Meg Jackson
Mention that you ‘do yoga’ to pretty much anyone, and you’ll probably get one of these responses: 1. Ooh you must be really bendy. 2. I wish I could do yoga but I’m not bendy. 3. Does someone always break wind in class?
Ignoring the one about flatulence, it can be a common misconception that yoga is all about the stuff we do on a sticky mat. It’s easy to understand why when almost everything we see about yoga usually involves someone being bendy. After all, a photo of someone being compassionate isn’t going to get you much social media action – regardless of whether or not the person doing it is in Lycra.