Yoga Is More Than Just Poses: From the Studio to the Soul: My Journey with Yoga

Let’s just say it: yoga has a bit of a PR problem.

Somewhere along the way, especially in Western culture, yoga got packaged as a trendy workout—a way to get long, lean muscles, tone your abs, and maybe show off a headstand on Instagram. And hey, there’s nothing wrong with building strength or feeling good in your body (those are beautiful things!). But that’s just a tiny piece of what yoga really is.

Yoga isn’t a fitness routine—it never was.