"Her name is Coco, but her nickname is 'The Beast,' and I want to get rid of her nickname," Maria Brewer said with a laugh about her slightly high strung chow. She thought some yoga might do the trick, but not for her, for her dog!

Yoga is no longer just for people, pooches are stretching, breathing and right alongside their owners.

Valley pups are getting a lesson in tranquility at the Scottsdale Waterfront with "Doga." Yoga is no longer just for people, pooches are stretching, breathing and finding inner peace right alongside their owners.

07/30/2008 - 6:15p.m. to 07/30/2008 - 7:30p.m.

Imagine something that has been around thousands of years and was originally done to help with spiritual growth, now being practiced more as a form of exercise everyday by the common person. What is it?

The big factor behind the stellar performance was the Wii and its game software, including the "Wii Fit," which has drawn the health-conscious to simple exercises like yoga and aerobics.

The Tabacón Grand Spa Thermal Resort in La Fortuna, Costa Rica, is to expand its offering with the launch of its first yoga retreat later this year.

The $20 million yoga and Ayurveda research centre, the first outside India, has been modeled after Baba Ramdev's Patanjali Yog Peeth in Haridwar.

07/30/2008 - 3:45p.m. to 07/30/2008 - 5:00p.m. 30 Mechanic St.

07/30/2008 - 9:30a.m. to 07/30/2008 - 10:30a.m.