat — … Read more
Meditation has never been more popular — and that is precisely why researchers are now urging a more honest conversation about its risks. As mindfulness goes mainstream, a growing body of scientific evidence is revealing that for some practitioners, meditation doesn’t bring peace. It brings something far more difficult. A landmark study published in late … Read more
India has officially launched its 100-day countdown to the 2026 International Day of Yoga, unveiling an ambitious nationwide initiative called “Yoga 365” that aims to embed yoga practice into the daily lives of citizens across the country. The campaign was announced during the Yoga Mahotsav-2026, a national event marking exactly 100 days until the June … Read more
A Bengaluru-based startup is set to bring artificial intelligence into the yoga studio — and now it has the backing of the Indian government to do it at scale. Wellnesys Technologies has secured support from India’s Technology Development Board, an arm of the Department of Science and Technology, for the commercial launch of YogiFi — … Read more
New research from some of the world’s leading neuroscience institutions is fundamentally changing how scientists understand what happens inside the brain during meditation — and the findings are far more dramatic than most practitioners realize. Two major studies published in early 2026 reveal that meditation doesn’t simply calm the mind — it actively and measurably … Read more