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Article: Peaceful poses; Shape up mind and body with yoga in its many forms.(Life-Health)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
- Article date:
- January 22, 2008
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Byline: MOLLY BELMONT Special to the Times Union
Downward facing dog. Warrior I. Half moon. Yoga has become so popular that most people can identify these as yoga poses, or asanas, but what people may not know is that besides the many different poses, there are also many different forms of yoga.
The vast majority of people associate yoga with a physical exercise program, but yoga is a much broader practice, said Leonard Perlmutter, founder and director of the American Meditation Institute for Yoga Science and Philosophy in Averill Park. Yoga is a spiritual practice, and offers a variety of paths to enlightenment, Perlmutter said.
Hatha, the most ...