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Yoga is a daily routine for millions of people. “A way of coming to a place of inner peace ,and yoga uses the physical body as a way of meeting self,” says instructor Melody White. White says more people are catching on to the health benefits of yoga, such as reducing stress and anxiety. But could yoga be Anti-Christian? The activity’s roots in Eastern religions are stirring debate. The president of the Southern Baptist Seminary is calling for Christians to avoid yoga. Local pastor Charlie Scott agrees.

Practicing yoga may do more than calm the mind — it may help protect against certain diseases, a new study suggests. In the study, women who had practiced yoga regularly for at least two years were found to have lower levels of inflammation in their bodies than did women who only recently took up the activity. Inflammation is an immune response and can be beneficial when your body is fighting off infection, but chronically high levels of inflammation are known to play a role in certain conditions, including asthma, cardiovascular disease and depression.

So just how many calories do you burn in Yoga? Can Yoga really burn enough calories to supplement my cardio workout? If you’ve asked yourself the same questions, see below for types of Yoga and the average calories burned during an hour long session. Yoga burns on average about 200 calories per hour, but it really depends on the type of yoga you practice. Also, learning how to intensify your practice and challenging yourself personally during class can really add to the total calories burned.

Tantra Yoga is a holistic approach to the study of the universal from the point of view of the individual: the study of the macrocosm through the study of the microcosm. Tantra Yoga draws on all the sciences - astronomy, astrology, numerology, physiognomy, physics, chemistry, alchemy, Ayurveda (the traditional medicine of India), psychology, mathematics, geometry, and so on - to provide a practical means of realizing the highest ideals of philosophy in daily life. Instead of separating and categorizing the different areas of human knowledge, Tantra Yoga draws them together.

Practising yoga really does relax your mind as well as your body more than other types of exercise, a new study claims. Researchers have found that three sessions of the exercise a week can help fight off depression as it boosts levels of a chemical in the brain which is essential for a sound and relaxed mind. Scientists found that the levels of the amino acid GABA are much higher in those that carry out yoga than those do the equivalent of a similarly strenuous exercise such as walking.