Top 8 Innovative Yoga Classes + Yoga For Inmates and Kids (SUPER GALLERY)

Inmates are stretching in unison behind bars? Kids have the patience for deep breathing and stillness? You bet! Yoga isn’t just for adults looking for a healthy way to unwind, ground themselves, or connect with spirituality.

Yoga Behind Bars is a Seattle nonprofit organization in support of yoga instruction at King County jail. It’s been taught there for five years
“with the intention of rehabilitation and reducing recidivism,” Seattle Weekly reported. The demand for the classes is skyrocketing!

As for the youngens, Florida kids hit the mats weekly on Marco Island at Hands on Yoga Studio.

“Relaxation was really difficult for the kids at first because it was hard for them to sit still, but now, the kids can relax for a whole two minutes,” ZWire reported. The founder, Peggy Totten, sees a lot of benefit in starting young. “If you start earlier, you start respecting your body and noticing what you put into it.”

Trend Hunter has seen a range of innovations in Yoga, involving everything from personal chefs to horses and even wine:

Pairing Yoga & Wine - Vino-Yasa (GALLERY)

Experimenting with different wine pairings is fun, but who knew it could be really beneficial for your health too? No, I’m not talking about antioxidants; I’m referring to Vino-yasa! This innovative approach to pairing supplements your favourite reds and white with yoga stretches. It could just be t… [More]

Heli Yoga

You already knew about heli-skiing and heli-hiking… but did you know about heli yoga?  On a recent trip back to the Canadian Rockies, I discovered that Icefield Helicopter Tours in Alberta has launched heli yoga as a way to ‘lux up’ your next yoga session.  Their website describes, “Your departure… [More]

Yoga For Equestrians - Equiyoga (GALLERY)

Equiyoga is new breed of yoga created by… which involves using horses to perform certain stretches and poses. It’s been proven to calm both the human and the horse. A longtime equestrian lover, (she) has authored a book and is currently working on an instructional DVD. “Equiyoga is best practi… [More]

Acro Yoga For Two - Couples Sport Boosts Sex Life (VIDEO)

Who can keep up with the latest in fitness crazes? Now comes Acro Yoga - a work out for two that will have yoga enthusiasts in some interesting positions...The NY Post says “it’s like sex - but more bendy” but I’m betting if you get good at Acro Yoga, it would improve anyone’s sex life! Your partn… [More]

Punk Rock Yoga

Yoga seems to be very much in vogue as an exercise-of-choice for kids, adults and seniors. And now the yoga community is reaching out to appeal to anyone left behind with their latest offering… Punk Rock Yoga. [More]

Doing Yoga With Your Dog (GALLERY)

Ah, those Japanese! In these pictures you can see how the yoga instructor Momoe Yamamoto demonstrates yoga with her dog Moq. These pictures are taken during a ‘Dog Yoga’ lesson organised by Japan Dog Yoga Association at Nippon Ayurveda School in Tokyo. We all now that everyone who is practicing yoga… [More]