Yoga underground, czyli o ośrodkach ćwiczeń relaksowo-koncentrujących na poznańskich Winogradach
Yoga Underground: Centers for Relaxation and Concentration Exercises in Poznań’s Winogrady District

Summary/Abstract: Local centers dedicated to yoga practice operated in Poznań from the second half of the 1970s. They were established on the initiative of Tadeusz Pasek, one of the pioneers of yoga in post-war Poland. He promoted yoga as a biomedical and educational system that became the subject of scientific research. The Poznań centers functioned within the framework of the TKKF (Society for the Promotion of Physical Culture) on premises provided by the Winogrady housing cooperative. As yoga gained popularity in Poland, it moved from niche classes held in converted basements to the mainstream, finding its place in fitness clubs and modern yoga studios. The Poznań centers are presented from both an autobiographical and historical perspective, based on preserved documents and publications, as well as the recollections of participants.

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