I recently listened to a podcast through The Yoga Talk Show where the podcaster interviewed JP Sears (i.e the funny red-head dude who makes HILARIOUS Facebook videos poking fun at all things yoga and lifestyle). The podcast was titled "Laughing for Healing" and as expected, I got a lot of humor and smiles from it. However, one topic brought up that I wasn't expecting was the commercialism of yoga - and this intrigued me. Like many others (in Western society, especially) I initially got into yoga solely for the physical component...but as I've deepened my practice I've learned the term "yoga" is so much more than just postures. In the podcast, both speakers recommended yoga practitioners learn about the early histories of yoga. And I hate to admit it, but at the time other than my teacher training and some continuing ed here and there, I haven't been very diligent in this. So like any good student, I decided to take a trip to the library