Different yoga position

Re “The no-om zone -- yoga for winners,” Opinion, Feb. 11

From her description of nauseated, electrolyte-deficient people passing out or puking in flower beds, Meghan Daum makes the world of yoga seem like a hellish place to be. I have been practicing for almost five years and credit yoga with easing my arthritic back, calming my psyche and giving me the strength to do asanas I never thought possible. I have achieved these ends, however, by competing with myself, not the person on the mat next to me. Isn’t the world competitive enough?

One of the gifts of yoga is that you can check all that Type-A nonsense at the door.

BEBE EMERMAN

Los Angeles