Yoga is beauty and focus
Quiet and turned inward
The Yogi* feeling their place
In Universal Design
Swimming in the energy of life
Spreading, sorting all the senses
While the body heals
Dropping defenses
Relaxing into the standard harmony
We were gifted as rightful beings
Of goodness and light
Yoga makes the Yogi* feel
Like any beautiful creature formed
From purity's perfection born.
-Kelly Write Away
*Yogi - a person who practices Yoga
Yoga's name used everywhere
Marketing some person's wares
Losing meaning faster as
Fitness has breached its hands
Once brought down in prayer position*
Now omitted to prevent offense to
Some who wouldn't pay
If Yoga retained it's original ways
Scary to the dogmatic** crowd
Yoga has lost its beauty now
Just another sweaty competition
Designed for status, style and sales
Why use the name Yoga at all
If it's essence offends the masses so?
-Kelly Write Away
*prayer position - Real name: Anjali Mudra: The literal translation from Sanskrit is "salutation seal" or "offer/honor". It dates back thousands of years.
**Dogmatic - adjective that describes someone who states their opinions or beliefs as absolute facts, refusing to doubt them or listen to new evidence. It comes from the word dogma, which means an official set of beliefs or rules set by a group or church.
Salutation seal - A salutation is a word, phrase, or physical action used to say hello or show respect.
