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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, Yoga is a spiritual practice.  Some yoga studios have modified it to be all about a physical workout.  And it’s no longer yoga.  They call it Yoga.  They use yoga terms.  But without the spiritual component, you aren’t practicing yoga.  You’re just exercising.  It sounds like yoga might not be a good fit for you. Try Barre or Pilates maybe?  You could also try the “yoga” classes at a gym instead of a yoga studio.

/Yoga Instructor [/quote]

Thank you!!

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20th century Yoga was an adaptation of British military calisthenics bymIndian nationalists who were enamored of European 20th century physical culture, but wanted an Indian version:

"Indian nationalists were particularly taken with the global vogue for “physical culture,” in part because British domination was often justified in terms of physical superiority. As the nationalist movement gained steam and Indians turned away from foreign imports— replacing Western clothing with homespun khadi cloth, for example—nationalists found in the old hatha yoga the basis for a physical culture that was distinctly Indian."

https://www.newyorker.com/business/currency/iyengar-invention-yoga

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