Crazy, I do yoga and it is nothing spiritual or religious about it for me, it merely helps my balance, flexibility and strengthens core muscles.

This is stupid, sorry but a person can make just about anything a religious experience if that is their intention.

I was under the impression that the mantra is not for the actual physical aspects of yoga, it is for meditation. The yoga we all know is physical conditioning to allow a yogic to sit and meditate for hours as it is quite difficult to sit for a long time without aches and pains.

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