Yoga helps us to become more aware of ourselves. Not just our physical body, but also the more subtle aspects of who we are.  

You may have heard Yoga defined as 'union' or 'yoking' of mind, body and soul. The goal of Yoga being to bring all the different aspects of Self into harmony and alignment.

In Yogic Philosophy it is said we have five different bodies or sheaths (Koshas).  

The most obvious being the food sheath, or Annamaya Kosha. This is the physical body made up of what we eat. It is the expression of energy in it’s most condensed form. It is built from the elements: earth, water, fire, air and space. It is the most tangible, dense and least easy to change.

The next sheath is called Pranamaya Kosha, or energy body. There are of five vital energies which flow through the physical body via the astral plane; prana, apana, samana, udana and vyana.  Within this energy body we experience hot, cold, hunger and thirst. It is said that the organs of action are...