YOGA is becoming very popular among celebrities like Uyanda Mbuli, Penny Lebyane, musician Tu Nokwe and socialite and businesswoman Thandi Masondo.
They admit they have been hitting the mat for some time now.
They all use yoga as a means to calm the spirit, tone the muscles and increase physical strength.
"I started yoga a few years ago. I must say, definitely, it changed my life," Mbuli says.
"It has made me calmer. It gives me a personal sense of accomplishment - and it is easier to handle the rigorous demands of the day by practising it.
"It strengthens my body. I am able to walk on high heels for longer periods than before."
Masondo also has good things to say about yoga. She praises it for helping her learn about the meaning of life.
"It has allowed me to train my mind to think about positive things, and I am also able to think about how to solve problems and even get along well with others," Masondo says.
Penny Lebyane, also an avid yoga fan, says it helps her relieve pressure and provides new energy in her stressful life.
Though for many the primary focus is yoga's physical benefits, some become interested in the spiritual side of the discipline as well.
Tu Nokwe says it has helped her understand her spirituality.
"It is the best thing you can ever do. It helped me to flow with life. It has taught me to go with the rhythm of the universe. It is deeply spiritual."
Mboya says she used to do other kinds of yoga but decided to shift to Pilates.
Pilates is a body conditioning routine that helps to not only build flexibility, but also strength, endurance, and coordination in the legs, abdomen, arms and back.
"I decided to shift to Pilates after I accepted Jesus as the Lord in my life. Pilates is in harmony with my Christian beliefs," Mboya says.
Aerial yoga is the latest favourite among those seeking more than a buff body from exercise, according to Shape magazine September issue.
This kind of yoga combines yoga postures with the force of gravity.
It encourages the body to align itself correctly and aids flexibility and strength without strain.
A class includes floor and aerial exercises, stretching and poses designed around a low-slung sling suspended from the ceiling.
Using the sling to distribute body weight between the floor and ceiling you're able to engage in strength and flexibility building exercises, using gravity to deepen the stretch and elongate the body.
The classes are slow but intense; there's a focus on safety and technique, and an awareness that people may feel insecure at first when being suspended in the air.
But there is distrust of yoga in Christian circles. This ancient system of medi-tation, breathing techniques and gentle exercise has been criticised as ungodly by some Christians.
Some Christians view it as an ungodly practice that brings false peace, while some do not have a problem with it. But those who do yoga say it is a philosophy, not a religion.
Pastor John Ekuchwuku of The Fruitful Place in Johannesburg says many people did yoga for exercise, but had no idea they were opening themselves up to "the entrance of demons".
"These demons will give you all sort of spiritual experiences. Yoga takes us up to that realm, but that relaxation is different from the peace we are promised by Jesus Christ. "
But Father Jo Mangaliso Mdhlela of the Anglican Parish of St Philip, Thokoza, says there is nothing wrong with yoga.
"Sometimes Christians are very arrogant. The idea that yoga is not of God is nonsensical.
"God does not manifest himself only through Christianity."