I have very strong religious beliefs, will practising Moksha Yoga conflict with my beliefs?
A John Monastra, who converted to Islam in 1984, says it best…”I don’t think of yoga as a religion,” he says, “I think of it as a technique that helps anybody practise their own religion better.” In fact, you don’t have to be a Hindu or a Buddhist or in any religion for that matter to practise yoga. While some yoga styles focus very heavily on meditation and chanting, Moksha Yoga focuses on both upper and lower body strengthening, balance and flexibility. This is not to say that there isn’t a meditative quality to the Moksha Yoga series, one can get this by the simple encouragement of learning to be quiet, with focus on breath. But for those who are interested in taking their practice further, various workshops on meditation and other styles and teachings of yoga will be offered at the Moksha Yoga Trinidad studio.
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