Asana is primarily the physical aspect of practice that is often seen as the meaning of yoga. Even though asana is an important part of the yoga journey with incredible benefits for all systems of the body, it’s only one of the stages of eight-limbed path of yoga. The philosophy of yoga also involves moral foundation, self-study practices, cultivation of steadiness and ease, exploration of subtle energetic pathways, the practice of revealing external distractions, which eventually leads to the state of meditation and possibly into the fullest fruit – the bliss.

Yoga is far more than the practice done in class, it goes well beyond your yoga mat, into your daily life. Tuning into the body, breath and mind during the practice of yoga, will set powerful intentions and transform your entire life. While transforming on the mat, you start noticing how your perception and viewpoint change each and every day. The simple practices, which bring yoga into the daily life are the tools for cultivation of greater awareness, clearer perspective and a more connected way of life.

There is not such thing as the perfect practice or a perfect yogi. It neither matters how beautiful or difficult the pose you do looks like, nor how flexible your body is. Yoga is a continuing inner experience. Unlike dance or theatre, yoga is not made for observers, the only real observers are the practitioners themselves. After each great pose, comes a more advanced variation of it. It’s important to not get attached to how the poses look like, come to practice with no expectations and let yourself dive into the depth of experience withing yourself, and find there something more extraordinary than a mastery of a beautiful form.