I had a yoga teacher course myself. One of the lessons I took home is that there is no one right or original yoga. There are many kinds and most of them have th

I had a yoga teacher course myself. One of the lessons I took home is that there is no one right or original yoga. There are many kinds and most of them have their justification for existing. Hundreds of branches of yoga that have developed over time through series of different teachers. And why shouldn't new ones come along as well? Nothing wrong about goat yoga if it's healthy and enjoyable. But I want to stress that yoga is not body building. It's not about bring beautiful, although that tends to be a side effect of health and happiness. The aim of yoga is to make you healthy, so healthy in fact that you can just forget about your body for a few days and meditate. Yoga is also not just about asanas. It's about eight limbs (hatha), that include asanas, but also cleansing, right eating (vegetarian, and not too much), breathing exercises and a few other things. It's about doing what's good for your body so your mind can focus on what's important - meditation, doing right, ... But what should be avoided is any harm. This is where for example hot yoga falls short - the heat is meant to increase flexibility, but it's also the most risky kind of yoga that sees frequent injuries. There's no reason to force your body to go beyond its current limits - rather you should slowly work to develop your flexibility, rather than force it with 'tricks'. Do as you like, but don't try to do anything that is against your body. You only have one body. Make sure its healthy but don't try to do things you are not ready for or that might be harmful. E.g. an obvious one: crow pose is amazing but can for women put quite a bit of pressure on the ovaries so for any woman still planning to have kids it's not something to practice too intensely. Yes, do it, but don't force it and don't try to get to the point of pain. Enjoy yoga - in all its forms.