To start with, western yoga is strongly focused on postures (asanas) and breath. Advertisements on the Internet often include an image of a man or a woman sitting in the Lotus Posture, or in some other asana, which obviously requires being in shape. Searching up on Google proves that yoga is often seen only as a variation of fitness; questions like “What is better—yoga or pilates for losing weight?” illustrate this thesis. Besides, unlike eastern yoga, where a great focus is made on being attentive to yourself and to your body signals, in the West yoga classes often incorporate such elements as music or gymnastics. Though this is often made to make classes look diverse and attract new customers, it actually makes for a great distracting factor for practitioners (Bhagwan Sri Aditi Akash). This takes yoga away from its meditative aspects and turns it into another form of fitness.