Iyengar Yoga debuts in Beirut
Yogini Djoeke Van Der Werf led Beirut's first Iyengar Yoga workshop at Mont La Saade in Ain Saade on Saturday, reports The Daily Star. "For the yoga community of Lebanon this is a premier event," said Lina Shuman, the workshop's...
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Yogini Djoeke Van Der Werf led Beirut’s first Iyengar Yoga workshop at Mont La Saade in Ain Saade on Saturday, reports The Daily Star. “For the yoga community of Lebanon this is a premier event,” said Lina Shuman, the workshop’s organizer. According to Shuman, Iyengar Yoga has not been formally taught in Lebanon before. The intent was to provide stress relief from local political and social tensions.
