Yoga is an ancient practice from South-East Asia, but once it was brought to the West it was whitewashed, commercialized and focused mainly on yoga asana (poses) when in fact it is so much more. Today it is a multi-billion-dollar industry. 

While it has become trendy in the West, many South-East Asian people have grown up with the practice, much like Nadia Gilani, she was first introduced to the practice as a child. She is a yoga teacher in the UK, a freelance journalist and now author of the book “The Yoga Manifesto”. We chat about her journey with yoga, her book, and where the yoga industry is now.