Down Under Yoga has come a long way since its early days in the bowels of the Newton Parish Hall.

The group, which eventually moved to its own space in Newton in 2010, just opened a brand new studio on Beacon Street in Brookline late last week.

The Brookline location shares the same name as the original, but this space will feature more classes from some of the most famous yoga teachers in the world, including Patricia Walden.

She may not be a household name for most, but in the yoga world, Walden is revered. Her Yoga for Beginners DVD is one of the best-selling yoga videos of all time, and one of her former students called her the greatest yoga teacher in the world in a Time Magazine feature.

Shell headline a collection of more than 30 teachers at the studio, which will feature classes in all three of the major yoga traditions. Having Walden, who studied under B. K. S. Iyengar, the originator of his own style of yoga, as well as other teachers who have learned from the greats, gives Down Under an impressive roster of talent.

To have a studio that represents the three major lineages directly from India is something we really want to excite people about, said Justine Wiltshire Cohen, studio director.

Walden has been teaching one class at the Newton location of the studio, and she was hesitant at first to join the Down Under crowd.

I had mixed feelings because Ive never worked for anybody. Ive never done anything but teach yoga, she said.

She used to have a studio, but gave it up to teach at St. Marys Church in Cambridge.

Although she liked her home at the church, she did pine for a place that had props for yoga and was warm in the winter months.

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LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwired - Oct 10, 2013) - Renowned International Yoga production and distribution company Udaya announces the launch of their new online interactive Yoga platform providing members with unlimited access to Yoga classes and fitness programs http://www.udaya.com. The website features streaming content that allows members to practice with their favorite instructors on the go and from the comfort of home.

The site offers daily Yoga practice by length 5 to 60 minutes, by difficulty and by different teachers and master trainers, where teachers and students from all levels can interact, share experiences and give tips on practice, nutrition, Asanas, breathing techniques and more.

Udaya's widely successful yoga instructors Travis Eliot, Vytas Baskauskas and Rudy Mettia help guide students via the new platform alongside a slew of other trained practitioners. Three of their most popular Yoga programs are available on DVD "The Ultimate Yogi" with Travis Eliot http://www.theultimateyogi.com, "Deepen Your Practice" with Vytas Baskauskas and "Yoga Warrior 365" with Rudy Mettia http://www.yogawarrior365.com.

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Udaya offers five exclusive new Yoga courses each week and unlimited access to a digital library where members can hone their skills and surround themselves with thousands of other motivated Yoga students. Digital courses are divided into four difficulty levels:

Additional member benefits include free shipping on all products within the continental USA, exclusive access to Udaya Entertainment's acclaimed health and wellness programs and invitation-only access to health, wellness, and yoga retreats at some truly special locations worldwide.

Udaya Entertainment is one of the leaders in Yoga & fitness programs in the marketplace, founded in 2011.

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Singles Yoga aims to blend exercise with meeting potential dates Run in London by yogi and trained acupuncturist Richard Brook Classes use lots of couples poses and are followed by a pub trip Richard started classes after noticing yoga helped people chat and relax 'I see a lot of people coming again and again when they have their eye on someone!'

By Katy Winter

PUBLISHED: 06:46 EST, 10 October 2013 | UPDATED: 07:51 EST, 10 October 2013

They say yoga is good for your soul, but now it can be good for your love life too.

Recognising that fitting both a healthy lifestyle and a dating life can be hard with todays hectic schedules, a gym in London has decided to combine the two.

Singles Yoga allows you to take part in a yoga class while getting to meet and interact with other singles in the area, with the added bonus that youve already seen them in Lycra.

The classes contain a lot of couple and partner work, and are followed with a pub social

Richard Brook Singles Yoga aims to help people connect with themselves, and thus make connections with other singles at a deeper level

The class combines yoga, involving plenty of paired and couple work to allow people connect.

The class, held each week at The Albany Club near Baker Street in London, is run by Richard Brook, a trained acupuncturist who also works with other complementary and natural medicines and lifestyle practices such as Tai Chi.

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Singles Yoga is here - but who wants to be ogled while they're doing a Downward Dog?

Angela Gargano didn't think yoga was for her until she took a class that paired downward-facing dog with a little reggae.

"Yoga can feel intimidating or elitist," she said. When an instructor played Bob Marley and Frank Sinatra, she finally connected.

Now Gargano tries to "break down barriers" at her own studio, Bliss Flow Yoga and Wellness on University Avenue, using popular music, wine, chocolate and more.

"We do series that focus on a certain genre," said Gargano. "We've done yoga and hip-hop, yoga and the blues. We did a 'find your inner rock star' class."

Bliss Flow is one of several studios and individual yoga instructors in Madison who are looking to break the increasingly popular exercise out of its quietly intimidating box.

Some, like yoga on a standup paddleboard on Lake Wingra or yoga on a ballet barre, are for those looking to take their warrior series to the next level. Others, like aerial yoga or yoga for couples, are fine for beginners.

There are yoga classes for toddlers and seniors, yoga with chairs and yoga in very hot rooms. You can take "yogilates," combined with Pilates. You can take it at sunset or sunrise, with candles or in Spanish.

Here are a half-dozen ideas to rev up your yoga practice or get you started on one, well in advance of the stress of the holidays.

AERIAL

Kula Yoga & Wellness in Cottage Grove starts aerial newbies with a basics class on Saturday mornings. In January, reporter and yoga teacher Jeanne Kolker wrote that yoga in hammocks makes some participants feel like kids again "the only thing that gets in the way is the mind," one Kula instructor said.

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Yoga in the air, on the water, with a glass of wine