1. Yoga…what it is,What it isn’t Educating one curious person at a time An education for your mind, body & soul

2. Yoga is not a panacea. . . But it’s pretty darn close Majority of today’s illnesses are stress-related Yoga provides an outlet for stress and activates the parasympathetic system

3. Find Peace & Calm

4. Yoga is not a cult. . . Practitioners don’t follow one leader blindly Yoga is a community--a tribe--of like-minded individuals striving to live a better, healthier, integrity-filled life Yoga is about choices and the many paths available to each of us Practitioners respect other people’s choices

5. Find Your Tribe

6. Yoga is not a religion. . . Its origins are rooted in India, not religion Yoga will never drive someone away from their faith unless it’s the not the right faith for that person It’s a philosophy, a way of life, like Socrates, Descartes, Plato, Confucius

7. Find Your Path

8. Yoga is not perfect. . . Yoga draws imperfect people Some imperfect people practice yoga to improve those imperfections Other imperfect people come to yoga for its monetary rewards Yoga helps to discern the practitioners from the posers

9. Find Your Flaws

10. Yoga is not just for the rich. . . In fact, everyone needs yoga and its benefits (refer to Yoga Isn’t a Panacea) Yoga needs to get to the masses: rich, poor, black, white, religious, non-religious Every life is improved when stress is alleviated, illness is subverted and people are spiritually aligned

11. Find Your Practice

12. Yoga is not just poses. . . Yoga poses (called asanas) are only part of the total equation of what makes yoga beneficial There is also a rich philosophy, a way of life, behind the asanas Yoga must be balanced in all its parts: breathing, asanas, relaxation, philosophy

13. Find Your Balance

14. Yoga is about life. . . Yoga is about YOUR life Yoga is about YOUR attitude Yoga is about YOUR journey Yoga is about YOUR heart Yoga is about YOUR mind Yoga is about YOUR body Yoga is about YOUR soul

15. Yoga is about YOU

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