Yoga - a make-up of exercise, nature and camaraderie
An image of the outdoor yoga studio at a retreat in Casteo Giorgio, Umbria, Italy/ Courtesy of a participantBy Kim Ji-sooEvery layman's discipline has its heyday. All types of yoga, and yoga-inspired pilates, are highly popular in Korea, as people living in stress-filled times seek to alleviate stress and seek unity of body, mind and spirit. For yoga devotees, going on a yoga retreat is an ideal holiday, one that removes oneself from the mundane and the familiar, to lunge into hours of yoga every day. South Korea's Jeju Island boasts a few yoga retreats, but that is still too close to home, or the familiar and the mundane. There are retreats to choose from in India, the birthplace of yoga, as well as the United States, Portugal, Thailand and Cambodia.One yoga retreat took place in the Umbria region in Italy, which I took part of. The promises of Italian sun, food, the pastoral landscape and yoga tempted this yogi.Italy or Rome is about a 12-and-a-half-hour flight away from Seoul. The Umbria region is about two hours north by drive from Rome, Lazio. There are some winding roads and pi
Oct 5, 2018By Kim Ji-soo
