The purpose of the practice is to dissolve the feeling of incompleteness and overcome the misunderstanding that perfecting the body and mind can lead to permanent peace.

Yoga tells us that our nature is Shantam (peace) and the way to realize it is not through the act of obtaining something physical or mental, but in removing the misconception that there is something to be obtained outside of ourselves. The real goal is to recognize our nature as the Self, the observer of all experiences.