Yoga may promise inner peace and outer flexibility, but for the poor, it’s a luxury they can’t afford, neither in time nor in spirit.
While the privileged folks bend and breathe on well-manicured lawns, the working class is too busy stretching every buck and muscle just to survive.
For those burdened by fragile health and fragile livelihoods, peace of mind is not a meditative state; it’s a distant dream.
Yoga mats don’t roll out in slums and sweat shops every day.
On International Yoga Day, June 22, let’s not forget that for many, life itself is a daily contortion.
In the true spirit of Yoga, we need to unite with the underprivileged and take them out of poverty so they can also benefit from the many attributes of this ancient Indian practice and philosophy.
-Promod Puri
Promod Puri.com 