Interview by David Holzer
I’m sure all of us have at least one friend or family member we wish would start practicing yoga. I do. So, what’s stopping them?
The person I’m thinking of, who is wildly out of shape, assumes that any yoga studio he goes into is going to be il led with ultra-bendy yogis who never break a sweat. Even if this may well be true, my friend is really basing his assumption on an image of yoga perpetuated by the media.
For those of us who have an established practice we’re secure with, the constant low of images of idealised yoga bodies – not to mention meaningless platitudes about the universe or whatever – is just noise we tune out. We know why we practice. But for people looking into the yoga bubble who feel they wouldn’t be welcome because they don’t possess the stereotypical yoga body, the efects are far more profound. For a start, they’re missing out on an important opportunity to improve their health.
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June 2019
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