Through yoga I realized prayer is an energy. If you kindle that energy and grow it within you and become very clear and self realized you can direct that energy of the prayer like a current of electricity. It is a way more effective way of sending your hopes into the universe. So instead of dialing up, I began to dial in. I would dedicate my practice to someone or something in the beginning and by the time I mediated at the end a very profound inner voice would always bestow up me the answer I was searching for. For example: I dedicated many practices to a family member who was unwell at the time and by the end a voice rang through me and said “You are all here suspended in time, float in your passion.”
Weeks later he was much better and asked to do a yoga beach themed photo shoot (he being a talented passionate photographer and I a passionate yogi) The photos are what I use for my yoga blog and the magic of the shoot was a result of our divine passion.
I never intended to collaborate with him I just wanted him to feel better, but by directing all those vibes his way he ended up returning it back to me ten fold.
In yoga philosophy they believe humans are the conduit between heaven and earth. I have to say in yoga class I have had many divine experiences and felt so connected to myself and universe.
At the end of the day yoga means to link. So therefore you can use your practice as a way to connect you to your faith. Yoga helps you connect to the divinity already within you, once that is established one can feel a stronger connection to the divinity around us.
Yoga practice stabilizes mental fluctuations and daily stress as well as opening up body and strengthening it from the inside out. It is a scientific way of becoming more spiritual and perhaps the best energy enhancer as well as channeler. I now have the self knowledge to direct my energy to those I love and need it most. My advice: Try dedicating your practice to someone before it begins, watch the magic unfold as time goes by.