‘Worldview’ Takes On Yoga: History Of Yoga, Yoga In The Workplace And ‘Carbon Yoga’

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In this June 24, 2014 photo, Tameka Lawson, executive director of a local non-profit group called 'I Grow Chicago' leads a yoga class in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)
yoga chicago
In this June 24, 2014 photo, Tameka Lawson, executive director of a local non-profit group called 'I Grow Chicago' leads a yoga class in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

‘Worldview’ Takes On Yoga: History Of Yoga, Yoga In The Workplace And ‘Carbon Yoga’

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We dedicate this hour of Worldview to the practice of yoga — which came to America through Chicago in 1893. Chicago-based historian Jatinder Singh Bedi talks us through the history. Plus, a look at how yoga can change the workplace and a deep dive into “yoga veganism.”