Verena von Pfetten: Step XII Of My Spiritual Journey: In Which I Can Finally Afford Yoga

When I first started writing this column, and therefore telling people that I was on a Spiritual Journey, the first thing out of everyone's mouth was, "Ooh! Fun! You can write about yoga!" People love yoga. Apparently, yoga is spirituality for the masses. But, let's be honest, how many people do you know that actually, and whole-heartedly practice yoga?

I thought so. That's because yoga is an elitist practice.

I like yoga. I've always liked yoga. I grew up doing yoga, because, let's face it, yoga is a lot easier to practice when it's funded by your parents, or when your Safeway paycheck's have nothing more, well, pressing to go towards.

In real life, as far as I'm concerned, it's unaffordable. The average yoga class in Manhattan costs about $20.

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