WHY WE DO YOGA?

The student once asked “why we do yoga?”

My teacher, Baba Hari Dass, responded:

“At first we do yoga to improve our life. Then we do our life to improve our yoga.”

The practices can make us more graceful physically and emotionally, and more in step with life.  And still, we may have habits that don’t support our fullest potential.

Gradually, we may choose to refine our habits; diet, sleep and associations, to name a few; in support of yoga practice. We may be drawn to live in alignment with deeper rhythms of nature, go to bed a bit earlier, and create more space for yoga in the early morning, as a tangible example. The deeper study may lead us to yoga training.