The path of Yoga

Don't practice with reward in mind. Just as you cannot meditate thinking of attaining Jivamukti because that defies meditation itself; you cannot practise postures thinking only of attaining a particular form.

Hatha Yoga is not the only path of Yoga. Neither is meditation. There is a path for each person to attain liberation. Yoga means union, and it can be achieved through different paths:

• Karma Yoga: is related to good deeds without expecting anything in return.
• Bhakti Yoga: the yoga of devotion to God.
• Jnana Yoga: the path of reason, the study of sacred texts.
• Raja Yoga: the path of meditation, of finding liberation within one's own soul. Hatha Yoga and self-contemplation are often included in this branch.

No matter which path a yogi follows, they all lead to the same end: Liberation, Jivamukti, Moksha.