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...Gain with No Pain? Yoga in its original form is a multifaceted, millenniums-old discipline that spans physical, ethical, psychological and spiritual dimensions [Oct. 15]. In our mass-market Western world, those aspects of yoga have largely been jettisoned, and the physical is marketed as a hot new form of calisthenics. Used skillfully, the physical elements offer benefits such as enhanced flexibility, agility and body awareness. Used unskillfully, they can - not surprisingly - damage muscles and ligaments. Wise practitioners will proceed gently and carefully under a good teacher and eventually look beyond the physical to yoga's deeper potentials. Roger Walsh...
...Last January I entered a beginner's yoga class with expert teachers to cure annual spasms of back pain. During a series of downward dogs, my back seized up as it never had before. I had to crawl out of the studio and have other people put my shoes back on for me while I stood there crying. I am still recovering. One physical therapist told me that many of the bending poses are murder on the disks. No more yoga for me. I'll stick with Pilates. Connie McDougall, Seattle...
...more than 12 years, lifting weights, running on the treadmill and doing high-impact aerobics. I was always getting injured and often had to go to a chiropractor. Now that I have been doing yoga, my pain has subsided, and I don't need a chiropractor. Kiana Martinez, Los Angeles...
...Yoga done correctly and without an athletic competitive edge is for everyone. I am 76 years of age and began yoga four years ago. Following the Iyengar yoga method of correct alignment, I leave each session feeling at least 20 years younger - especially after standing on my head for five minutes. De Vee Lange, San Diego...
...With so many people overweight or obese, the last thing we need is an anti-yoga article. Any form of exercise is better than nothing at all. Many people have found that not only does yoga offer great benefit to their health, it's one of the few forms of exercise they can enjoy and stick to. Running, weight-lifting and calisthenics are not for everyone. And while it's true that yoga alone does not improve cardiovascular health, many practitioners are trim and have increased strength, flexibility and reduced stress. It requires great strength and a little sweat...