Russell Brand has swapped partying for all night yoga sessions and recently entered his local studio at 2am and didn't leave until 7am.

The former heroin addict - who this year celebrates 10 years since he successfully completed rehab treatment - recently went to his local yoga studio at 2am for a marathon five-hour session.

A source told the Daily Star newspaper: 'Forget wild partying or all-night bonking, Russell went on solo yoga enlightenment.

'He turned up alone at his local yoga studio at 2am, let himself in and meditated until 7am.'

Perhaps Russell likes to meditate alone as it was recently claimed his love life is 'the talk of his yoga class'.

He met a number of his former lovers at the class including Jordana Brewster's sister Isabella and Mexican artist Oriela Medellin and the British comedian was spotted kissing a pretty brunette as he left the studio in Los Angeles last month.

A source said: 'Russell arrived at yoga with his new girl and they shared a big kiss in his car after the class.

'His antics are the talk of his yoga class.

'He was spotted with a girl after his lesson last week too. He had just left the class and was all over her in a nearby caf.'

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A unique yoga studio in Chelsea allows men to shed their inhibitions and their clothes, DNAinfo.com reports. So keep your expensive yoga pants at home because you're not going to need them.

A unique yoga studio in Chelsea allows men to shed their inhibitions and their clothes, DNAinfo.com reports. So keep your expensive yoga pants at home because you're not going to need them.

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Rochelle Mosley and her clients chatted it up in her beauty parlor, Salon 804. The hot topic was breast cancer awareness.

Rochelle Mosley and her clients chatted it up in her beauty parlor, Salon 804. The hot topic was breast cancer awareness.

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The New York Department of Health is investigating a long island man's claim that he contracted the hantavirus from a mouse bite in the Adirondacks. Michael Vaughan is an avid hiker who believes he contracted

The New York Department of Health is investigating a long island man's claim that he contracted the hantavirus from a mouse bite in the Adirondacks. Michael Vaughan is an avid hiker who believes he contracted

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Yoga is increasingly being used in classrooms across the U.S. to help kids behave and perform better in school.

Yoga is increasingly being used in classrooms across the U.S. to help kids behave and perform better in school.

Researchers have found that kids with autism spectrum disorder who did yoga at their elementary school behaved better than kids with autism who weren't doing yoga.

The researchers surveyed teachers at a school in the Bronx who said a daily yoga program reduced the kids' aggressive behavior, social withdrawal and hyperactivity.

Kristie Patten Koenig, an assistant professor of occupational therapy at New York University who led the study, says that yoga was effective because it seems to play to the strengths of kids with autism, while also reducing stress.

"We know that anxiety fuels a lot of the negative behavior, so the yoga program gives them a strategy to cope with it," Koenig tells Shots. "And if it's done every morning, it becomes an integral part of the day that sets the status of the classroom and allows the kids to become calm, focused and ready to learn."

According to the researchers, yoga is increasingly being used in classrooms across the U.S. to get kids to behave and perform better in school. Early research suggests that yoga exercises help kids concentrate and focus, and improves their strength, motor coordination and social skills.

The Bronx school had the the kids follow a specific routine each morning, five days a week, for 17 minutes. The routine: mats out, breathe deep, assume yoga poses, tense and relax muscles, and, finally, sing. The researchers studied the program for 16 weeks and compared the kids in the program with a control group of kids doing a standard morning routine. Their finding? Teachers said that the kids doing yoga exhibited significantly fewer problematic behaviors overall.

Many researchers argue that kids with autism need behavioral therapies early on, when they do the most good. Intensive interventions like the Early Start Denver Model, which has therapists work with children in their homes four hours a day, five days a week, also appear to be effective.

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(CNN/KSWB) -Yoga is now part of the curriculum at a California elementary school. But, not everyone is joining in on the yoga.

"You can watch me first just so you guys all know what to do?" said Kristen McCloskey.

It's last period at Encinitas Op Elementary. Balance, flexibility and strength are the lessons of the day. The yoga class is one of many being offered across the Encinitas School District thanks to a private grant from the Jois Foundation, an Encinitas based group that promotes the practice of yoga.

District officials say it's all part of a larger initiative to help students be more healthy and active. School officials say they've received overwhelming approval from parents, but not everyone is happy. Some parents have asked their children be taken out of the yoga lessons, claiming the practice of is a course in Hinduism. "We're really hoping this will help the kids feel more focused when they're in the classroom," says McCloskey.

Kristen McCloskey is the yoga instructor at the school. She's been practicing yoga for 13 years and says while the roots of the exercise is spiritual; the class is anything but. "Yes, the roots of Yoga is based in Hinduism; however, we as Americans have really brought it into our culture to gain the actual physical and mental benefits of it. It is purely the physical and the mental benefits that we're trying to convey to the children," says McCloskey.

For now, district officials are confident the benefits will outweigh the criticism. "We believe the yoga program will actually have academic benefits and in fact there is research out there that show that," says Tim Baird, Encinitas School DistrictSuperintendent.

Parents who oppose the yoga class say they just wish the time, effort and money were invested in other subjects like math and science.

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NASHUA At Nashuas Yoga for Peace event you will be introduced to yoga for everyone, young or old, experienced or novice. The fifth annual Yoga for Peace is from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, at Nashua Community College, 505 Amherst St. As part of the opening ceremonies this year, humorist Ken Sheldon will show Yoga for Yankees.

In addition, classes will include events for children and teens, with 30 different classes from which to choose.

Our attendance grows every year, and we are planning to serve 800 people this year. Participants will discover that yoga is for every body and mind, Jay Gupta of YogaCaps said.

The day is presented by YogaCaps Inc., a nonprofit organization whose mission is to build wellness and community by making yoga more available and affordable.

There is no ticket fee; this event is funded only by donations with pre-registration at http://www.yoga caps.org. Your donation benefits two important nonprofit causes free yoga classes for those with cancer through the Thriving with Yoga program at New Hampshires four major hospitals, and scholarships for the Peace and Social Justice Program at Nashua Community College.

This is the largest donation-based yoga and peace event in New England. More than 44 teachers from professional studios and organizations donate their time to share yoga, wellness and meditation classes for all ages and abilities. There will also be dance, music and food.

Paula Super, a participant who has attended for three years, said the event is a special day, fun and fulfilling. I came home energized and relaxed. I wouldnt miss it.

Pre-register online for Yoga for Peace at http://www.yogacaps.org; click on the Peace Dove and follow the links. For more information, contact Terry Gupta at 670-0302.

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NASHUA At Nashuas Yoga for Peace event you will be introduced to yoga for everyone, young or old, experienced or novice. The fifth annual Yoga for Peace is from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, at Nashua Community College, 505 Amherst St.

As part of the opening ceremonies this year, humorist Ken Sheldon will show Yoga for Yankees.

In addition, classes will include events for children and teens, with 30 different classes from which to choose.

Our attendance grows every year, and we are planning to serve 800 people this year. Participants will discover that yoga is for every body and mind, Jay Gupta of YogaCaps said.

The day is presented by YogaCaps Inc., a nonprofit organization whose mission is to build wellness and community by making yoga more available and affordable.

There is no ticket fee; this event is funded only by donations, which benefits two nonprofit causes free yoga classes for those with cancer through the Thriving with Yoga program at New Hampshires four major hospitals, and scholarships for the Peace and Social Justice Program at Nashua Community College.

This is the largest donation-based yoga and peace event in New England. More than 44 teachers from professional studios and organizations donate their time to share yoga, wellness and meditation classes for all ages and abilities. There will also be dance, music and food.

Paula Super, a participant who has attended for three years, said the event is a special day, fun and fulfilling. I came home energized and relaxed. I wouldnt miss it.

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Both of Lenovo's IdeaPad Yoga models to arrive in the UK in November.

With Windows 8 launching at the end of October, we're finally going to start seeing some of the computers we've been talking about for months in the flesh. Both CES and Computex were full to the brim with Windows 8 laptops and computers that (obviously) couldn't launch until Windows 8 hit the market. Among them was the IdeaPad Yoga from Lenovo. The Yoga actually got quite a bit of attention at CES for its unique design. This week brings news that the Yoga will launch in the UK in November.

Tuesday night Lenovo revealed four Windows 8 devices: the IdeaPad Yoga 13 (flip), the IdeaTab Lynx (split), the ThinkPad Twist (twist), and the IdeaPad Yoga 11 (flip). All four offer touch-based screens for Windows 8's touchy-feely UI, and the Yoga 13 is set for availability on October 26. However, it seems consumers in the UK will have to wait a bit longer and pay a bit of a premium. While the Yoga 13 starts at $1,099 in the U.S., TechRadar reports that the notebook will start at 999 when it launches in the UK next month. By today's rates, that works out at just shy of $1600. Yikes.

It's not all bad, though. While the U.S. won't get the Yoga 11 until December, it's slated for UK availability in November. Pricing is still a bit unfair, with folks in the U.S. looking at a starting price of $799 and UK prices starting at 699 (nearly $1120), but it does arrive that bit earlier.

The IdeaPad Yoga 13 packs 13.3-inch HD+ (1600 x 900) display, 3rd generation Core i series CPU, Integrated Intel HD 4000 Graphics, up to 8GB of RAM, as much as 256 GB of SSD storage, and a 1MP 720p HD Camera with face tracking capability. The Yoga 11 is powered by Nvidia's Tegra 3 chip, boasts an 11.6-inch HD, packs 2GB of RAM, and runs on Windows RT.

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From sun salutations in the sand, to planks on paddle boards, you'll find reincarnations of yoga practices far beyond the traditional studios. There are lots of modern twists on an ancient practice, right here in the Tampa Bay area.

Yoga in Tampa is opening its doors and stretching its reach.

"I see a very significant evolutionary process happening with the yoga community here," said yogi Tricia Schuster, who has been practicing for 13 years.

While maintaining its traditional values, yoga is taking a new turn, thanks in part to a whole new demographic of yogis.

"They're open to the fact that meditation and yoga is really a lifestyle. It's a way of living, not just a workout," explained Roni Sloman, the owner of Bella Prana studio in South Tampa.

Steven Klein is one of them. He enjoyed yoga so much he wanted to share the energy far beyond the classes.

"What if you could have the yoga community out and centered around you, outside of the yoga studio and have fun and be surrounded by that kind of entertainment. I just enjoy being around those types of people much more than going out like the same old thing like I was 20 years old or something because, I'm not anymore," he said.

It's yoga gone social -- combining the practice with popular hobbies like paddleboarding.

"Being outside is unique everytime, it's different everyday, the light, the wind, the heat, whatever it is, and so it gives it a really interesting vibration for the group," said Roni.

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Dubai, October 11 (ANI): A new form of yoga for babies is becoming popular in Dubai.

Some 34 infants as young as a few days old to 12 months were initiated into the "hugely beneficial" exercise along with their moms at a unique workshop organised by the Pampers Mommy and Baby Sleep Academy in Dubai, Gulf News rwported.

As part of the workshop, certified baby yoga guru Odona Farska of the Flow Yoga Dubai Studio took the infants and their mothers through a series of gentle movements that are proven to benefit them physically, physiologically and psychologically.

"Baby yoga helps stimulate bodily systems like the digestive and nervous systems, besides ensure sufficient physical activity for a baby. It helps the child sleep well and heal birth traumas. It is also a bonding time for the mother and child and ensures they are happier," Gulf News quoted Farska, who mastered the art of baby yoga in London, as saying.

She said a typical baby yoga session spans 10-15 minutes for 3-6 month-olds and 20-30 minutes for 6-12-month-olds.

It covers all features of classic yoga, right from the warm-up to the stretching, postures and movements so that the vital organs are stimulated, the muscles toned and the mind and body relaxed.

By extension, baby yoga is said to influence interaction with the child in every aspect, be it the manner in which he or she is lifted, carried, sat down or walked around. (ANI)

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Sheryl Light and Thomas Slattery pose in their new business, Open Studio.

WILMINGTON | Open Studio, a yoga and healing art studio, has opened on Military Cutoff Road, offering yoga , creative classes in drama and writing and even one-on-one life coaching.

The realized dream of artists Sheryl Light and Thomas Slattery, Open Studio is most definitely out of the box.

Sheryl Light was born and raised in Boston and graduated from art school with a degree in Fine Art. Mother of three boys, Light nurtured her passion for painting and became a certified yoga instructor and life coach.

California native Thomas Slattery spent more than a decade as a professional dancer, working in Paris and New York, before discovering yoga and settling on the East Coast.

As well as being a dancer and a yogi, Slattery is also a talented sculptor working with bronze, steel and

stone.

Merging their artistic visions and shared love of yoga, Slattery and Light co-create unique paintings, inspired by their focus on mind/body connection.

The innovative pair established their own art company 12 years ago called Cross Your Toes. It hosts their artwork and offers tailor-made paintings.

They meet with clients and collect stories from their lives, then work those details into the abstract painting. There may be an anniversary date hidden in the background or a favorite color dominating the image, the pair said.

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