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What is  Yoga?                                                                                                           

How many types of Yoga are there?                                                                                

Is Yoga a religion?                                                                                                      

Has it been "proved" that Yoga is good for you?       

What's the best way to get started, especially if I'm out of shape?                         

Is Yoga aerobic exercise?                                                                                       

Is Yoga a New Age practice?                                                                                 

What's the difference between Yoga and just plain stretching and normal exercise?                                                                                                                

What's the difference between a yogi, a guru and a swami?                                   

What is Om?                                                                                                             

How many times a week should I do Yoga and for how long?                               

I am considering traveling to India to study Yoga in an ashram. Any suggestions as to where to start my research?                                                                     

Has there been any formal research into the benefits of Yoga?                       

Do I have to be a vegetarian to practice Yoga?                                               

How can Yoga help children diagnosed with ADD?                                        

Will Yoga help me lose weight and which style is best?                                      

What is the most physically challenging form of Yoga?                                         

I am a 60 year old male runner who is just starting the "Power Yoga" routine. Is this the correct program for me or should I consider a different program? I have never been in a Yoga program.                                                                              

I see that there are so many styles of Yoga out there. How do I know which style is most beneficial to me?                                                                                      

Is it okay to practice Yoga while pregnant?                                                         

Should women do Yoga during menses?                                                              

Can Yoga control high blood pressure?                                                         

Can Yoga help cure migraines?                                                                              

Is there a Yoga program for tendinitis of the wrist?                                                 

I suffer from social anxiety, despite trying several kinds of medication, nothing really helps me. Can Yoga help?                                                                                

Can Yoga get rid of varicose veins?                                                                     

All the different places that offer teacher training seem to have different criteria or hours to become a teacher. Is there an "official" criteria one must fulfill to become a "certified yoga teacher" or is it basically individual to the certain yoga schools?