Latina Puts a Spanish Twist on Yoga
Bilingual yoga instructor Rina Jakubowicz is launching the first-ever Spanish-language yoga teacher training, Esther J. Cepeda reports. The new training program will be delivered completely in Spanish. The mission, as Cepeda reports, is "to break down barriers in the yoga community and bring the positive benefits of yoga to more diverse populations including Spanish-speaking communities that may have historically lacked access, or that may be underserved." Why Is This Needed? About 4 in 5 yoga participants are non-Latino whites. Experts say yoga can boost flexibility and muscle tone with other benefits like improved cardiovascular fitness. Jakubowicz hopes to make yoga and its benefits more inclusive of Latinos and Spanish speakers, who sometimes have the perception that ...
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