Yoga: from ritual sex to middle-class ritual Telegraph.co.uk The practice of yoga has come a long way from its origins in India thousands of years ago. Here are a few facts about the popular activity. By Stephen Adams, Medical Correspondent Yoga means 'union' in Sanskrit - of mind, body and spirit.
'Green' yoga teachers could kill Telegraph.co.uk Performing yoga while being instructed by an inexperienced teacher can be deadly as they sometimes put pupils in life threatening positions, an expert on the activity has warned. Advanced yoga exercises like the headstand, shoulder stand and plough ...