Yoga & normal exercise

[Megan]

Hi friends,

I want to ask what is the difference between Yoga and simple stretching and normal exercise? I use to do the simple stretching but someone has told me that yoga is a different thing. Any comments?

Megan

[Ethan]

Hi,

Yoga and normal stretching or exercise has a lot of difference. You set your target in your exercise that how many push ups you can do, and so on. But yoga is a process, in this goal is to focus the awareness on what you are doing.
Sometimes, you fail to reach your target in exercise, but in yoga you can succeed by trying it. There is also a difference on physical level. Yoga tones your whole body and has soothing effect your mind.

Ethan