Once new practitioners get past the Lowest Common Denominator signifiers & hurdles of current day US yoga , e.g. lycra yoga wear , slogan Ts , doga , down-doggie , etc. , they will be able to open up to the source ; India & its tradition of bhakti ( devotion ).It's not about religion . It is all about opening your heart , mind & spirit. A copy of the Aksari Mantra ," Om Namo Narayanaya " was given to me by a teacher on Sunday ; and another of my teachers played the same version of the mantra after class last night. ( The same teacher who says," I don't have hybrids in my class." ) Hari OM . How incredible & powerful is that !
