Kasper van den wijngaard biography of donald

With the Games going on in London at the moment, the question whether yoga should, or shouldn’t be an Olympic sport, has become a topical subject.

The non-profit organization USA Yoga strongly advocates for yoga as an Olympic sport.

Being in Sherie's class means practicing yoga in its 8 limb system including asana, pranayama, meditation, kriya and Vedic philosophy.

Being in Sherie's class means practicing yoga in its 8 limb system including asana, pranayama, meditation, kriya and Vedic philosophy.

On August 21 and 22, BYSJ will be hosting Brandy Lyn Winfield and Kasper van den Wijngaard, the Yoga Champions.

Yoga champion, Kasper van den Wijngaard from The Netherlands, is sharing his top 10 tips for Yoga Asana Championship Training via Twitter.

I discovered later his name was Kasper Van Den Wijngaard and he won the Rotterdam Asana Championships.

After an incredible weekend, we have two new Bishnu Charan Ghosh Cup Champions, Kasper Van Den Wijngaard (Netherlands) and Brandy Winfeld (USA).

However, I suspect that a lot of yoga practitioners will find this outrageous. “Yoga can’t possibly be a competitive sport, for it’s all about spiritual development!” they may argue.

As there’s a whole lot more to yoga than just physical exercises, I have to agree with those who think that yoga (in its broadest sense) can’t possibly be a competitive sport¹.

But a contest in perfoming asanas, why not?

Yoga championship

Last April, friends of mine invited me to watch the “8th Annual European Yoga Asana Championship Holland” with them. This event was held in my hometown The Hague.

Students from different Dutch Bikram Yoga schools took part in this contest. There were female and male participants, with age