Bridge too far:Yoga teachers say migration need is a stretch

Bridge too far:Yoga teachers say migration need is a stretch

Jobs and Skills Australia has defended placing yoga instructors on its draft core skills migration list,while several building trades don’t make the cut.

  • byAngus Thompson

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Yoga teachers make draft core skills visa list,but not tradies

Yoga teachers make draft core skills visa list,but not tradies

Despite the nation’s housing crisis,yogis,martial artists and dog handlers are among the occupations to have beaten construction trades to a spot on a draft priority skills list.

  • byAngus Thompson
‘It’s the public using public land’:Free yoga faces council threat to shut down

‘It’s the public using public land’:Free yoga faces council threat to shut down

A weekly free or by-donation yoga class on St Kilda beach is in danger of having to shut down after Port Phillip Council said it had to limit numbers to 15 people or only run it four times a year.

  • byCara Waters
Yoga ‘guru’ who promised enlightenment arrested for sexual abuse

Yoga ‘guru’ who promised enlightenment arrested for sexual abuse

To his followers across Europe,he was a guide to a higher state of consciousness. He was also a master manipulator.

  • byThomas Adamson
Gentle yoga sessions could improve cancer survival rates

Gentle yoga sessions could improve cancer survival rates

Hatha yoga has been found to reduce signs of inflammation in cancer patients.

  • byJoe Pinkstone
Rise of the downward dog:Australia’s most popular sports revealed
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Rise of the downward dog:Australia’s most popular sports revealed

More adults are practising yoga than playing soccer,golf or tennis,as individual activities squeeze out traditional team sports.

  • byAndrew Taylor
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Why our wellness obsession can be a bed of nails
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Why our wellness obsession can be a bed of nails

We need to get back to a stage where we accept that not all pain can be eliminated.

  • byCherie Gilmour
Yoga for your face? It’s not as silly as it sounds

Yoga for your face? It’s not as silly as it sounds

Face yoga can have beneficial effects in terms of improving lymphatic drainage,but the experts are divided when it comes to prevention or reduction of wrinkles.

  • byEvelyn Lewin
He’s among the biggest celebrity gurus. And he wants to ‘craft your destiny’

He’s among the biggest celebrity gurus. And he wants to ‘craft your destiny’

What is it about Sadhguru that has not only grabbed the attention of millions of Instagram followers but that of Tony Robbins,Deepak Chopra and Tom Brady?

  • bySarah Berry
‘It’s just exercise’:after a 28-year ban,Alabama could allow yoga in public schools

‘It’s just exercise’:after a 28-year ban,Alabama could allow yoga in public schools

A proposed bill would allow schools and students to make their own decisions about yoga classes but public schoolteachers would be forbidden from saying “namaste”.

  • byJacey Fortin
Becoming a better man and finding myself through hot yoga
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Becoming a better man and finding myself through hot yoga

I may never be able to touch my head to the floor but gushing sweat for 90 minutes a day has taught me to be more comfortable with myself.

  • byBen Mack