'Behind Hong Kong's Yoga Boom'

Hype is a huge part of the sudden success of yoga in Hong Kong, which boasts the world's biggest, most expensive facilities, top teachers and, of course, designer yoga gear. But the men behind the boom have carefully stoked the fires of this yoga passion, and they are just getting started.

By Ron Gluckman/Hong Kong

THE TALK OF THE TOWN IS TOUGH to miss in Hong Kong.

Compact and charismatic, Master Kamal’s much-admired, perfectly-formed body graces scores of billboards blanketing the city. His million-dollar smile became a mainstay of magazines long before his recent television series and DVD cemented his complete mass-market appeal.

“He’s fabulous,” enthuses Wendy Lee, a longtime fan who can claim to be among the crowds weathering lengthy queues at some of Kamal’s defining performances. The wait, she says, was more than worth it. “Master Kamal is the greatest. He’s a superstar.”

Master Kamal represents a new mode of idol for a city that has long embraced syrupy pop crooners, kung fu kickers and reedy fashion models. Kamal’s performances feature plenty of on-stage prancing, and he uses a headset-mounted microphone to stir fans into delirious, sweat-soaked frenzy, yet he’s neither hip-hop sensation nor rock singer.

Kamal qualifies as Hong Kong’s first New Age Wonder. He’s the top yogi in town. Click here for more...

Source: http://www.gluckman.com/HongKongYogaDiscovery.htm

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Kosmo lands on Planet Yoga - wellness workshop about how yoga and nutrition can restore true balance in our life

Much to the delight of a packed audience on 23 November 2004, Claudia Del Vecchio, who sat cross-legged on the yoga mat at the nerve center of Planet Yoga, shared the latest nutritional tips and the new Food Pyramid, as first expounded by the Harvard Medical School.

Master Kamal, the founder of Planet Yoga, is regarded as a leading yoga master in Asia. He is the creator of a new age yoga system known as "Kryoga" (Kamal's Rhythmic Yoga). Master Kamal demonstrated a few yoga movements and taught the audience how to breathe in a way to achieve inner harmony.

Master Kamal sits on the Kosmo Panel of Experts on Wellness.

Source: http://www.kosmoliving.com/news/news.php