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Members of Latter-day Saints turn to yoga for its physical and spiritual benefits
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Wendy Cullum, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, attends a 90-minute yoga class at Shri Shri Radha Krishna Temple in Spanish Fork, Utah, on Wednesday, April 23, 2025. - photo by AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Wendy Cullum lay flat on her back completely relaxed in “shavasana” or “corpse pose,” a common closing position in a yoga class. She and several other members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints were finishing up a 90-minute session in the sanctuary of the only Hindu temple in Spanish Fork, Utah, a bucolic community about 55 miles (88 kilometers) south of Salt Lake City. This small Thursday evening yoga class at Shri Shri Radha Krishna Temple in the heart of Mormon country is an example of the embrace of yoga and meditation among members of the faith, widely known as the Mormon church.