Yoga Frees You

Words of wisdom from Yoga Power and Spirit by Alberto Villolda:  .........all forms of yoga share a common thread, which is to take us out of a profane existence and into a sacred relationship with life.  We live a profane life when we simply do what is expected of us, striving to create what our culture considers a proper life in the material world, unconscious of our spiritual nature........Like the ancient yogis, we can all rediscover the sacred.  We can all practice yoga and begin our journey toward samadi, toward liberation.
All of these words ring bells for me.   Unless something better arises in my consciousness, I'll write more about Alberto's interpretation of Patanjali's Yoga Sutras.  But for today, just a few of Alberto's words based on Sutras 2 and 3:  Yoga is vigilance, awareness and stillness of the mind.   Yoga frees you from the drama, the tragedy, the saga your mind creates and allows you to experience your True Self.   As you can see, there is more to yoga than asanas, (physical postures).  Much more.