Is yoga a kind of religion? This question might seem silly to the seasoned yoga practitioner or teacher but to those who have never done yoga, there is a mysterious mystical quality to it. It seems like yoga is often thought of as a religious practice with the various Hindu deities, chants, new age language about the divine powers of the “universe” and devotional hymns. The practice could be construed as a religion and the studio a temple with the rituals, greetings and protection of the space as sacred. How is yoga not a religion and just a form or spirituality and what is the difference between the two?

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