When I opened the local newspaper months ago, I was happy to see a yoga article for the middle-aged woman. I was hopeful that the article would emphasize the richness of yoga and its accessibility to everyone. Unfortunately, the accompanying photo showed a middle-aged teacher using a lot of strength to do a complicated pose. There was strain and tension in the faces and bodies of both the students and the teacher. There are many styles of yoga, some with a more challenging physical practice and some with a gentle, internal approach. Svaroopa® Yoga is a style that emphasizes this gentle, internal approach. Yoga brings amazing internal changes. Everyone, regardless of ability or condition, is able to participate and receive all the gifts that yoga promises; even those who cannot do a single pose can practice yoga. No one need live in chronic physical and emotional tension. In a world of pushing and analyzing, wouldn’t it be nice just to be, without all of the externals of life dominating our physical and emotional well-being?

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