Hey guys! Unless anyone is burning for an anatomy course, I'm focusing on the 2 other topics I had in mind for the next courses to publish: Intro to Yoga Philosophy, and Intro to Ayurveda. I've really only been studying yoga philosophy since September 2025 (about 6 months), but I love it, and I really enjoy the Dharma talks that my teachers give. One of the best ways to show appreciation for teachers is to listen, apply that knowledge, and *share* that knowledge. I am going to be more methodical about the publication of these next courses (i.e. I won't make pages visible until they are completed), so since there isn't currently a formal place you can view philosophy information and I want to share this but it's too long for an Instagram caption, here is just something that I wrote today after a class I went to with Julie Pasqual. I'd love to hear any of your thoughts and get some discussion going about this! In all of the ancient yogic texts, the asana (physical pose) practice is mentioned very little. For example, the Bhagavad Gita talks about 4 traditional paths of yoga: 1. Karma Yoga - the path of action and service; 2. Bhakti Yoga - the path of devotion;  3. Jnana Yoga - the path of knowledge; and  4. Raja or Ashtanga Yoga - the path of meditation. Of these 4 paths, the only path that alludes to asana practice is Ashtanga (Raja) Yoga. The reason for the limited discussion of asana is because yoga is not about exercising, but about the realization of the Self, the Atman, the Purusha, the shared consciousness within all organisms, which is deeper than and separate from both the body and the mind. Not even our personalities are what we truly are. That is not to say that our actions and the traits that we cultivate within our bodies and minds are not important. They are so important, actually, that there exists a “sister science” to yoga, which is called Ayurveda, which translates roughly to “the science of life,” and deals with taking care of our physical and mental selves in the material world.