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SO, WHAT IS YOGA?
There are different schools of yoga but they all aim to achieve the same result.
Physical postures
To many people when thinking of yoga, it is the physical postures that they imagine are the goal of the practice. This is just one aspect of the practice. However, perseverance with the postures inevitably leads to a deeper understanding of yoga.
As we practise, there will be an emphasis on breath work (Pranayama), sense withdrawal (Pratyahara) and concentration (Dharana) along with work on the physical postures (Asanas)
It is not all about how flexible you are, or if you can twist yourself into exotic shapes.
The breath should be the focus.
The physical and external aspect of yoga is to encourage a healthy, balanced, symmetrical, comfortable body and nervous system.
Perhaps a more important goal of yoga is to still the distracting fluctuations of the mind.
I would like to help more people to help themselves, by taking up the practice.