Hindus welcome Frankfurt Airport upgrade plans to include yoga rooms

Hindus have welcomed reported plans of Frankfurt Airport, a major international airport in Germany, to invest about $113 million in upgrades/makeover which include yoga rooms. It already has two “professionally equipped” yoga rooms, located in passenger terminals one...

New York’s Rubin Museum showcasing Hindu deities

Rubin Museum of Art in New York is exhibiting various Hindu deities in it “Rain and Ritual” exhibition, which will continue till March 27 next. Deities exhibited reportedly include Lakshmi (17th century), Krishna (19th century), Durga (12th-13th century), Bhairava...

Yoga Teacher’s Training for Jewish women to be held in Jerusalem

A 200-hour Intensive Yoga Teacher Training Program, claimed to be the “first yoga training in the world to cater to Jewish women” is being launched in Jerusalem in July, with a follow-up starting in September. Organized by Toronto based Kinneret Yoga, whose tagline is...

Hindus welcome idea of Meditation Room at Ohio University

Hindus have welcomed the reported efforts of planning an Interfaith Meditation Room at Ohio University (OU) campus in Athens by its International Student Union (ISU) in the fall semester. Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada today, said that an...

Hindus welcome Iowa church offering free yoga

Hindus have welcomed the First Congregational Church of Spencer (Iowa) for hosting free yoga classes open to the public. Starting June 20, hour-long yoga classes will be offered on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays titled as Chair Yoga, Gentle Vinyasa Flow and Yoga...

Arizona University studying yoga’s healing effects

An Arizona State University (ASU) in Tempe health researcher is reportedly studying how online yoga can help people faced with grief of stillbirth or rare blood cancer symptoms. Dr. Jennifer Huberty, an associate professor at the School of Nutrition and Health...