Yoga

what is yoga?

Yoga means “union” or “to yoke” in Sanskrit.  It drives from the verbal root, yuj which means “join”.  It is the bases of the English word yoke, meaning to bind together or join.  The common definition of yoga is the union of the individual soul with the universal spirit.  Yoga is both the practice and the experience of the ultimate freedom of the heart.  It is both a path to spiritual fulfillment and the experience of fulfillment itself.

Through the yoking of our bodies, minds, and hearts to a higher power of existence, we can awaken the shakti, or spiritual energy hidden within, and our highest capabilities are revealed.

The more often we experience the state of union through our yoga practice, the more we become established in an elevated vibratory state of consciousness.  So when we are confronted with stressful and challenging events in our life, which would normally knock us out of alignment, we are able to sustain our yogic state.  We are then better able to respond to difficult situations.