Sometimes though there are the other emotions in the way. It is not uncommon for people to feel angry when holding a posture or after a deep relaxation to feel tears of joy streaming down their face. Through yoga, one learns to express their emotions more fully without the need to suppress them or get caught up in the drama of them. We can also say that yoga is a spiritual endeavor. While aspects of yoga philosophy have been incorporated into various eastern religions, yoga itself is not a religion.
Yoga is a systematized method of exploring the question.
In the course of such an exploration, it is not uncommon to develop an expanded awareness of the world around you and an appreciation of who you really are and what holds you and the world around you together. A belief in God or a Supreme Being is neither a prerequisite nor a hindrance to taking up a yoga practice. Ayurveda, the yoga of rebalancing your current condition to its unique harmonious constitution, is also consulted to consider such variables as climate, environment diet and occupation when helping a student rebalance. Hatha Yoga is probably the most familiar type of yoga practiced in the West. Hatha Yoga refers to the physical discipline of practicing yoga.