Why are we still saying that particular yoga poses are good for fascial release? Despite there being no evidence to support this spurious notion, it is a common assertion.

Unfortunately, sometimes it is hard to distinguish between the two. So following the outbreak of abuse cases over the last few years, some of which were in yoga schools who I had done trainings with, I started researching cult dynamics.

Question from a yoga teacher: One of my male students cannot ground the front of his ankles to the floor in cat without pain. I suspect this is because he has tight calves. What can we do to improve the contact of his front ankle with the floor?

I am sure that you are not alone in thinking that you suffer from all 5 of Patanjali's mental afflictions, or kleshas,