Google yoga images and you’ll find a sea of thin, white women who look as if the road rises to greet them. Their bodies are ideologically perfect. Their yoga attire and accessories are meticulous.

Yoga originated in India over 4,000 years ago and has become extremely popular in Western societies. In the U.S. alone, nearly 37 million adults reported practicing yoga within the past six months.

International yoga teacher Kathryn Budig is known for her ability to make yoga accessible and playful through her teaching and writings. Below are excerpts from her new book Aim True: Love Your Body, ...

Mention nude yoga to the average person and you’re likely to get a giggle or a squirm, or maybe a joke about downward dog. Ask Amy Patterson and she might giggle too, or show an interesting pose she ...

You can do yoga as a workout in a way that strengthens the muscles, putting them under an increasing amount of tension as you ...

So this feature was nearly finished, with a completely different opening, when a woman I had just met at a party asked what I did for a living. I explained that I taught yoga and worked as a writer.