Whats yoga got to do with it?

So much, endless amounts, that's the beauty. Recently a person I am close with, in seek of some spiritual and career guidance, went to an astrologer. In their time there, I dont really believe they discovered anything new about themself (besides witnessing the vasntess of astrology and its interplay with the formation of our constitutional selves), but what was received was permission. Seems simple, maybe even unnecessary, but I think so often we need an outside source to provide us with permission: permission that where we are is ok and that what we are doing is right, who we are is who we should be and possibly predetermined. We want reason for some of the confusion we, as humans, experience. We want an explanation for why we aren't on the same path as our peers, the same peers for whome we are able to provide permission and continual suppport while forgetting to include outselves. Why is it such a struggle to love and recognize the self, perfections and imperfections, as we would a friend or a lover? I think this represents a tramendous disconnect from the depths of the body while grasping to the thoughts and preceptions of the mind. The body too speaks, the body too holds deep wisdom which yoga can help to access.

Some of the advice of this particular astrologer was to take part in activities or processes to aid in connecting to the 'inner child' (a less constructed self) and to certain past experiences and emotions. I thought what better than intentionally practicing yoga? Emotions and experiences don't just disappear, they remain inside of us, in the body! Through yoga and asana we connect to the body with intention and awareness, connecting to the brains beyond the head. When we can begin to form our self perceptions through getting to know our bodies, possibly less judgement would exist, possibly we could find permission from within.