Exercise Yoga

When Trace Bonner launched Holy Cow in West Ashley’s South Windermere Shopping Center last summer, she didn’t know what to expect. Now she’s teaching 16 classes a week and adding another instructor. And while she credits the center’s success in part to its cute cow logo and convenient location, there’s no question that there’s a revived interest in yoga across America.
The ancient Indian practice of yoga first arrived in the US at the beginning of the 20th century, but didn’t really catch on until 1969 with chants at Woodstock. Now, after being overshadowed by the aerobics craze in the ’80s and early ’90s, yoga is once again attracting followers, with many looking for relief from ailments and injuries or from the stress of daily life.
Baby boomers, worn out from years of jogging and bouncy workouts, are back on board. But interest is growing with other age groups, too, from college students to senior citizens to celebrities.
The surge in interest is being fueled partly by doctors’ growing acceptance of yoga’s healing potential. Mainstream medicine has adopted yoga as a gentle therapeutic method for treating a number of illnesses, so more and more doctors are referring their patients to yoga. Initial trials have shown yoga can help people with arthritis, carpal tunnel syndrome, asthma and cardiac risk factors.

The ancient art of India – Yoga has been recognized all over the world and the Yoga not only teaches the art of keeping the body fit but it also pertains to the soul, mind and body. But the Hatha Yoga the physical aspect of yoga has become popular in the western world and taken US by storm. But the Hatha Yoga also has different types and styles. They also have power yoga which is more intense to the lighter ones which are gentle and can be used on Svaroopa Yoga.
Yoga is basically known for its stretching and bending the body parts to gain more flexibility. They also include right breathing exercises and the relaxation. The person who learns yoga can become flexible, gain strength, good blood circulation in the body and they would feel general well being.
As thought earlier yoga is not related to any religion but it is a religion in itself. It also offers spiritual connections with your own being and the one above.
Mostly, the class lasts up to one hour in which they pay attention to their breathing, then the chanting of OM and then some cardiovascular movements. It includes stretching and relaxation.
The relaxation period gives students a chance to turn inward. Some people are making lists in their head. Some people are asleep. Some people are just in a really great space, where they’re conscious of what’s going on in the room, and yet at the same time, completely and unequivocally out.