India, July 28 -- Yoga is often misunderstood as just a series of difficult physical postures but it is much more, writes ABHI SINGHAL

When 32-year-old Aanya Sharma first began practising yoga during the lockdown, she wasn't searching for flexibility or even physical fitness. "I just needed to breathe," she recalls. Overwhelmed by the uncertainty of the pandemic, the constant screen time and anxiety that crept in quietly each evening, Aanya started with a simple breathing routine guided by a YouTube video. That quiet moment, just ten minutes of focused breathwork and gentle movement, changed the course of her life.

Yoga, often misunderstood as just a series of physical postures, is much more - a philosophy and lifestyle that blends the ...