Chocolate Twisting: Yoga Gets Chocolatized
We're having a very difficult time imagining yogis in India endorsing the trend of "Chocolate Yoga." But in the west, yoga dipped in chocolate seems to be gaining popularity. We're just wondering if you can find the same inner peace and clarity if you eliminate the yoga and just eat the chocolate:
In Toronto, yoga instructor, Ron Obadia says, "If Yoga is union with the infinite, Chocolate Yoga is the alchemy of this cosmic communion. Chocolate yoga pours the sap of samadhi into the sacred and the secular. Nourishing every limb of one's tree of life...Chocolate Yoga sparks clarity, ignites neurotransmitters of cerebral sensory synchronicity and molecules of joy. Stretch. Go into it, find out."
And in California, instructor David Romanelli has introduced chocolate eating into his yoga classes.
He has teamed up with Vosges Chocolate, a high-end confectionery company, to offer yoga-and-chocolate seminars that begin and end with a truffle. Much like traditional yoga practices, he uses the sweet to make participants more aware of their senses, asking them to savor each bite and its distinct taste. "When people first hear about it, they think it's just a gimmick," says Romanelli, who has been offering the classes since early 2005. "But when you taste the chocolate and feel the yoga, you get the message."
[From MSNBC]
