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      • Foods Ranked Healthiest to the Worst in New “Food Compass” – YSN Vol. 10, No. 1 (Feb. 2022)
      • Ornish Lifestyle Medicine (Gunadhar Panigrahi, MD, FACC) – YSN Vol. 8, No. 1 (Apr. 2020)
      • Neuroscience, Yoga & Mindfulness (Nala Cunningham)
      • Find Your Stillness (Nandita Gopalan) – YSN Vol. 7, No. 1 (Mar. 2019)
      • Elements of Transformation (Aparna Bararia Shah) – YSN Vol. 6, No. 1 (Feb. 2018)
      • How Mindful Breathing Benefits Your Relationships: Tapping Into the Power of the Vagus Nerve (B. Grace Bullock, PhD/E RYT 500) – YSN Vol. 4, No. 3 (Dec. 2017)
      • Bon Appétit! The Ayurveda Way (Acharya Shunya Pratichi Mathur) – YSN Vol. 4, No. 2 (Apr. 2016)
      • The Five Great Elements (Acharya Shunya Pratichi Mathur) – YSN Vol. 4, No. 1 (Jan. 2016)
      • Love Sustains Life (Prof. B. M. Hegde, MBBS, MD, PhD) – YSN Vol. 3, No. 1 (Jan. 2015)
      • Ayurveda on the Environment and Dharma (Acharya Shunya Pratichi Mathur) – YSN Vol. 3, No. 1 (Jan. 2015)
      • Krishnamacharya’s Yoga (Klaudia Achenback-Wege, BDY/EYU/KHYF) – YSN Vol. 2, No. 1 (Jul. 2014)
      • Patanjali Yogasutrā (Rajan Narayanan, PhD) – YSN Vol. 1, No. 1 (Nov. 2013)
      • Yoga Nidrā (Kamakhya Kumar, PhD) – YSN Vol. 1, No. 1 (Nov. 2013)
    • INTERVIEWS
      • Culadasa (John Yates, PhD) – YSN Vol. 10, No. 1 (Feb. 2022)
      • Dr. Rashmi Kulkarni – Vol. 9, No. 1 (Sept. 2021)
      • Dr. Ajmal Sobhan, MD – Vol. 8, No. 3 (Oct. 2020)
      • Dr. Amrita Sandra McClanahan, MD – Vol. 5, No. 1 (May 2017)
      • Dr. H. R. Nagendra, President of the S-VYASA – Vol. 4, No. 2 (May 2016)
      • Jagat Guru Amrta Suryananda Maha Raja – Vol. 4, No. 1 (Jan. 2016)
      • Mr. Keishin Kimura, President of Japan Yoga Niketan – Vol. 3, No. 1 (Jan. 2015)
      • Mr. Shri Chawla, Entrepreneur – Vol. 2, No. 1 (Jul. 2014)
    • EDITOR’S CORNER
      • The Yoga of Roaring Silence — Yoga is Peace – YSN Vol. 13, No. 1 (Jun. 2025)
      • In Memoriam of Adarsh Deepak
      • Having the Time of Your Life! – YSN Vol. 10, No. 1 (Feb. 2022)
      • Yoga is Much More than a Checklist – YSN Vol. 7, No. 2 (Dec. 2019)
      • Neti-pot for Spring Allergies – YSN Vol. 5, No. 1 (May 2017)
      • Yoga and Education – YSN Vol. 3, No. 1 (Jan. 2015)
      • The Value of Yoga Sessions – YSN Vol. 2, No. 1 (Jul. 2014)
      • Lessons Learned: Yoga and Joint Pain – YSN Vol. 1, No. 1 (Nov. 2013)
    • FROM OUR READERS
      • LETTER TO THE EDITOR – A Lifelong Companion: My Thirty-Year-Old Journey with Yoga
      • LETTER TO THE EDITOR – Life Transformed, Through Yoga Training and Mentorship
      • LETTER TO THE EDITOR – Fibromyalga, Mood, Stress, and Chronic Illness
      • LETTER TO THE EDITOR – Yoga and Back Pain, Balance Problems
      • LETTER TO THE EDITOR – Yoga and Back Condition, Vocal Disorder Syndrome
      • LETTER TO THE EDITOR – Yoga for the Parkinson Patient
      • LETTER TO THE EDITOR – Yoga and Migraines, Sleep Disorder
    • BOOK CORNER
      • The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation, by Thich Nhat Hanh – YSN Vol. 10, No. 1 (Feb. 2022)
    • GLOBAL YOGA NEWS
    • YOGA, HEALTH & WELLNESS
      • Rooted in Wisdom, Backed by Science: The Yoga Way – YSN Vol. 13, No. 1 (Jun 2025)
      • Brief Structured Respiration Practices Enhance Mood and Reduce Physiological Arousal – YSN Vol. 12, No. 1 (Feb 2024)
      • Effects of Yoga Respiratory Practice (Bhastrika pranayama) on Anxiety, Affect, and Brain Functional Connectivity and Activity: A Randomized Controlled Trial – YSN Vol. 12, No. 1 (Feb 2024)
      • Yoga for Closure in Grief – YSN Vol. 11, No. 1 (Mar. 2023)
      • Neuroscience, Yoga & Mindfulness – YSN Vol. 8, No. 1 (Apr. 2020)
      • Benefits of Anulom-Vilom Pranayam (Alternate Nostril Breathing) and Bhramari Pranayam (Bumble Bee Breath)
      • 10 Secrets of Happy and Healthy Longevity – YSN Vol. 7, No. 2 (Dec. 2019)
      • Harvard Health Blog Discusses the Brain-Gut Connection – YSN Vol. 7, No. 2 (Dec. 2019)
      • Too Much Medication! – YSN Vol. 7, No. 2 (Dec. 2019)
      • 5,000-year-old Ayurveda Changed the Life of a Trained Doctor – YSN Vol. 7, No. 1 (Mar. 2019)
      • The Application of Yoga Therapy into Healthcare – YSN Vol. 6, No. 3 (Nov. 2018)
      • First ICC Health Summit on Cracking the Wellness Code 2018 – YSN Vol. 6, No. 2 (Aug. 2018)
      • Meditation and Yoga can ‘Reverse’ DNA Reactions Causing Stress – YSN Vol. 6, No. 1 (Feb. 2018)
      • The “Lost” Teachings of Yoga – YSN Vol. 5, No. 1 (Apr. 2017)
      • How to Stave Off Age-Related Cognitive Decline – YSN Vol. 5, No. 1 (Apr. 2017)
      • Yoga for Healthy Aging on Earth and in Space – YSN Vol. 1, No. 1 (Nov. 2013)
      • YOGA, HEALTH & WELLNESS TIPS
        • 7-Pose Home Practice Will Help You Close Your Heart After Grief – YSN Vol. 11, No. 1 (Mar. 2023)
    • MEDITATION
      • Mindfulness Meditation (Video – Swami Sarvapriyananda) – YSN Vol. 10, No. 1 (Feb. 2022)
    • YOGA IN EDUCATION
    • YOGA IN ART AND POETRY
      • Silence and the Dissipation of Thought: A Poem by Ajmal Sobhan
      • The Evaporation of Identity: A Poem by Ajmal Sobhan
    • PEOPLE OF NOTE
      • In Memoriam of Adarsh Deepak – YSN Vol. 11, No. 1 (Mar. 2023)
      • Wai Lana, China’s “Mother of Yoga” Honored with Padma Shri – Vol. 4, No. 2 (Apr. 2016)
      • Inspirational 100-Year-Old Yogi – YSN Vol. 4, No. 2 (Apr. 2016)
      • Yogi Indra Devi – Vol. 3, No. 1 (Jan. 2015)
    • INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES
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