Yoga class undoubtedly improves a person’s flexibility and serenity. But Lisa Miracchi, a philosophy professor at University of Pennsylvania who is teaching a seminar called “Yoga and Philosophy,” says that the poses can also enhance your reasoning, behavior, and relationships. Miracchi, who typically teaches philosophy of mind courses, explains that yoga is the practical element of a complex philosophical worldview. And this focus on practice, which is largely missing from contemporary Western philosophies, can help
Yoga is philosophy in physical form, says a philosophy of mind professor
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