Yoga for Life (and Business)
What would the great American entrepreneurs of the early 20th century have to say about the business-school trends of the early 21st, like, say, the rising popularity of yoga classes at some of the nation’s top business schools?
According to Business Week, the University of Chicago recently joined MIT, Northwestern and Harvard by initiating yoga classes specifically geared towards stressed-out MBAers.
All this raises the question: Is late capitalism antithetical to the nature of yoga? Well, maybe. But the alternatives to stress relief for twenty-somethings is usually alcohol and drugs. And perhaps, if enough business school students become yogis, it will eventually bring a sense of peaceful reflection to Wall Street. But don’t hold your stance.
