What is Yoga?
Yoga is an ancient holistic discipline from India designed to harmonize the mind, body, and spirit through physical postures (asanas), breathing techniques (pranayama), and meditation. Originating from the Sanskrit word "yuj" meaning union, it seeks to connect individual consciousness with universal consciousness. Modern yoga focuses on improving physical strength, flexibility, and mental well-being.
the purpose of yoga
Patanjali, the propounder of yoga, enunciates, “The purpose of yoga is to stop misery before it comes.” Whether it is greed, anger, jealousy, hatred, or frustration, all these negative emotions can be healed or re-oriented through yoga.
“Yogah Karmasu Kaushalam”, meaning yoga is a skill in action and expression. Yoga is the skill to live your life, manage your mind, deal with emotions, be with people, be in love, and not let that love turn into hatred. In this world everyone loves, but that love does not stay the same for long. It turns into hatred, sometimes almost immediately. Yoga is that skill, that perspective, that maintains love as love.
