Yoga ways to bind together -- variously joining sun and moon, everywhere you look, men and women, and a variety of yins and yangs -- through ascetic techniques of meditation and exercise. The goal is physical and mental balance.
Indian Hatha' yoga is better seen to Westerners. Double-jointedness is not a prerequisite, however the classic lotus position, cross-legged on to the ground, soles-through to the inner thigh, either comes naturally or doesn't.
You can also find more magical/mystical different types of yoga which is why people quit jobs and polite society and retreat towards Himalayas. But not everyone follows a spiritual guide beyond the Beltway; they'd rather take up the discipline at a local ashram and the Y.
Committed practitioners claim yoga brings about intuitive awareness, spiritual harmony, perfect concentration. Others work with it in losing weight or quit smoking. Some the same as the lift they get from yoga asanas (positions) much better than breaking into a sweat with pushups. At any rate, it cannot hurt, if designed in moderation sufficient reason for proper guidance.
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