Very often when I tell people who do not practice yoga about Africa Yoga Project, I am asked a fair and honest question: “Don’t kids in Africa need food more than they need YOGA?”

Society could learn a lot from the practice of yoga.  Yoga philosophy emphasizes non-judgment, acceptance, and compassion at its very core.  Take the recent comments by Chick-fil-A president Dan Cathie regarding his company’s support of the traditional family unit.   Though his initial comments were not inflammatory, his clarifications were.

(aka “Hey, You’re Sweating All Over My Saucha”)

I get the question all the time – do you really practice yoga in a heated room?

The answer is unwaveringly yes, which leads, inevitably, to the question (insert really inquisitive and mildly skeptical voice here), “WHY?”