In Yoga class I learned that the exercises that we do are designed to exercise our inner organs and help us improve our functioning of and control over the circulatory, lymphatic, and nervous systems.

While performing various Yoga poses we focus on the workings of our inner organs and systems and the energy flowing through them. Without this mental aspect of the training, we would be missing out and many of the benefits of yoga and might as well be using an exercise machine. Imagination and meditation are key to receiving the full benefit of a yoga work-out.

I felt much more relaxed and healthy after my yoga work-outs. The meditative breathing and stretching exercises really help.

We learned the mudra for happiness and did some exercises using it. My yoga instructor said that happiness is a state of mind that comes from within, much like beauty. We can choose whether or not to be happy. It is our responsibility to call forth happiness from within.