Yoga for Peaceplans event on Saturday

Hundreds of people are expected at a peace demonstration Saturday in San Lorenzo Park.

The first annual Santa Cruz Yoga for Peace event will consist of a series of yoga poses, known as Mala, to mark the fifth anniversary of the World Trade Center attack.
The three-hour event starts at noon. A donation of $5-$20 a person is requested. The park is at 137 Dakota Ave. For information, or call 688-4473.

Yoga Journal Acquired

Active Interest Media, Inc. (AIM) has acquired Yoga Journal at undisclosed terms of transaction. The new acquisition will add to AIM's growing portfolio of enthusiast magazines, consumer shows, books and Internet sites.

Yoga Journal (www.yogajournal.com) is a multi-platform media company that produces an award-winning magazine, sell-out conferences, and bestselling books and DVDs.

Since 2000, ad revenue for the Yoga journal magazine has quadrupled while circulation has tripled to 331,000 (ABC audited). In the last five years, the magazine has won four Folio Editorial Excellence Awards for "Best Health and Fitness Magazine" in the country. The magazine is published internationally in Russia, Italy, Brazil, Spain, Thailand, Hong Kong and Singapore.

Yoga Freak Dog

Now a dog is performing yoga in India. Sounds confusing, but this is just what a dog in Jharkhand India does and eats also vegetarian food.

Hritik, a three-year-old German Shepherd, practises Sun Salutation, bhujanga asana' and other 'asanas' (yoga postures) under his trainer in Ranchi(India).

Hritik is a follower of yoga guru Ramdev's style. He is totally vegetarian. According to his trainer and master Nanda Dulal, the dog started imitating him since he was a year old.

'He started imitating me two years ago and now he sits besides me when I perform yoga. He follows my asanas, including my breathing system,' said Dulal.

'When I found that Hritik wants to do yoga I started training him. Now both of us do yoga together every morning,' the proud master said.

Like a typical vegetarian and a Ramdev follower, Hritik loves to eat ripe papayas, cucumber and other vegetarian food.

Sir Paul McCartney has turned to yoga

Recently, Sir Paul McCartney has turned to yoga to help him cope with all the stress.He has taken up yoga to help him through his difficult divorce.

According to the Mirror, the former Beatles legend has enrolled himself for private Hatha yoga classes in The Hamptons in New York .

Yoga system is 5000 years old holistic approach forStress Managementat physical and mental level.The yoga classes helps in providing a balanced and wholesome approach to achieving perfect physical and mental health and happiness provided done in correct way.

A pal of the singer said that McCartney had turned to yoga to help him cope with the stress that he has been under for the past few months.

"The last few months have been incredibly difficult and he is aware of the need to look after himself. He finds yoga the perfect way to help him unwind and relax," the pal said.

"Paul is a very fit and active guy who likes to stay in shape and has been doing a bit of yoga to help his emotional and physical well-being," the friend added.