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1. Can I do Yoga even though I'm not flexible?
   Yes of course, you bring flexibility by practicing Yoga. From my point of view Yoga is even the best way to make yourself flexible, because it works very smoothly and gently with your body. For example if you perform butterfly posture, it is no matter how close your ankles goe to your perin ...
2. Is Yoga just stretching muscles or more than that?
3. What is the meaning of Ashtang Yoga?
   Ashtang Yoga means the eight limbs of yoga: ashta=eight, anga=limb. Which are: Yama : Universal morality Niyama : Personal observances Asanas : Body postures Pranayama : Breathing exercises, and control of prana Pratyahara : Control of the senses Dharana : Concentration and cultivating ...
4. From where do the names of the postures come?
   In this matter Yogic believe is that postures are named by Lord Shiva on the name of creatures. According to scriptures and Vedas there are 8,400,000 creatures on this Earth. In some Yogic texts it is even said that Shiva has created 8,400,000 postures and named them according to all crea ...
5. Why do poses have different names?
   From my point of view it is just a convenient way to remember the picture of the posture, also what attracts your mind most. For example Tadasan means Palm pose, but some people call it Vrishxasan, which means Tree pose. Bhujangasan and Sarpasan are also two names meaning cobra for the one pos ...