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One of the numerous ways that people in this country try to get fit these days is through the practice of yoga. There are many different forms of this discipline, but the most commonly taught is called Iyengar. It\u2019s named for the Indian guru B.K.S. Iyengar, who teaches that yoga has a deeply spiritual component uniting the body, mind and soul.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

One of the numerous ways that people in this country try to get fit these days is through the practice of yoga. There are many different forms of this discipline, but the most commonly taught is called Iyengar. It\u2019s named for the Indian guru B.K.S. Iyengar, who teaches that yoga has a deeply spiritual component uniting the body, mind and soul. More →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":94,"featured_media":20540,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[17703,17917,989,8754,9783],"class_list":["post-20535","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-exercise","tag-hindu","tag-spirituality","tag-wellness","tag-yoga","topics-belief-and-practice","topics-faith-and-spirituality","topics-health-and-medicine","faith-hindu"],"yoast_head":"\nJanuary 6, 2006 ~ B.K.S. 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