WRITTEN BY Dr. Nancy Palermo Lietz Yoga has taken the western world by storm. In a 2012 “Yoga in America” survey by Yoga Journal, it was estimated that more than 20 million Americans regularly practice yoga. The first U.S. yoga studio opened in 1947 in California. Yoga studios are now popping up in all communities. In the U.S., you can perform yoga in heat, with rock music and even in the company of pets and children. Read the full post to learn more about yoga as medicine! …