A new SSHRC-funded project by UVic scholar Paul Bramadat on yoga postures in studios and gyms explores how western participants think and talk about health, spirituality and race.

Republicans draw from apocalyptic narratives

​After the first wave of the pandemic, India is experiencing record numbers of new cases. UVic political scientist Reeta Tremblay explains the political and social dynamics at play.

For three years, Faculty of Humanities Dean Chris Goto-Jones has been teaching a free, online course through Leiden University called Demystifying Mindfulness. More than 112,000 people have so far enrolled in the massive open online course (MOOC). Here, Goto-Jones explains the origins, contemporary interest and the continuing evolution of mindfulness in the health sector.