For:
1. eagle and crow, cat and camel, cobra and fish – the Asana Zoo is home to a diversity of species that only the Jungle Book can offer.
2. you can doze on your back with your eyes closed and claim that you are actively engaged (in technical jargon this is called Shavasana).
3. the strange feeling of well-being after stretching muscles you didn’t even know existed.
4. your sideways board is more like an electric eel, the tree is crooked and the sun warrior is about to be shot? Easy, there is neither a ranking list nor a points judge. It’s okay. Really. Everything is okay as long as it feels good.
5. the gender ratio is more favorable than at any singles party. Not to mention the sexual perspectives that physical flexibility opens up.
Against:
1. we’ve touched on the critter thing. Let’s be honest: some bows and breathing exercises make you look like a monkey. And even pays for it.
2. every point-on-the-forehead guru who swears on Shiva, Brahma and Vishnu that his interpretation of the teachings is the correct one.
3. ever marched through the rush hour at the main station with a bulky sports bag and mat?
4. the controversy surrounding the shower afterwards. The modern sense of hygiene screams: Yes! But yoga nerds say no, because that’s how you flush away the charged prana. Or like this.
5. you have to be incredibly well-built to forgive your non-slip socks, tie-dye shirt and floral leggings.
