Aparnaa Bajpai Instagram – How many times have you taken a step back before killing an animal or paying another to kill an animal for your food? – Are you practicing the very first step of Yoga? Ahimsa, the very first learning from the first path:- ‘Yamas’ from Patanjali’s Yoga sutras. – Yoga is not something which you do only on your mat. Yoga is a lifestyle. It’s sad that the real practice of yoga is so back lined by the body shapes people make as a forefront of a yoga practice. ( Irony is I use the same body shape images of yoga asanas to grab people’s attention to read my captions) Well, previously I have spoken a lot on yoga being this journey towards finding your real self and how the physical aspect culminated with the mental aspect of yoga helps you achieve it. Well, yes it’s important to understand the deeper meaning & the pathway to reaching Yoga :~ Yuj (Union of your inner self with the higher self) ; But it’s even more important to incorporate these learnings in your day to day life. Which is why I say, yoga is not something you do only on your Mat. It is a lifestyle you live by day by day. A very easy example of this is:- How many of you practice Ahimsa ? ‘Ahimsa’ means causing no harm by words, thought, intention or deeds to another (any being on this planet & yourself). How many times have you taken a step back before thinking ill of someone or before speaking cruel to someone or before intentionally harming someone? How many times have you practiced Yoga off the mat??