When Trace Bonner launched Holy Cow in the South-West Ashley's Windermere Shopping Center last summer, she did not know what to expect. Now she teaches 16 classes a week and adding another instructor. And although she credits the center of success in part to its cute cow logo and convenient location, there is no doubt that there is a renewed interest in yoga across America.
The practice of yoga in ancient India came to the United States in the early 20th century, but not really catch on until 1969 with chants at Woodstock. Now, having been eclipsed by the popularity of aerobics in the 80s and early 90s, yoga is to attract new followers, with many looking for relief from illness and injury or the stress of daily life.
Baby boomers, after years of jogging and bouncy workouts worn, are back on board. But interest is growing with other age groups, even students to seniors with celebrities.
The increase in interest is partly fueled by the growing acceptance by physicians of the healing potential of yoga. Conventional medicine has yoga as a gentle therapeutic method for treating certain diseases, and doctors increasingly refer their patients to yoga. Early studies have shown yoga can help people with arthritis, carpal tunnel syndrome, asthma and cardiac risk factors.
When Trace Bonner launched Holy Cow in the South-West Ashley's Windermere Shopping Center last summer, she did not know what to expect. Now she teaches 16 classes a week and adding another instructor. And although she credits the center of success in part to its cute cow logo and convenient location, there is no doubt that there is a renewed interest in yoga across America.
The practice of yoga in ancient India came to the United States in the early 20th century, but not really catch on until 1969 with chants at Woodstock. Now, having been eclipsed by the popularity of aerobics in the 80s and early 90s, yoga is to attract new followers, with many looking for relief from illness and injury or the stress of daily life.
Baby boomers, after years of jogging and bouncy workouts worn, are back on board. But interest is growing with other age groups, even students to seniors with celebrities.
The increase in interest is partly fueled by the growing acceptance by physicians of the healing potential of yoga. Conventional medicine has yoga as a gentle therapeutic method for treating certain diseases, and doctors increasingly refer their patients to yoga. Early studies have shown yoga can help people with arthritis, carpal tunnel syndrome, asthma and cardiac risk factors.
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