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Yoga Anatomy – Reasons for Inflexibility

Yoga teachers should learn all that is possible about Yoga anatomy to help inflexible students become confident students.

Dr. Paul Jerard, E-RYT 5002017-02-10T18:34:31-05:00Categories: Yoga Anatomy, Yoga Teacher Issues|Tags: like yoga, reasons for inflexibility, Yoga Anatomy, yoga practitioner, yoga teachers, yoga turns|2 Comments

Is Yoga a Religion? What is the Difference Between Spirituality and Yoga?

Is yoga a kind of religion? It seems like yoga is often thought of as a religious practice with the various Hindu deities, chants, new age language about the divine powers of the "universe" and devotional hymns. The practice could be construed as a religion and the studio a temple with the rituals, greetings and protection of the space as sacred. How is yoga not a religion and just a form or spirituality and what is the difference between the two?