10/22/2025
The aim of yoga is not to contort one’s body into shapes.
The aim of yoga is not even to change or fix yourself in any way.
So why do it?
If it’s not about posturing or fixing… if it’s not a self help project, why bother?
At the roots of yogic philosophy is the belief that we are all WHOLE, PERFECT and COMPLETE.
And if we connect back to this nature, we lay the foundation and conditions for unbounded freedom.
And freedom, they say, is the only necessary ingredient for real happiness.
Our essence is the same as the force that animates all of life. It’s the same as the energy that allows the trees to change color, the sun to shine and the birds to soar above.
So what do we need to do to “achieve” this, or connect back to this state of being?
First things first, we have to really want for this freedom. We have to whole heartedly want to suffer less, and consequently, create less suffering in this world. We have to want it with every cell of our being. AND, we must bring a burning desire to our practice. A willingness to throw everything that no longer serves us into the fire of our practice so that it all burns away and we are left much more clear.
Secondly, we must engage in SELF INQUIRY… not only internally, practicing self reflection in order to recognize our own patterns and habits that keep us bound up…. But also THE BIGGER SELF knowing. We must long to understand the universal force that connects us all, that gives us connection to purpose and meaning.
Lastly, we have to be willing to surrender to something bigger than ourselves…. To acknowledge that so much of life is beyond our control…and to trust that we will be supported right where we need to be, and even when things don’t go our way, there is opportunity for deep self knowing, connection, and meaning.
So, perhaps the aim of yoga then is to no longer look to external means for meaning, and remember that our very nature is EVERYTHING that we search for, and it’s all much more near that we think.
Come find us this week…. Full schedule of classes to support the true aim of yoga.
