| At one time it seemed that yoga was little more than | | | | album incorporates a traditional yoga chant. |
| a dated hippie fad, rather like the lava lamp. But now | | | | If you are moved to discover more details, Roots And |
| this ancient health system is back in vogue. | | | | Wings, a 'yoga, bodywork and natural healing centre' |
| Celebrities such as Gwyneth Paltrow, Madonna, and | | | | will be happy to provide you with the original Sanskrit |
| Julia Roberts and Sting are not shy about advocating | | | | text of that chant. |
| the mental and physical benefits of the discipline. | | | | Roots And Wings is largely geared to selling yoga |
| It is cool to carry around a little purple mat and tie | | | | products, but you'll also find articles, discussion groups |
| yourself up in knots in local gyms and draughty church | | | | and a search engine for locating those all important |
| halls. It seems yoga is everywhere, and nowhere is it | | | | Sanskrit lyrics (just type in Madonna). |
| more omnipresent than on the net. | | | | Another site, called Evolution, describes itself as an |
| Should you wish to learn more about Sting's views on | | | | online yoga magazine, and although it can be a little |
| the subject, for instance, you might care to read the | | | | graphic-heavy and slow, it's a snazzy and informative |
| in-depth interview available at the White Lotus website. | | | | creation. |
| You'll find a glossily professional web page which | | | | The visitor is offered enticements such as a free email |
| features authoritative articles on the many different | | | | newsletter, meditation advice, chants and even recipes. |
| forms of yoga - and the debate about which is the | | | | Should you find Evolution's animated yoga girl icon |
| best. | | | | annoyingly limber, you might be tempted to compete |
| You can also access a shop selling books and videos, | | | | with her by practising a selection of yoga postures |
| or click through selection of celebrity interviews. | | | | yourself. |
| Share the well-illustrated interview with Sting, in which | | | | Evolution allows you to call up these postures on your |
| he expresses regret at not having started yoga earlier. | | | | screen. |
| But he adds that, if anything, the exercise seems to be | | | | It seems that cyberspace is not yet the proper place |
| reversing the ageing process. | | | | to learn the subtleties of this ancient discipline: for that |
| This view is echoed by fellow megastar Madonna. | | | | you'll still need to take a traditional class with a teacher. |
| Indeed, the title song, Ray Of Light, in her best-selling | | | | |