The secret to the popularity of yoga

Every Men and women trying to look like in accordance with the canons of beauty inherent in a particular era. Requirements for the appearance from the viewpoint of modern humans were sometimes strange, for example, what is the fashion for shaved eyebrows and forehead in the middle Ages! Most likely, the passion of today's women's slim figure, and any methods of achieving this goal would have seemed noble ladies of the Middle Ages, to put it mildly, unusual. But what about so far away times, a couple of decades ago for the phrase "I do yoga," society can classify you in the best case to the sect of infidels. Today, yoga - it is the usual method of preserving good health and maintain shape in great shape. I see yoga as it is a form of fitness, rather than as a way of life or the path of spiritual development. You can talk about yoga as an ancient doctrine that could change the way of life and turn your perception of reality. You can give sacred meaning exercise, yoga, bend his whole life - it's a private matter.

Is Yoga Unsafe?

We often hear about the many health benefits to be gained from a regular yoga practice. But while there is much potential for healing, there is less-widely reported potential to harm—that is when we push our bodies so far we end up injured. “How Yoga Can Wreck Your Body,” published yesterday in the New York Times Magazine, states that “a growing body of medical evidence supports [the] contention that, for many people, a number of commonly taught yoga poses are inherently risky.” The piece was excerpted from the forthcoming book, The Science of Yoga: The Risks and the Rewards, written by a Times senior writer and longtime yoga practitioner William Broad.