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Time for reflection: 10 yoga stories to celebrate International Yoga Day
June 21, 2016, 2:58 PM
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June 21 is International Yoga Day. To celebrate, we're reflecting on some of our favorite yoga stories over the years.
Purrfecting your down dog at cat yoga
Cat yoga is a thing — and it’s happening in D.C.
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. (WTOP/Rachel Nania)
WTOP/Rachel Nania
D.C. mom’s maternity acroyoga is out of this world
If you have trouble sticking downward dog in your yoga class, take a look at this new mom.
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. (ABC News)
ABC News
Beer and wine’s latest pairing? Yoga
On the last Monday of every month, a crowd carrying brightly colored mats and water bottles gathers in the backroom of Capitol City Brewing Company in Shirlington, Virginia. This group isn’t at the brewpub to eat and drink; they’ve come to work out.
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. (WTOP/Rachel Nania)
WTOP/Rachel Nania
Jennifer Aniston’s trainer: 3 ways to get your body, mind in shape this summer
Ever wonder how Jennifer Aniston got her perfectly sculpted arms and lean figure? Two words: Mandy Ingber. She offers her best tips to get your whole self in shape this summer.
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. (Getty Images)
Getty Images
Stressed? Stretched? Try ‘Rage Yoga’
For centuries, yoga has been a sedate way for people to try to relax and find inner piece, and the same was true for Lindsay-Marie Istace — that is until a nasty breakup led her to create “Rage Yoga.”
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. (WTOP File Photo)
WTOP File Photo
Stressful day? Work some yoga into your workday
Don’t have time to take a yoga class? That’s OK. You can do it at your desk.
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. (Thinkstock)
Thinkstock
Local nonprofit brings yoga to under-served children
A local nonprofit is working to introduce as many children to yoga as possible — especially those in parts of the region where life can be tense for a child.
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. (Courtesy YoKid)
Courtesy YoKid
Trading ‘om’s for ‘ha’s in laughter yoga
Some Arlington residents are participating in a yoga class that requires no mat, no downward-facing dog and no sweat. It’s no joke, but it is something to laugh at.
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. (WTOP/Rachel Nania)
WTOP/Rachel Nania
Winter’s hottest health trend: Snow yoga
First it was hot yoga. Then it was aqua yoga. Next came cat yoga, or practicing poses with your favorite feline, and now the hottest yoga trend this winter is snowga or snow yoga.
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. (Thinkstock)
Thinkstock
Twist and Om: Millions exercise together for global Yoga Day
Millions of people twisted their bodies in complex positions in celebration of International Yoga Day on Tuesday.
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