Yoga earns place in Chinese lifestyle

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Yoga earns place in Chinese lifestyle

 

Nivedita Ganguly

http://www.hindu.com/2008/04/17/stories/2008041751320200.htm

 

Some 12 students are appearing for yoga examinations

 

Photo: K.R. Deepak

 

Chinese students taking a test on yoga at Andhra University in Visakhapatnam on

Wednesday. -

 

VISAKHAPATNAM: Ask Carol about yoga and she literally goes into a passionate

frenzy! For the 12 students of Planet Yoga of Hong Kong, yoga is not just a

way of life but means much more. They have come here on a weeklong stay to

appear for yoga examinations as part of the MoU signed between the Institute

of Yoga and Consciousness, Andhra University, and Planet Yoga, Hong Kong. " Yoga

is big everywhere in China, " says Carol.

 

The boom has manifested itself uniquely in the hyper-kinetic city of Hong Kong

where yoga offers a meditative routine to suit any schedule in what may be

the most competitive and lucrative yoga market in the world. Yoga has taken Hong

Kong by storm, evolving in a few short years from dingy interiors of back-alley

studios to lavish facilities atop penthouse suites and entire floors in

five-star hotels.

 

" It plays a great role in reducing stress and improving the physical and mental

health. For, it makes you feel good. Who doesn't want that? " says Carol.

 

She admits that yoga has brought about " a 180 degrees change " in her life. The

popularity of the yoga in Hong Kong shot up after a spin and polish was given

to the age-old asanas by the flashy yoga centres in Hong Kong.

 

However, it's more for the sake of physical health that people turn to yoga.

" Pranayam has the ability to master a control over the mind. It is a terrific

form of yoga, " says Carol animatedly. What draws people to yoga, she notes,

isn't as important as the result. That, in business terms, is the bottom line,

and it's fattening across Asia.

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

wonderful post. this is great for international relations. i really

appreciate the posting. yoga is a very powerful force.

 

sincerely

 

 

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Raja Gursahani

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,: rajagursahani