Like Anjali’s. (www.anjaliclothing.com). The clothing line is the product of a husband and wife team from Montclair. Julissa Carranza and Kristinn Sigridarson left fashion industry careers in New York City to teach yoga and design these super cool duds, now sold in yoga schools across northern New Jersey.

The cap sleeve shirts, and wide waisted three-quarter length pants have influenced mainstream fashion. Many of us dress like master yogis without as much as uttering a single “ohm.”

Doing Yoga is something else entirely. At Montclair Yoga, (www.yogamandalimontclair.com) an instructor called it “The Harvard of exercize” because you learn about all your muscles. She described the process as ?a conversation with yourself.?

We recently joined a Yoga class for the first time, and had just that conversation with our glutes, abs, quads, and traps. It happened while we stood on our hands in the Downward Facing Dog position (www.yogajournal.com/poses/491_1.cfm). Our muscles were too busy to talk back, but we suspect their answer would be one word: Advil!

Stretching?
Reaching?
Manipulating?
Inhale?
Exhale?

After about a half hour, stiff muscles finally yielded to supple, daily stresses gave way to a meditative mental state.

We were finally worthy of our stylish yoga clothes. Flexed and fit, we headed to Starbuck’s to ease the pain and find nourishment for the journey home.