People participate in a mass yoga session on International Yoga Day in Times Square on June 21, 2023 in New York City. The CDC finds about 1 in 6 adults in the U.S. practice yoga. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
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Alan Hostetter, seen here in May 2020, became a leading activist against coronavirus-related lockdown policies in Orange County, Calif. Hostetter, a former police chief and yoga instructor, was convicted of conspiring to obstruct congress' certification of the 2020 presidential election results at the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. Mark Rightmire/MediaNews Group via Getty Images hide caption
Photo prints of the late Guru Jagat for sale at the RA MA Santa Monica yoga studio. Emily Guerin/KPCC/LAist hide caption
She was a popular yoga guru. Then she embraced QAnon conspiracy theories
People do yoga on the beach in Miami Beach, Fla., on March 23. Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
The new law will allow Alabama public schools to offer yoga for students. Here, kids participate in a yoga class in Pennsylvania. Susan L. Angstadt/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images hide caption
A reindeer calf scratches its head with its hoof. Their ability to move their bodies into extreme positions was one of the reasons owner Jane Atkinson thought that reindeer would be a good fit for a yoga class. Ravenna Koenig/KTOO hide caption
Warrior pose does not intimidate this kid. Marc Silver/NPR hide caption
Physical therapist Ingrid Peele coaches Kim Brown through strengthening exercises to help her with her chronic pain, at the OSF Central Illinois Pain Center in Peoria. Kyle Travers/WFYI hide caption
For Chronic Pain, A Change In Habits Can Beat Opioids For Relief
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Equinox's rope class involves exercising with a jump rope. Courtesy of Equinox hide caption
Yoga used to be a men's only club. But did it inspire an exercise that is helpful for women trying to combat "mummy tummy"? Science & Society Picture Library/Getty Images hide caption
New research finds that a yoga class designed specifically for back pain can be as effective as physical therapy in relieving pain. The yoga protocol includes gentle poses and avoids more difficult ones. Comstock Images/Getty Images hide caption
Study Finds Yoga Can Help Back Pain, But Keep It Gentle, With These Poses
Melissa Galdis bridges with Ramon. Melanie Peeples hide caption
Google pays tribute to yoga master Bellur Krishnamachar Sundararaja Iyengar. Google hide caption
Four pregnant women sit in lotus position. Thomas Northcut/Getty Images hide caption
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi performs yoga along with thousands of Indians on Rajpath, the mall of central New Delhi, for International Yoga Day. Saurabh Das/AP hide caption
Yogis in Bangalore get ready for the International Yoga Day on June 21. MANJUNATH KIRAN/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Yoga practitioners celebrate the solstice in New York's Times Square in 2011. Richard Drew/AP hide caption