as a sick child leigh blaski an australian national had all the options of getting cured through allopathic medicines but he chose the path of his hero john lenon of the beatles and got cured through yoga and meditation after 45 years blashki is now the soul of yoga australia and is teaching yoga to australiansarogya expo2012 organized by the department of ayush has attracted yoga gurus from over 50 countries across the globe blashkis university has a graduation course in yoga and about 3000 students have already graduated from yoga australia about 5 of australian population practises yoga today he saidamericans love for yoga is very much known now and the credit goes to maharshi mahesh who spread awareness about the indian science of meditation and healing in the west said robert schneider a doctor by profession and now a yoga guru india has forgotten about its rich heritage of achieving mental and physical health through yoga but western world has scientifically verified this art and has accepted itschneider is teaching yoga and meditation to about 1000 students at the maharshi university of management at fairfield iowa in usaeven france and portugal are not too behind when it comes to learning yogasanas and meditation naithailyi baburaj a franceborn tamilian and a doctor by profession is teaching yoga therapy in the french army in paris the french are very open to this ageold indian science but the government is yet to accept it wholeheartedly she saidamrta suryananda president portuguese yoga confederation said india is the leader of spirituality in the world and everyone should come here to learn yoga i have learnt it from my guru here about 40 years ago and now teaching it to people in portugal he saidindian yoga gurus have come down from different states jain guru lokesh muniji founder president of ahimsa vishwa bharti said jainism is inspired by yoga and meditation jain tirthankaras god are always found sitting in yogasana mudras and it is called to be an art of achieving moksha i have been practising it for 28 years and encourage people to meditate to achieve a healthy mind and souldr kailash manav padmashree founder of narayana seva santhan in rajasthan and visually challenged practising yoga for 27 years said people can be cured by naturopathy and five elements of panchatatvayogawear from eucalyptus fibrewhile yogasana and meditation soothes your mind here are specially designed clothes for women to wear during yoga session a student of renowned yoga guru bks iyengar in pic has launched infinitely iyengar a range of designer organic tshirts only for women women need a comfortable outfit to practise yoga which has proper length good neckline and is not very tight or lose thinking about this we designed tshirts made from promondal a blend of beech and eucalyptus fibres said roshen amin the brain behind the brand the clothes are handmade it was launched by iyengar in december