America's best-known yogi is a beautiful, vivacious, and talented woman named Lilias Folan. Through her television show, "Lilias Yoga and You," she has inspired millions of people to improve their health and outlook, and has made the word "yoga" a part of contemporary American vocabulary. Lilias' radiant smile, statuesque presence and patient enthusiasm have made her a model for yoga teachers as well as for her TV students.
Yoga is often seen as postures, but the yoga discipline in Sanskrit traditions describe complete paths that balance body, mind, and spirit. The Sanskrit word "yoga", derived from the Sanskrit, means "union" and mārga means "path." Each discipline in yoga is a doorway to harmony and liberation, created for different temperaments: devotional, intellectual, active, or contemplative. The beauty of these traditional yoga disciplines is that every yoga practitioner can find a path that feels authentic and sustainable.