Students get stress-buster

University students were practicing yoga with instructions from teacher from Yogi Yoga.[Photo provided to China Daily]

Yin practices yoga every morning - postures and breathing to stretch her body. She suggests others also find time to fully concentrate on yoga.

"Yoga is a good way to ease pressure and make you sleep better. Many have the misconception that yoga is only for those whose body is supple. Actually, those who have a stiff body should practice yoga to keep their body balance," she says.

"Yoga is not a career, but my destiny (to promote it). It gives me faith and power," says Yin.

For Yin, her link with yoga and her husband came from her 21-day journey to India in 2003.

She spent the first week in Rishikesh to learn traditional yoga. The city is known as "the yoga capital of the world", with numerous yoga centers that attract visitors from all over the world.

She was a bit depressed when she first saw the city's streets after heavy rains - narrow muddy roads, homeless dogs and vendors hawking goods loudly.

When she first encountered Bhandari, she was impressed that the young man in white robes was quiet and professional.

After one week of learning yoga postures from him, what she saw became different - it was adorable dogs on streets filled with sunshine and friendly locals with smiles on their faces.

"In that week, nothing changed but me. As my body became relaxed and soft, so did my heart," she says.