In the West, yoga is associated with the physical exercises of hatha yoga. In reality, yoga is a predominantly spiritual discipline – hatha yoga was originally used exclusively to prepare the body for meditation.
The word yoga means union with the Supreme (God, the source of life, universal consciousness, atman, etc.). Traditionally, there is a distinction between jnana, bhakti and karma yoga; the yoga of knowledge, devotion and selfless action. These three areas coincide with the three basic forces of the human soul: thinking, feeling and will.
There are many forms of yoga – all have in common the highest goal, the union with the source of life.
Life processes as described here are a form of yoga, since they basically aim to bring the practitioner into unity with the universal laws of life. The “Yoga of life processes” does not refer exclusively to the awakening of the inner realms of the soul through meditation (but also includes this), but it wants to promote the recognition of the divine in our world and our lives. The contemplation of nature and a deeper understanding of its spiritual laws bring man closer to himself, and thus also to a respect for all life around him.