Steven emphasizes three of the eight classical aspects of Yoga practice. They are Asana (or Postures - what most people recognize as Yoga), Pranayama (breath work or regulation of breath), and Dharana (Concentration, One-Pointedness). Asana, Pranayama, and Dharana help the student to focus and quiet the mind, gain deeper awareness of the physical body, and calm the senses. The main aim is always concentration of the mind. Sometimes in our fast-paced lives we forget to pay attention to our body/mind. Slowing down, relaxing, and paying quiet attention are very important. When the mind is nurtured, so is the body, and vice versa. The body and mind are not separate, but integrated in one's experience of health and well-being. The method of Yoga is healing to both.

In this modern world we certainly know life is filled with variety, as found in forms, sounds, emotions and desires. The ancient Yogis knew this as well; however, they came to understand life as having an underlying unity - a field beyond and within the variety of joy and suffering in life. A silence within the noise. A vision which opened them to recognize life as miraculous. Yoga is with us today as it was then. No special knowledge or equipment are required, just an interest in our experience. Yoga works with what we are born with: our body/mind. Your direct experience of the practice will tell you what Yoga is and can be for you.