Yoga, however, seems to be on the rise. Michelle Demus, program director for Pure Yoga, says the studio's membership has doubled in the past 10 months, there are more 'Type A athletic types' and people who have cut private yoga instructors from their budgets. They are 'leading very stressful lives, and they need to find some peace,' she said.
But many of these new members are still in the early phases of adapting. Ms. Demus has been battling a growing number of people trying to check their BlackBerrys and take cellphone calls in the middle of yoga sessions. Her instructors 'gently' tell them to switch them off and perhaps take a break from their worries.
'It's great for them to realize that the world will continue spinning,' Ms. Demus said, 'if they let go for an hour.'
By CHRISTINE HAUGHNEY
THE LATEST YOGA NEWS, FROM IT IS YOGA
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