Private Indian Traditional Yoga in Bangkok Thailand

What is traditional Yoga?

Despite the different names and styles of yoga adopted in the modern world, there is only ONE yoga which applies universally to ALL for understanding one’s Self from within and one’s connection with this world. The ultimate goal of all yoga practices is to understand one’s Self (the state of BLISS).
Traditional yoga is the practice following the ancient teachings from Indian yogis preserved since ancient times.
Traditional yoga encompasses a system of different level of practices (including observance of ethical codes, asana, pranayama, shatkarma, pratyahara, dharana, etc.) for practitioners to progress according to their own readiness.
Traditional yoga practice is, in particular, distinguished from performing asana sequences as exercises (ignoring other aspects of yoga practices) in commercialized yoga studios or fitness centres.

A religion is a system of faith, beliefs or worship developed by human beings based on their experience and connection with a higher power, especially contemplated as God or gods.
Although some people may relate yoga experiences to their religious beliefs, Yoga itself is NOT a religion.
Yoga is a science. The science of yoga is concerned with the natural phenomena of body and mind discovered by the ancient yogis through systematic practices, observations and experimentation.

Spirituality is a broad concept with many different interpretations. It generally involves a search for the meaning in life and the connection with a higher power or wisdom.
There are many paths of spiritual practice. Yoga is a path of spiritual practice that follows the teachings transmitted from masters and gurus who have completed the search and gone beyond the body and mind through yoga methods.
Yogic path is a scientific way of understanding our energy body (pranic body, chakras, nadis, pancha koshas, etc.) and reaching the highest level of experience of our body (Atman).
On the yogic path, we experience self-love and Universal love. Such experience helps us manage the ever-changing life situations in a peaceful way.
Through yoga practices guided by a teacher, a yoga practitioner can pursue an inner search through his or her own individual experience and understanding.
The role of an outside teacher is to show the path and clear doubts on practices. The practitioner has to walk on his or her own path to seek inner guidance (the ultimate teacher who will lead to the final goal).

Vidya is a Sanskrit word that means “science, learning, philosophy, knowledge, and scholarship”. Its root is vid which means “to know”, “to reason upon”, finding or understanding.
“Yoga Vidya” is used to describe both intellectual or book knowledge obtained from study and the spiritual or higher knowledge gained intuitively that would lead to the final goal of yoga.

A yogic life involves a commitment to lifetime spiritual practice for achieving the ultimate goal of yoga. Depending on your own preference and readiness, you can choose any type of yoga practices (e.g. Karma Yoga, Bhakti Yoga, Raja Yoga, etc.) to pursue a yogic life.
If you fully understand a real yogic journey and maintain disciplined practice, you can keep a good balance between your spiritual life and your worldly life.
On a real yogic journey, whether or not you reach the final goal of yoga in this lifetime, you enjoy a healthy and peaceful living.
There are many examples of masters and gurus in modern world who reached the ultimate goal of yoga during the course of a worldly life.
Abandoning a worldly life is NOT a pre-requisite nor a guarantee for success in reaching the goal. It is just a matter of personal lifestyle choice for a practitioner to remain in solitude (e.g. staying in a forest or ashram to focus on particular practices).