Yoga is a popular pursuit these days. Once perceived as an obscure or esoteric practice, the millennia-old science of yoga has become mainstream in our Western world. Here in northern Michigan, we enjoy a vast array of yoga and meditation offerings to serve various interests and lifestyles. There are daily fitness-style yoga classes at luxury studios, and weekly free community yoga sessions in local churches and halls. Traditional practices focused on breath and energy provide a quiet contrast to modern flows with music and dance mixed in. Summer brings yoga outdoors with seasonal classes at wineries, meditation along a river, and yoga in the park or on the beach. The traditionally Indian practice of yoga is now valued by people from all walks of life for its physical, mental, and communal experience.
