(AYRIAL TalkTime) Today, host Victoria lynn Weston talks with the “Godfather of Yoga,” Aadil Palkhivala about the myths and benefits of practicing yoga.

Maybe you think yoga is nothing but holding strange poses for hours on end. Maybe you think you’re too old or not fit enough to do yoga. Maybe you think yoga is only for women. Or just maybe you tried yoga once before, didn’t care for it and refuse to try it again because you think all yoga is the same.

Whatever the case, Aadil Palkhivala, who was a student of the famous B.K.S. Iyengar, is the founder of Purna Yoga and is known as ‘the Godfather of yoga in the west,’ says what you think you know about yoga is probably wrong.

Aadil’s experience of holistic healing was originally prenatal, as his mother could not conceive for 7 years and, only after practicing yoga with B.K.S. Iyengar did she conceive Aadil, her first child. She practiced yoga throughout her pregnancy. Aadil began observing Iyengar’s classes at the age of three, commenced formal study at the age of seven, and was the youngest person to be awarded the Advanced Yoga Teacher’s Certificate at the age of twenty-two! Today, over 30 years later, Aadil is recognized as one of the world’s leading yoga luminaries and innovators. He is respected as “teacher of teachers,” as many of the world’s leading yoga instructors have been guided by him. He has a unique teaching style, mixing melodious instructions with recitations of poetry, philosophical insights, and in-the-moment humor.