Yoga: A Fitness Fad or Spiritual Path?
Yoga: A Fitness Fad or Spiritual Path?
Approximately 15 million Americans practice yoga on a regular basis. But for many, its primary benefit is as a fitness/stretching routine.
Now a group of Indian-Americans has started a campaign called “Take Back Yoga,” in an effort to help American yoga practitioners become more aware of yoga’s spiritual side.
It’s a campaign that is getting some strong reactions from figures across the full spectrum of spiritual pursuits. Deepak Chopra, for example, has dismissed the campaign as “Hindu nationalism.” While Baptist ministers suggest that Christians who practice yoga are imperiling their souls.
Yoga Zürich said,
Wrote on December 27, 2011 @ 6:24 am
Nice campaign to bring awareness about the spiritual side of yoga. Everyone should be cleared about both the sides of yoga. Like reading your post.