Yoga is the hokey pokey for adults

When I was in elementary school and when I volunteered in my children's elementary schools, it was the custom for teachers to get the kids up and moving not just at recess but periodically throughout the day—to wring out the wriggles that prevented them from concentrating. Remember the hokey pokey? One function of yoga is to do the same for adults—to twist and squeeze-and-release and stretch away the tension that afflicts us all. A back injury has once again sidelined me from daily practice, and I feel as squirmy as an eight-year-old who's been sitting at her desk too long.