Everywhere you turn, it seems like a new yoga studio is opening up. It seems as though people who would never normally take an interest in yoga are willing to learn more about the practice do its immense popularity. With toned bodies wearing expensive brand-name yoga gear, yoga has become big business in the Westernised fitness world. But when exercise is viewed by many as an activity that gets the heart racing and sweat dripping, can this ancient practice be considered exercise? Existing for more than 5000 years and being derived from the Vedic tradition of India, yoga is an ancient system of philosophies, principles and practices. Meaning “to join”, yoga is the union of body, mind and spirit, and cultivates health and wellbeing through the regular practice of a range of techniques including postures … Continue reading Is Yoga Exercise?