Ram YogaSutra: 2014

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Yoga on a Motorbike

Capitalising on his expertise in motorcycle riding, a former sarpanch of a tiny tribal hamlet in Enkur mandal has been spearheading a novel campaign to propagate yoga by performing various asanas of the ancient system on his motorbike.

Gugulothu Lachi Ram Naik, 40, of Surya Tanda under Rayamadharam gram panchayat has been practising yoga on his motorbike in pursuit of his passion for stunt riding and mission to raise awareness on yoga as a means to attain physical fitness and mental well-being.

Source: Ex-sarpanch’s wonders with yoga on bike - The Hindu

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Narendra Modi aims to rebrand and promote yoga

Indian yogic tradition appears in Hindu texts written thousands of years ago. But the discipline bears scant resemblance to the popular exercise regime that has become a multibillion-dollar industry in the West, home of $90 Lululemon stretch pants and Mommy and Me fitness classes.

In recent weeks, Indian officials have begun efforts to reclaim yoga for the home team, making plans for a broad expansion of the wellness practice into all facets of civic life — including more than 600,000 schools, and thousands of hospitals and police training centers. They are spearheading efforts to promote and protect India’s most famous export, even quietly weighing a “geographical indication” for yoga, a trade protection normally given to region-specific goods such as Champagne from France or oranges from Florida.

Source: India’s new prime minister, Narendra Modi, aims to rebrand and promote yoga in India - The Washington Post

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Light on Yoga by B.K.S. Iyengar

The Light on Yoga: The Classic Guide To Yoga By The World's Foremost Authority

Yoga is one of the many different ways to connect with the cosmos and attain a state that is blissful and peaceful. Apart from taking a person into a state of eternal bliss, Yoga also cleanses, purifies and enables one to become physically and mentally healthy. Light On Yoga: The Classic Guide To Yoga By The World's Foremost Authority comes out as a comprehensive guide of yogic asanas that are aimed at educating beginners.

Authored by B.K.S Iyengar, the book has a foreword written by the renowned violinist Yehudi Menhuin. To further ease the readers in comprehending the content, the book has been classified into three parts and two appendices. The first part of the book is all about the introduction to yoga and its origin. The second part consists of yogic exercises like kriyas, bandhas and asanas. Each exercise is covered in detail and depicts relevant illustrations or photographs on how to practice the exercise. The second part also identifies the significance of each asana and explains the benefits, best practices, precautions and its role in curing an ailment.

The book then moves on to the third part and focuses on pranayama, the yogic way of breathing. It is then followed by two appendices which explain the order in which the exercises need to be practiced. The Light on Yoga: The Classic Guide To Yoga By The World's Foremost Authority was published in the year 2006 and is available on paperback editions.

Key Features

Conveniently segregated so as to help readers practice the asanas in the right way.
Photographs and illustrations for readers to understand the sequence and eliminate mistakes.
Comprehensive inclusion of exercises on pranayama.

Buy Light on Yoga: The Classic Guide to Yoga by the World's Foremost Authority by B.K.S. Iyengar

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What Have We Done To Yoga?

Each summer solstice, thousands of yoga aficionados, and some novices, gather at Times Square to perform varying sequences of āsanas, or postures.

“If you find your heart needing to expand into 42nd Street, contract the shoulder blades,” advised a celebrity yoga instructor, her amplified words spreading through the square. There is beauty in such images—the body as extensive as a longing love, the mind as even as a length of breath—just as there is also wishful thinking. “We’ve turned Times Square into a temple … Yoga is magic!” gushed an instructor who had her students doing the “cosmic wave.” The event encapsulates what is best and worst about yoga today: its demotic, everywoman appeal and its fluffy, saccharine spirituality.

Source: Bourgeois Bodies | The Point Magazine

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The Amazing Contortions of B.K.S. Iyengar

In its American form, yoga can sometimes seem like it's less about meditation than fitness, extreme sweatiness, and the absurdity of trying to balance on your head while wearing hot-pink lycra pants. But the practice has deep spiritual roots, dating back at least 2,500 years to philosophical traditions in ancient India. In the twentieth century, one of the most influential figures in spreading yoga beyond South Asia was B.K.S. Iyengar. He died on Wednesday at age 95 in the Indian city of Pune - he was still doing headstands into his early 90s.

Source: The Amazing Contortions of B.K.S. Iyengar - The Atlantic

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Yoga Clothing Is Way More Popular Than Yoga

Demand for yoga gear, is outpacing growth of the sport itself. Yoga participation grew 4.5% in 2013, according to the Sports & Fitness Industry Association.

Meanwhile, sales of yoga apparel were up 45%, according to Matt Powell, an analyst for SportsOneSource, a sporting-goods industry tracker.

"Everyone is wearing yoga pants, even people who aren't doing it," said Karen Score, the owner of Yoga Mandali, an independent yoga store in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

Source: Yoga Poseurs: Athletic Gear Soars, Outpacing Sport Itself - WSJ

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The State of Stretching - Yoga in America

Amid all the regimens available in America’s soul-cure marketplace, the unlikely maneuver of folding yourself into a pretzel and standing on your head for five minutes is more popular than ever. Some twenty million people practice yoga in more than twenty-five thousand studios scattered around the country. Yoga is booming—and decked out in the telltale chain studios, retailers, empire-building egomaniacs, and attendant litigation.

Source: The State of Stretching | The Baffler

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Is Hot Yoga Safe and Good?

Hot yoga, which involves completing a strict series of poses over a period of 90 minutes in a room heated to 104 or 105 degrees.

Devoted hot yogis swear by the activity’s many benefits. Others roll their eyes and wonder: Is it even safe to work out at 104 degrees? Here's what the experts say:

Source: Is Hot Yoga Safe and Good for Weight Loss - TIME

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12 Millennial Yoga Poses for, Like, Perfect Balance

Even Millennials like to stay in shape — by their own rules, of course. These nostalgic, indie-loving, selfie-taking twenty-somethings are all about reinventing things to make them new again, including fitness.

What's a workout if you can't use it to plan your weekend brunch or remember how cool Nickelodeon shows were in the '90s? Yoga is to clear your mind and nourish the body, and the most beneficial way to get fit is by adding your own twist.

So grab a yoga mat and take a moment to de-stress from your busy unpaid internship. These special yoga positions are just for you to stretch through your struggles on your own terms, special snowflakes.

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Padma Vibhushan BKS Iyengar chats about yoga and his struggle for its survival

"I am proud to receive the honour (smiles). Although the people have accepted this art (yog), and thousands are practising it, the government has been hesitant in accepting it as one of the most noble arts, science and philosophies in our country. With this honour, I think the government is opening its eyes. I hope many more yoga sadhakas are given this honour. It’s not a business award, but an award for us to go deeper into the subject. I hope it serves as a stepping stone for the younger generation."

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