Science behind the Poses

Yoga is a living language of the body, refined over thousands of years — practiced in temples, homes, forests, and communities long before modern studios existed. Across time and cultures, people discovered that how we move, breathe, and hold ourselves shapes how we think, feel, and heal.

For centuries, this knowledge was carried through experience, observation, and tradition.
In the 21st century, science has begun to give words, data, and images to what yogis have always known.

Today, neuroscience, biomechanics, anatomy, and physiology reveal how yoga affects the nervous system, fascia, muscles, hormones, breath, and brain. We see how certain poses calm the stress response, how alignment protects and strengthens the body, how breath alters brain waves, and how mindful movement builds resilience — physically and emotionally.

To practice yoga is powerful.
To understand it is transformative.

When we learn why a pose works — how it influences the spine, the vagus nerve, circulation, or connective tissue — our practice becomes more intentional, safer, and deeper. Awareness replaces imitation. Sensation replaces force. Intelligence replaces habit.

And when understanding deepens, teaching evolves.
Yoga becomes not something we perform, but something we share with clarity, integrity, and respect — honoring both ancient wisdom and modern science.

This space is an invitation to explore yoga through both felt experience and scientific insight.

To bridge intuition with evidence.
To move beyond trends into truth.
And to grow not only as practitioners, but as students, teachers, and lifelong learners of the human body and mind.

LILO FLOW | BY SASHI