About 80 percent of Americans will experience low back pain at some point. Patients are often advised to manage their back pain with exercise and mind-body interventions. But, do they really help? Researchers compared and contrasted yoga, tai chi and qigong, and found them to be effective for treatment of low back pain, reporting positive outcomes such as reduction in pain or psychological distress such as depression and anxiety, reduction in pain-related disability, and improved functional ability.

Yoga and physical therapy (PT) are effective approaches to treating co-occurring sleep disturbance and back pain while reducing the need for medication, according to a new study. The research showed significant improvements in sleep quality lasting 52 weeks after 12 weeks of yoga classes or 1-on-1 PT, which suggests a long-term benefit of these non-pharmacologic approaches.

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Tao Porchon-Lynch also marched twice with Mahatma Gandhi, according to her website.

Soothe the central nervous system after a busy day with these gentle evening yoga poses

Tao Porchon-Lynch, who was recognized by the Guinness World Records as the "World's Oldest Yoga Teacher" in 2012, died Friday. She was 101.

Start your day right with these two gentle movement sequences

These subtle movements can be performed anywhere, anytime

Yogi Chris Magee talks us through some of the many variations of the practice and how to pick the right one for your mood and goals

British entrepreneur Richard Branson will unveil the "Scarlet Lady" on Friday, a 60,000 tonne cruise liner complete with a tattoo studio and yoga deck aimed at drawing in a younger generation of holiday-makers.