Note: This is an excerpt of “Self-Inquiry on ‘Doing’ Yoga.” The original post has been re-published in full at Humanitou Yoga.
I engage in yoga daily. But I do not “do” yoga. Millions of others do “do.” Same-same? Semantics? What’s it matter?
It doesn’t matter. Maybe.
But as a word guy, I use writing to process the world, to help it make sense. To me, words matter. Clarity and precision of communication with myself and others matter.
And as a yoga guy, the self-inquiry of my spiritual practice — the what, why, how — matters.
Answering why it matters becomes a practice of inquiry and, potentially, deeper connection to your yoga.
… Continue reading on doing vs. being yoga at humanitouyoga.com.
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