> What if all these new age yogis with their sweating ways turned out to be able to perform their 100 surya namaskaras well past the age of 105, would it valida

> What if all these new age yogis with their sweating ways turned out to be able to perform their 100 surya namaskaras well past the age of 105, would it validate their form of yoga then? Do most people who practice the "traditional way" get to do it way past their 90s? I don't think "validation" is the right language any more than "right" or "wrong". People do yoga for a reason - health, aesthetic, spiritual, whatever. The validation comes from whether they get out of it what they want. Someone hoping to discover the spiritual stuff the gurus write about may be better served by a practice that focuses on that instead of longevity. Just because someone's reached 100+ years old doesn't mean they've got out of it what they want (i.e. if they seek spiritual experiences but haven't had any they may still feel frustrated).