Yoga: East Meets West

In my weekly practice of mediation or yoga I unfortunately was sick with the flu and was unable to perform the physical aspects of yoga but I instead ended up mediating in my living room. I mediated around 9 in the evening. I turn of all the light and turned on a couple of Eucalyptus mint candles to give some light and smell to my practice space. I sat on my yoga mat in lotus and close my eye. I cleared my mind and only focus on the sound of the flames on the candles. After my 30 minutes of mediating was completed. I open my eyes and took a huge breath in and out. This mediation session were different from the others because I was able to have sense of clarity and mindfulness. This session was interesting and I am willing to do more in the future.

In the United States yoga began as a spiritual practice but has become popular as a way of promoting physical and mental well being. Yoga is predicted to be one of the highest ranked fitness activities. Yoga grew in popularity through advertisements and health benefits. Whether you are looking to lose weight, build muscle, increase flexibility and mindfulness. The popularity of the practice has resulted in yoga evolving from the traditional asanas to an amalgamation of different workouts and formats. They are odd types of yoga practice like nude yoga, beer yoga, and cannabis yoga. As compared to the definition of yoga in India which is the discipline to improve or develop one's inherent power in a balanced manner. It offers the means to attain complete self realization. Yoga in India is embedded into their religion and there is more of a spiritual practice to it rather than just breaking a sweat.