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Article: Yoga
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- March 1, 2008
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WANT TO CHANGE THE WORLD? YOGA TEACHES THAT YOU MUST FIRST CHANGE YOURSELF
Mention the word "yoga" and you'll get a range of responses. Some people associate it with ashrams and ascetics, a discarding of the modern way of life in favour of a quest for the more spiritual. Incense and chanting come to mind. Others think more of its physical manifestations, and of extremely flexible practitioners contorting themselves into unlikely or even dangerous poses - feet arranged behind the head, for instance.
Dominique Santana from the Australian Yoga Academy says when yoga is taught authentically it is a mental, physical and spiritual workout. "Yoga literally means union - of mind, body and soul," ...