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Time for reflection: 10 yoga stories to celebrate International Yoga Day

June 21, 2016, 2:58 PM

 Purrfecting your down dog at cat yoga Cat yoga is a thing — and it’s happening in D.C. Read the full story here. (WTOP/Rachel Nania)
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 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. Read the full story here. (ABC News)
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Beth Wolfe has been leading the beer and yoga classes at Capitol City for five months and hosts similar events at DC Brau, Mad Fox Brewing Company and Oby Lee, an Arlington wine bar. (WTOP/Rachel Nania)
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. Read the full story here. (WTOP/Rachel Nania)
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SANTA MONICA, CA - MAY 15: New York Times bestselling author Mandy Ingber teaches yoga students at the launch party for her new book "Yogalosophy for Inner Strength" at Ron Robinson on May 15, 2016 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Randy Shropshire/Getty Images for Mandy Ingber / Seal Press)
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. Read the full story here. (Getty Images)
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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.” Read the full story here. (WTOP File Photo)
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You don’t need to rise before dawn or block off hours after work to take a yoga class. You can do yoga at your desk — even on the busiest of workdays. (Thinkstock)
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. Read the full story here. (Thinkstock)
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Here, Precious demonstrates her yoga skills learned through local nonprofit YoKid. (Courtesy YoKid)
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. Read the full story here. (Courtesy YoKid)
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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. Read the full story here. (WTOP/Rachel Nania)
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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. Read the full story here. (Thinkstock)
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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. Read the full story here. (AP Photo)
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Beth Wolfe has been leading the beer and yoga classes at Capitol City for five months and hosts similar events at DC Brau, Mad Fox Brewing Company and Oby Lee, an Arlington wine bar. (WTOP/Rachel Nania)
SANTA MONICA, CA - MAY 15: New York Times bestselling author Mandy Ingber teaches yoga students at the launch party for her new book "Yogalosophy for Inner Strength" at Ron Robinson on May 15, 2016 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Randy Shropshire/Getty Images for Mandy Ingber / Seal Press)
down dog pose
You don’t need to rise before dawn or block off hours after work to take a yoga class. You can do yoga at your desk — even on the busiest of workdays. (Thinkstock)
Here, Precious demonstrates her yoga skills learned through local nonprofit YoKid. (Courtesy YoKid)
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