Yoga for the Underserved
July 19, 2013
Women holding a pose during a yoga class.
Welcome to American Mosaic from VOA Learning English!
I’m Faith Lapidus.
On the show today, we play songs from the television show Glee, which recently lost one of its biggest stars.
We also hear about what life is like for stay-at-home mothers in America.
But first, we learn about how yoga is making a difference for people who are in need of help.
Millions of Americans take classes to learn the breathing and positions of yoga, the ancient Indian exercise for the mind and body. In recent years, yoga organizations have been attempting to serve needy people. Not just poor men and women, but homeless people, people who abuse drugs or alcohol and those with other problems.
VOA reporter Deborah Block visited Green Door, a mental health center in Washington, where yoga is helping change people’s lives. Christopher Cruise has her report.
Ericpaul Clark has been taking yoga classes for several months. He had earlier spent time in jail and a psychiatric hospital after abusing drugs. Today, he says he no longer uses drugs and is looking forward to a better life. Yoga helps keep him calm.
“I have rather a bad temper, and I’m afraid that if I really get angry I might do something dumb that will cause me to go back to jail. When I do stretches and poses it relaxes my muscles and just makes me feel more comfortable.”
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