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Lady Gaga's private teacher credits practicing Bikram Yoga to her success

London, Feb 2 : Lady Gaga's private teacher has attributed her achievement to practicing Bikram Yoga.

Ben Greenfield: Does Yoga Count As Cardio?

We all expect that yoga will stretch your muscles, increase your flexibility and help you to relax and de-stress. But there have been a lot of Bikram yoga advocates who claim that it burns up to 1,000 calories per session. Can that be true?

Cocktail Crossfire: Is Yoga a Crock?

The New York Times Magazine has posted an expose on "How Yoga Can Wreck Your Body," detailing rib and back injuries of yoga practices gone awry. We discuss.Related: The $1 Million Battle Over Bikram Yoga

Prevent yoga injuries: Avoid these 5 mistakes

Suddenly yoga is on the outs. âFor many people, a number of commonly taught yoga poses are inherently risky,â according to a new yoga-bashing book excerpted in the New York Times Magazine last month. The book's author, science writer William Broad, described his own experience where his back went out while engaged in an extended-side-angle pose âhailed as a cure for many diseasesâ and said that ...

Ben McGrath: Greg Gumucio’s lawsuit over Bikram Yoga.

A yoga virgin—yes, really—phoned Greg Gumucio, the founder of the populist franchise Yoga to the People, the other day, in search of clarity on the question of yoga’s status along the sporting spectrum. That is: to what extent would you describe your favorite yoga . . .