YOGA. Exercise, Or More Than That?

YOGA. Exercise, Or More Than That?

 Yoga has always been revered as a calming form of exercise, but also a way to relax one's mind, soul and emotional health. I personally do yoga, and i see all of these things from doing this form of exercise. I don't need all the fancy Lululemon clothes to do this, but doing it in regular clothes seems to works just as well.

Yoga is mentioned many times in ancient texts and is still practiced today. It is linked to the oldest religion in the world known as Hinduism and it is the third most practiced faith religion on the planet. There are many names for poses in yoga, but thee aren't there to just sound cool. They actually have meaning and they have a purpose. Each stance name has been carefully selected and it is still used with these names now. Yoga may be involved with the oldest religion, but you and I both know that anything great is always stolen and copied by the western world. Most things that are great don't come out of the western world because they are usually a basis somewhere else. Because of this, yoga is VERY VERY popular over here and it done by many people. Even people in your own communities go to yoga sometimes twice a week. 

Yoga is a union of the body and soul, and therefore it is more than a form of exercise that many people still seem to believe. It doesn't matter which form of yoga you choose to do, because it still has the same effect as any other style.

So tell me. Do any of you do yoga? do you feel a spiritual connection while performing yoga? after? Do you think yoga is more than a form of exercise?