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Article: GENTLY DOES IT FOR THEM; A QUIETER SORT OF EXERCISE IS ENJOYED BY FANS OF YOGA A more gentle exercise comes under the spotlight of Huddersfield University's sports historian PETER DAVIES, who looks at yoga classes.(News)
- Article from:
- Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
- Article date:
- June 2, 2008
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Byline: PETER DAVIES
STELLA Jones is a busy woman.
She teaches yoga classes in Huddersfield, Brighouse, Honley, Kirkheaton and Wooldale.
And she's convinced that the discipline has many benefits, for both mind and body.
"The word yoga literally means yoke or join together," she says.
"For us this is the harmonisation of the mind and the body. Yoga practice should make you feel both relaxed and energised.
"The yoga practised in most classes is predominantly Hatha, which is a physical yoga and has the perfection of the ...