serve the needs of the students

Unfortunately, in today's environment it is commonplace to see the "exercise" portion of Yoga is often separated from the rest of the practice. Some classes contain asanas only, which gives students a small taste of a piece of the pie. These classes tend to be body-centric and avoid, or eliminate altogether, the importance of ethics, philosophy, and spirituality, which have been a part of Yogic methodology and philosophy for its 5,000 year history.