Call It Fitness — But Do Not Call It Yoga

Flexible Body, Unfree Mind — Is That What You Call Yoga?

Most people today think Yoga means flexibility. If you can bend forward and touch your toes, if you can twist your body into impossible geometries, they think something spiritual is happening. But let me ask you — if your anger is still intact, if your fear still rules you, if your thoughts run compulsively in the same circles — what exactly has bent? Only your spine.

Yoga is not about stretching muscles. It is about dissolving the roots of compulsiveness.

Right now, across the world, Yoga is being practiced at its outermost layer. The skin of it. The packaging of it. People are worshipping the wrapping paper and throwing away the gift. Naturally, when the essence is lost and only performance remains, Yoga receives bad press. Because what is being sold is not transformation — it is posture.

If you walk into many studios today, you will find impressive names — power yoga, hot yoga, flow yoga, nidra yoga. Big labels. Attractive branding. Difficult postures. Sweating bodies. But Yoga was never about performance. It was never about exhibition. It was never about becoming physically superior to someone else.

Yoga means union.

Union means the boundaries of who you think you are begin to dissolve. Not philosophically. Not poetically. Experientially.

Right now, your experience of life is limited by your identifications — “my body,” “my thoughts,” “my opinions,” “my emotions.” These are not problems by themselves. The problem begins when you are enslaved by them. When you cannot choose your thought. When you cannot choose your emotion. When you react compulsively instead of responding consciously.

That compulsiveness — that is the real disease.

Asana was designed only as preparation. To make the body stable. To make the system balanced. So that you can sit without disturbance. If the body is restless, you cannot go inward. So the body was prepared. But the preparation was never the destination.

Today, preparation has become the goal.

A flexible body with a rigid mind is not Yoga.

A calm posture with inner chaos is not Yoga.

If after years of practice, your irritations are the same, your insecurities are the same, your jealousies are the same — then something fundamental has been missed. Yoga is a technology. It is not belief. It is not culture. It is not religion. It is a precise inner science designed to burn the seeds of karma — the seeds of your unconscious patterns.

If the seeds are still fertile, they will sprout again and again as the same suffering in different situations.

True Yoga begins when you stop trying to look spiritual and start becoming conscious.

It begins when you are willing to see your own compulsions clearly — without justification, without decoration. It begins when you understand that transformation is not about becoming special; it is about becoming free.

Freedom does not mean you control the world.
Freedom means your inner state is no longer controlled by the world.

When you practice in the right spirit, Yoga must change the way you breathe. It must change the way you think. It must change the way you respond to life. Slowly, subtly, the grip of your past loosens. Reaction turns into response. Compulsion turns into choice. Identification turns into awareness.

Then Yoga is happening.

Otherwise, you are simply exercising — which is good for health — but let us not mistake health for liberation.

If you truly want Yoga, do not seek difficulty of posture. Seek dissolution of limitation. Do not seek flexibility of body. Seek fluidity of being.

When the roots of compulsiveness are dissolved, when the seeds of karma are burnt, when you can sit untouched by the turbulence of your own mind — that is Yoga.

Until then, it is rehearsal.

– Parth

Editor's Note: Dr. Parth (b. 1991 — ) is regarded as an enlightened being, mystic, and visionary, whose work bridges ancient wisdom with modern science. Since 2015, he has been engaged in humanitarian service, awakening human consciousness, and pioneering new dimensions in healing and well-being. Through his presence and guidance, he has transformed lives of countless seekers. He is not merely a man of science; he is a bridge between the known and the unknown. 🏆 Dr. Parth is the recipient of the Bhartiya Seva Ratna Award for his contributions to Medicine, Neurology, Quantum Futuristic Technologies - Ether Technologies & Shoonya-based Applied Human Sciences. He was also nominated for India’s highest civilian honours, including the Padma Vibhushan and Padma Shri, in recognition of his invaluable work in Medicine, Neurology, and Space Science. However, he chose not to pursue or engage with the process. He has consistently shown no interest in awards, titles, or formal recognitions, choosing instead to stay deeply committed to his work in human sciences and inner well-being for humanity. Dr. Parth Kalita is the originator of Ether Technologies and Shoonya-based Applied Human Sciences, with over a decade of research, white papers, and documented work, including institutional and governmental engagements in India and international dissemination. Professionally, he is a neurologist, with research spanning space science and neurology, making him a Research Neuro-Space Scientist. With his unparalleled clarity and insight, he serves as a transformational catalyst, empowering individuals to harness both inner and outer resources. Under his guidance, countless people have elevated their lives in profound and lasting ways. With depth and vision, Dr. Parth introduces a new dimension of health — one that transcends conventional treatment and enters the realm of true well-being. His work is for those who seek not merely answers, but transformation; for those who wish to move beyond medicine and into life itself; for those ready to awaken to a higher possibility. Step into the journey of consciousness with Dr. Parth.