What distinguishes Integral Yoga Hatha from many other schools of instruction is its meditative approach. During a class we systematically still the body, calm the breath, and then quiet the mind, so that, ultimately, we can transcend the body and mind and experience...
It is not surprising that part of Yoga’s approach to its goal makes use of the body. We identify ourselves with body and mind. The body and mind are more concrete to grosser senses so it is easy to acknowledge and experience them more fully than the spiritual aspect....
Yoga asanas are not exercises. The word “exercise” tends to give the idea of a practice done with quick movement and a measure of strain involved. “Asana” simply means posture. According to Maharishi Patanjali Bhagavan, the definition of a posture or pose means one...
