Yoga in Athens
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Athens-Clarke County
Stretching Barriers: Yogis Making Yoga More Inclusive in Athens
Yoga is often praised as a practice for everyone, but in the U.S., accessibility and representation within the industry remain challenging. Despite its roots in South Asian culture, the modern yoga industry is overwhelmingly white. “People aren’t going to want to come to class or come to the studios if…
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Athens-Clarke County
Yoga: From Hindu Practice to Western Exercise
Yoga is a $16.8 billion industry in the United States alone. An estimated 36.7 million Americans participated in some form of yoga in 2016, but most likely the yoga they partook in doesn’t resemble yoga’s origins or spiritual roots at all. Yoga is much more than downward dog poses, yoga pants…