Makes total sense. The reason Yoga was invented (if I'm not mistaken) was to allow Yogis to meditate for long periods of time - often hours or days. In essence

Makes total sense. The reason Yoga was invented (if I'm not mistaken) was to allow Yogis to meditate for long periods of time - often hours or days. In essence, Yoga was used to ensure that your body could stay still for long periods of time. It feels that people here in the West use Yoga as a "workout". Which is kind of crazy since, in my opinion, you're supposed to do Yoga to be in tune with yourself, bring awareness to your body and calm your mind (with the ultimate goal of being able to meditate). Whenever I go to a Yoga class I personally prefer to stay in the back and do the poses at my own pace, and only focus on those where I feel comfortable - if a pose is stopping me from breathing properly I know that something is wrong.