Latest yoga and wellness news
The Sedona Yoga Festival is set to return for another transformative gathering, running April 23–27, 2026, at the Hilton Sedona Resort at Bell Rock in Arizona. This year’s edition promises to be the most ambitious yet, with more than 150 sessions spanning yoga, meditation, Ayurveda, sound healing, and complementary wellness practices. What to Expect at … Read more
The numbers are staggering, and they continue to grow. The global yoga industry — encompassing classes, teacher training programmes, retreats, apparel, equipment, and digital platforms — is now valued at more than $88 billion USD, with projections suggesting it could reach beyond $215 billion by 2033. What was once a niche practice confined to ashrams … Read more
A statistic that would have seemed extraordinary just a decade ago is now fast becoming reality: by 2026, an estimated 60% of Fortune 500 companies will offer structured mindfulness training to their employees. The corporate world’s embrace of meditation and mindfulness practices — once viewed with scepticism in boardrooms — has accelerated dramatically, driven by … Read more
Something fundamental is shifting in the way yoga is being understood — not just by practitioners and teachers, but by researchers, clinicians, and health systems around the world. Yoga is increasingly being reframed not simply as a fitness practice or a stress-relief tool, but as what some researchers are now calling “nervous system medicine”: a … Read more
A landmark new study from researchers at UC San Diego has found that just one week at an intensive meditation retreat can produce rapid, wide-ranging changes in both brain function and blood biology — changes that engage natural physiological pathways promoting neuroplasticity, metabolic health, immunity, and even pain relief. The findings, which have been generating … Read more