Here concern is more with the mystery of life rather than the mastery of life and yoga is a means for meditation with self-inquiry as the main focus. It is a quest to touch and be touched by the soulful quality of being that resides within a person. In this approach yoga is a tool for a movement towards a deeper relationship with your sense of soul, by searching both into and beyond what you experience as the everyday self. It is a journey of discovery; exploring and ultimately going beyond attitudes that have shaped your life may be for better or for worse. Yoga is a skill by which you seek to sustain awareness and clarity. The quality of this awareness incorporates freshness within which actions are less affected by the usual attitudes and habits. In other words there is more choice over how you respond or react to different situations. Yoga is a process by which you grow in your understanding of yourself.

From this you come to realize that you can change those aspects of yourself that are unhelpful on your journey through life. This means first recognizing the qualities that hinder your personal growth. Secondly having reflected on howyou are rather than who you are, you go onto discover that there exists within you a resource with the potential to transform these undesirable aspects. From this you can take steps towards living more creatively. This approach is also known as the yoga of reflection and discovery.

The four ways in which yoga can help in meditation are:

• Relaxation and calmness

• Flexibility

• Awareness and

• Energy