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By Suzy Lafferty  ¦   Bonnie Friehling reaches her arms to stretch our back along with the other students in the mixed levels class at Elm Street Yoga.

By Sheila Johnson  ¦   Visala Palanlappan sits in meditation during yoga class at Shanthi Mandir Hindu Temple and Community Center of Columbia. Each class begins and ends with a period of meditation.

By Suzy Lafferty  ¦   Yoga ropes, very common to the lyengar style of practice, hang along the wall at Elm Street Yoga.

By Mary Ellem Poff  ¦   During a Friday morning class at Elm Street Yoga, a group of Linda Lutz's students practice lyengar yoga. The style focuses on posture and breath control, through the use of props like wooden blocks, blankets and ropes.

By Sheila Johnson  ¦   Ritcha Chaudhary concentrates while holding a pose during yoga class. Chaudhary, who has been doing yoga daily for fifteen years, grew up watching her father practicing yoga in Delhi, India.

By Sheila Johnson  ¦   Visala Palaniappan, front, and Das Kutikkad practice a balancing pose during yoga class on September 8 at Shanthi Mandir Hindu Temple and Community Center of Columbia.

By Suzy Lafferty  ¦   Mia Snyder places her hands in namaste at the end of a mixed levels class at Elm Street Yoga on September 11. Ursala Yungwirth echos the closing meditative posture behind her.

By Suzy Lafferty  ¦   Students at Elm Street Yoga twist their legs into the eagle pose as they balance against the wall on Tuesday September 11, 2007.

By RYAN GLADSTONE/Missourian  ¦   Brazilian Luciano Pagliarini of the Prodir-Saunier Duval team celebrates his Stage 4 win of the Tour of Missouri today in Columbia. Pagliarini finished the 133.4 mile stage in five hours, seven minutes, and 52 seconds.

By TYSON ANDERSON/Missourian  ¦   Racers round the corner of College and Walnut in the final meters of the Columbia stage of the Tour of Missouri.

By KATIE BARNES  ¦   A solar panel gathers energy to power the Moran's strawbale house. Tom Moran said that these panels cost about $500 each, but since they came with the house, he can't complain.

By KATIE BARNES  ¦   Ivy, left, and Poison, right, hang out in front of their chicken coop home on the Moran's property. They are fainting goats, and were given to the Morans as a wedding gift.

By Kevin Young  ¦   Bob Barker was added to the Hall of Famous Missourians at the state Capitol in Jefferson City on Wednesday, Sept. 12. In this footage from his acceptance speech, the longtime host and executive producer of the game show "The Price is Right" jokes about his bronze likeness and talks about beating up comedian Adam Sandler.

By AMY RYMER/Missourian  ¦   Hickman’s offensive line takes pride in opening up holes for their two talented running backs.

By ELAN COLELLO/Missourian  ¦   Junior outside hitter Yi Zhang-Li helped Columbia College sweep visiting Missouri Baptist Tuesday in Columbia for its fourth straight victory.

By Photo courtesy of Kathy Lawrence  ¦   Kathy Lawrence, the keynote speaker for the Sustainable Living Fair 2007, thinks Columbia residents can make better use of locally-produced foods and products.

By RYAN GIBBONS/Missourian  ¦   Quarterback Chase Daniel and the Tigers struggled in the second half against Illinois and faded at the same time against Ole Miss.

By ANDRELL BOWER, ESTHER CHO AND ANDREA GUINN  ¦   The six proposed sites for the new high school.

By AMBER BRINKER/Missourian  ¦   Citzens provide feedback on the city’s visioning process during an open house at Stephens College on Thursday.