Melissa Morewitz- Outside Reading #2

Today I read an article online about yoga's tie to spirituality. "The word “yoga” comes from the Sanskrit word “yogah,” which means “to yoke or to unite.” Indeed, the goal of yoga is to uncouple oneself from the material world and to unite oneself with the God of Hinduism, commonly understood to be Brahman, the impersonal cosmic consciousness of the universe. Put another way, yoga is the means by which the user’s mind is merged into the universal mind." I have always been interested in participating in yoga classes and I know many people who really enjoy it. I even know a boy (who you would never expect to try it) who went to a few yoga classes and described it as a "natural high." In reading this article, I think that the relaxation, breathing patterns and body movements of yoga leave you in a state of spirituality. The point of yoga is to get in touch with your inner self which will ultimately lead to asking life questions and exploring the spirituality of it all. I think I'm going to sign up soon for these classes to experience this relaxing "natural high" I've been hearing about!