Bikram Yoga Decatur

Here's a cute story...

Yoga the new craze at Santa Cruz High; class filled beyond capacity

For a class with double the usual number of students, the gym is surprisingly silent. Chatter between students is rare as they try to hold poses like downward dog: hands and feet on the mat, spine straight, butt high in the air.

After instructing the students to lie stomach-down on their mats, Andrews announces that airplane pose is next.

"Yes!" says a student under his breath.

The flat bodies struggle to lift their shoulders, spread their arms and hover their legs off the mat, teetering on their midsections. Some wobble as if preparing for a crash landing. Others, like 16 year-old Carrie Powers, freeze the pose with an enviable grace.