Did you know that for centuries - poses had nothing to do with yoga?  But if you look at the modern-day yoga landscape, the poses & the physical landscape dominate the conversation. But most yoga teachers are unaware of the history of asana & its evolution through time.  We explore this conversation in detail with Vikram Jeet Singh whose back again with lots of insight on this topic.  Episode Highlights...The meaning of asanaHas asana always been a part of yoga?How people practiced yoga in the pastThe earliest reference to asanaWhen did asana start to make its way into yoga as we know it today?The physical effects of practicing the asanasThe difference between the earliest asanas and modern-day yogaIs it possible to do yoga without asana?Vikram gives advice to people who want to learn the non-asana elements of yogaWhy are yoga poses named after animals?When and how people started using props in yogaBooks to read if you want to learn about the evolution of the asanasThe external influences to asanaVikram took his first asana class in 2006 and right away fell in love with the practice. After regularly practicing for about a year and a half, he finished the 500 hour Teacher Training in Kerala, India in March 2008. After teaching part-time for a few months, Vikram decided to switch careers and ultimately left his HR job to pursue a full-time teaching career. Vikram has taught at various Modo locations in the GTA since November 2008. Over the course of the years, he has accumulated over 11,000+ hours of teaching experience.Today Vikram lives in India & teaches yoga philosophy to yoga teachers.Teaching Yoga To Beginners Course : https://www.mindfulyogateachers.com/beginnersyttYou can find all the resources mentioned in this episode in the show notes at https://letstalk.yoga/Connect with us on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/arundhati_baitmangalkar/Join our exclusive Facebook group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/letstalkyogaJoin our mailing list: https://www.aham.yoga/instagram-2021 for all episodes.