Asana, Meditation, and Rock 'n' Roll

Sting and Trudie Styler talk yoga, the creative life and human rights.

By Diane Anderson

Sting and his wife of 27 years, Trudie Styler, are into yoga. They often invite musicians, friends, and yoga teachers for weeklong visits to their estate in Tuscany, and they find that the stays 
can evolve into informal yoga 
retreats. The duo founded the 
Rainforest Foundation in 1989 
to tackle deforestation. They're 
passionate about effecting environmental, social, and political change. Now Styler is showcasing her Ashtanga Yoga training on Warrior Yoga, a DVD produced 
by Gaiam, which she hopes will inspire people to practice yoga and find their inner strength.

How long have you been practicing yoga? Styler: Nineteen years ago, I was looking for a way to get rid of the pounds added during pregnancy. Dominic Miller, Sting's guitarist, had a friend named Danny Paradise in town. Dominic described Danny as a "freaky-deaky yoga guy." I remember he arrived with his satchel and bandana, looking quite New Age. The first thing that happened was our dog peed on his satchel. I thought, "Oh, no, this is a disaster!" But he was sweet enough to smile about it. Right then I thought, "There's already something good about this man." He demonstrated the first Ashtanga Yoga practice that I'd seen. Pretty soon he was staying for a few weeks, and we did a class every day. It was quite challenging, but bit by bit we came to really appreciate it. Now, nearly two decades later, I have great joy in participating in Mysore-style classes. That's how it began.

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