Yoga Dollars

The great Upanishads and the Gita talk about Yoga- Yoga of the mind and Yoga of the body.

In a nutshell, calming the senses can be called Yoga. Something that was conceptualized more than a few thousand years ago is now being adapted, creatively, for sensual enjoyment. An interesting example of human behavior.

When Chocolate and Chakras Collide - NYTimes.com: "...India has become to American yoga what France is to American cuisine: an ancient source of wisdom to be reinterpreted, democratized and repackaged by its acolytes here. The “yoga industry” now represents about $6 billion in annual spending by American consumers on classes, videos, mats and apparel like the $158 Apres Yoga jacket at the upscale chain Lululemon, according to Yoga Journal magazine.

And in yoga and foodie circles alike, contemplating the awesome significance of every bite taken — its flavors, its implications, its history — often seems to lead to moral judgments about others...."