Yoga

A 60-SECOND INSIGHT INTO A NEW PERSONAL CHALLENGE

By CLARE GOGERTY

IT’S HARD TO IMAGINE IT NOW, but there was a time when yoga was regarded as a cranky form of exercise performed solely by those with new-age leanings, preferably in a yurt. Nowadays, with classes held in gyms nationwide and the knowledge of how it can shape your body, it has replaced step and aerobic classes as the exercise of choice. You can see why: it offers a combination of suppleness, strength and spirituality, and you don’t have to get out of puff.* The confusion these days is not what it is, but which variety to opt for. Originating in India in the fifth and sixth centuries, it was introduced to the West by yoga gurus in the early 20th century, gaining mainstream popularity in the 1970s. The yoga most practised…

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The Simple Things (Digital) - 1 Issue, February 2016 - Issue 44

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