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2. Yogasopana Purvacatuska - Wikipedia

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   The yoga scholar Mark Singleton observes that the publication of Yogasopana was in several ways a "key transitional moment" from medieval hatha yoga to modern yoga as exercise. [1] For the first time, the yogic body was represented naturalistically, using modern half-tone engravings, as a muscled, three-dimensional body in physical postures.

3. Makarasana - Wikipedia

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   Makarasana is however often used as a relaxation asana, an alternative to the supine Shavasana, and both head and legs are rested on the floor. Yoga International describes it as having the chest "slightly raised", and as "one of the best postures for working with diaphragmatic breathing ".

4. Yoga for women - Wikipedia

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   A pioneer of modern asana-based yoga, Indra Devi (born Eugenie V. Peterson), the Russian pupil of the founder of yoga as exercise, Krishnamacharya, argued that yoga was suitable for well-to-do Indian women: "Yogic exercises since they are non-violent and non-fatiguing are particularly suited to a woman and make her more beautiful."

5. The Surprising Health Benefits of Hot Yoga You Might ... - AOL

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   One study of women who participated in Bikram yoga over a 5-year period found that premenopausal women had increased bone density in their neck, hips, and lower back. The authors of the study ...

6. Yoga as therapy - Wikipedia

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   At least three types of health claims have been made for yoga: magical claims for medieval haṭha yoga, including the power of healing; unsupported claims of benefits to organ systems from the practice of asanas; and more or less well supported claims of specific medical and psychological benefits from studies of differing sizes using a wide ...

7. Group fitness classes are for everyone. Why are more women ...

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   In a poll of 2,000 women by England Athletics, more than 50% said that they would feel safer running in a group than they would on their own. But while women may dominate group workouts, there are ...