The Yoga Mat as Home: Asana and the Art of Coming Back to Yourself

Most people come to yoga through a posture. A class at a gym, a video, a friend who dragged them along. They show up thinking asana is yoga — and in a way, that's a perfect place to start.

In this episode we explore Asana, the third limb of Patanjali's Eight Limbs of Yoga. Not as a set of shapes to copy, but as an energetic invitation — a practice ground for learning how to meet yourself with steadiness and ease. We talk about the Sanskrit roots of the word, the sutra Sthira Sukham Asanam, what the mat reveals about how we handle challenge and change, and why in Kundalini Yoga we practice with eyes closed.

The posture is the direction. You find your own way there.

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About Imagine Yoga Academy

We are Pedro and Daniela, co-founders of Imagine Yoga Academy. Since 2012, we've trained over 900 Kundalini Yoga teachers across Switzerland (Geneva, Zurich, Lugano), Spain (Madrid, Málaga), India, and online, always free of dogma, taught as a method of self-knowledge rather than a system of rules.

🌿 Our 200h Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training in Zürich, Geneva and Lugano from October 2026 to July 2027 Nine months. Fifteen people. One way through. For people asking what comes next. 👉 https://www.imagineyogaacademy.com/200h-kundalini-yoga-training-geneva-lugano-zurich/

🌀 Imagine Sangat — our online membership in English A community where your practice can live, even in the busy seasons. Your first step into the Imagine path.

👉 https://www.imagineyogaacademy.com/sangat-kundalini-yoga-online-practice/

🎁 Free gift — Come Back to Yourself: Three guided audios. 5 minutes each.

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Love & strength,

Daniela and Pedro.

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