Om Shanti: A Yoga Blog

A recent post entitled “Where Are All the Hard Yoga Classes?” has generated a lot of interesting and lively discussion on this blog. Much thanks to everyone for sharing your thoughts. I’m seeing a range of opinions being expressed, and this certainly reflects the many different experiences we all have with yoga, and our different attitudes about and conceptions of yoga.

An important and recurring question has arisen from the discussion, and I’d like to take a few moments today to address it. The question is this: Exactly what constitutes an “advanced yoga class”? (more…)