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The World Health Organization has renewed its recognition of India’s Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga (MDNIY) as a WHO Collaborating Centre for Traditional Medicine (Yoga), extending the designation through 2029. The move reinforces India’s position at the forefront of evidence-based yoga research and signals growing global acceptance of yoga as a legitimate public health … Read more
For decades, yoga has occupied an interesting middle ground in Western wellness culture — respected as exercise, valued for flexibility, but rarely taken seriously as a medical intervention. That is changing fast. In 2026, a growing number of wellness experts, neuroscientists, and healthcare providers are reframing yoga not as a fitness trend, but as what … Read more
Scientists have long suspected that meditation does more than just calm the mind. Now, groundbreaking research using intracranial EEG recordings — electrodes placed directly inside the brain — is revealing just how profoundly meditation can alter activity in some of our most important neural structures. A recent study from Mount Sinai researchers has documented, for … Read more
The Sedona Yoga Festival is returning for 2026, and this year’s edition promises to be one of the most immersive yet. Scheduled for April 23-27 at the Hilton Sedona Resort at Bell Rock, the five-day gathering will bring together internationally respected yoga teachers, meditation guides, and wellness practitioners against the backdrop of Sedona’s iconic red … Read more
India has taken a bold step toward embedding yoga into the fabric of everyday life. The Ministry of Ayush recently launched “Yoga 365,” a sweeping national campaign designed to transform yoga from an annual celebration into a daily wellness habit for hundreds of millions of citizens. The initiative was formally unveiled during the launch of … Read more