Yoga In Africa

“The language of yoga is universal. That is the message of Robert Sturman, an artist from Santa Monica, Calif., who has traveled across the United States to capture the tranquility and beauty of yoga. A month ago, Mr. Sturman traveled to Kenya to document the work of the Africa Yoga Project, a nonprofit organization that teaches and employs more than 70 local yoga teachers and conducts up to 300 free yoga classes for more than 5,000 people weekly in orphanages, prisons and other locales throughout the country.

I recently spoke with Mr. Sturman about his time in Africa, how it’s changed his view of the practice, and the universal language of yoga. Here is our conversation:”

https://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/31/yoga-in-africa/?ref=health