Mainstreaming Yoga
TUESDAY, 31 JULY 2007
What is considered an ancient practice has now become a mainstream in the United Sates.
According to a study in 2005 conducted by Harris Interactive Service Bureau, Americans are spending $2.95 billion a year for yoga classes and products, equipment, clothing, vacations, DVDs, videos and magazines. The number only shows how yoga has now become part of the American culture.
More than just a fad, yoga can also be considered a lifestyle according to Dayna Macy of the Yoga Journal. Macy also considers it “commodified” in the sense that yoga is made savvy depending on the customer—if one wants to have a good figure out of yoga, that can be the goal; or if one wants to make it a spiritual practice, that is also possible.
In an article by Poughkeepsie Journal, the trend on yoga has also solicited various reactions from its practitioners. Some say yoga is for depression or stress relief. While others consider its therapeutic effects such as lowering one’s blood pressure or for weight loss.
Source:
www.coloradoan.com
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