While yoga has very much gained traction in recent years, both in the west and here, it dates bac…

While yoga has very much gained traction in recent years, both in the west and here, it dates back to historic times. Back then, yoga was not simply accomplishing a complex pose and holding it just long enough to get that perfect picture for Instagram, but a spiritual and meditative journey. Yes, it did consist of asanas even back then, but the focus was on your spiritual, mental, and emotional health. 

This popularization of yoga we see now is very removed from that idea. Yoga is often used as just another form of exercise and not a journey. The asanas are seen as stand-alone poses without much thought into the historical aspect behind them. 

A common understanding between practitioners is that yoga doesn’t just tone up and make the body flexible, but it also has that effect on the mind. It is said that the more physically flexible a person is, the more likely they are to be flexible mentally. This means having a strong self of self and conviction yet being open to new ideas and thoughts without being judgmental. This is an extremely important personality trait to have, especially in today’s age where the world is connected more than it has ever been. You can sit here in India and have an intense bond with someone in Los Angeles. This means that we are exposed to different ways of thinking and living than any generation before has ever been. We have the world at our fingertips and the only way to navigate that is through sensitivity and acceptance. 

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