Yoga

This image taken from video shows yoga instructor Tim Senesi in Orange County, Calif. in 2023. (Tim Senesi via AP)

Which style of yoga is right for me? Here’s a primer, with a caveat

With so many styles of yoga out there, which one is right for you? Yoga teachers say there is no one type of class that’s best for beginners. It depends on your activity level and intentions.
 
India's Rohan Bopanna returns the ball with his teammate Australia's Matthew Ebden to Italy's Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori during their doubles tennis match of the ATP World Tour Finals at the Inalpi Arena, in Turin, Italy, Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

Indian doubles specialist Rohan Bopanna still going strong at 44 with routine of yoga and ice baths

 
In this image taken from video, piglets interact with yoga class participants, Friday, May 17, 2024, in Spencer, Mass. (AP Photo)

Three little piggies at a yoga class = maximum happiness

 
This photo shows the red notice of Romania's Gregorian Bipolar on Interpol website, Tuesday, Nov.28, 2023. French authorities arrested the leader of a multinational tantric yoga organization Tuesday on suspicion of indoctrinating female followers for sexual exploitation. The Romanian guru identified as Gregorian B., whom French media identified as Gregorian Bivolaru at the heart of the Atman Yoga Federation was detained during a massive morning police operation across the Paris region, according to a French judicial official, who wasn't authorized to speak publicly about an ongoing investigation. (Interpol via AP)

A yoga leader promised followers enlightenment. But he’s now accused of sexual abuse

 
This photo shows the red notice of Romania's Gregorian Bipolar on Interpol website, Tuesday, Nov.28, 2023. French authorities arrested the leader of a multinational tantric yoga organization Tuesday on suspicion of indoctrinating female followers for sexual exploitation. The Romanian guru identified as Gregorian B., whom French media identified as Gregorian Bivolaru at the heart of the Atman Yoga Federation was detained during a massive morning police operation across the Paris region, according to a French judicial official, who wasn't authorized to speak publicly about an ongoing investigation. (Interpol via AP)

French police arrest a yoga guru accused of exploiting female followers

 

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Serhii Zaloznyi, center, a 52-year-old yoga instructor, holds a yoga session in a basement in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023. In a basement in one of the front-line cities in the Donetsk region, people gather three times a week in the morning for yoga to alleviate the stress caused by Russia’s constant shelling. (AP Photo/Hanna Arhirova)

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