Medha Bhaskar takes us on a reflective journey into the spirit of yoga as practiced, preserved, and passed on as a living continuum within Karnataka. Beginning with a 45-minute experiential practice of asanas drawn from classical traditions, pranayama, and a short meditation, this session aims to embody the pursuit of balance between the worldly and the transcendent, the individual and the universal. A 30 minute discussion will follow, tracing the evolution of yoga in Karnataka across three broad periods: its ancient roots in Shaiva and Jain ascetic lineages, the medieval flowering of practice and philosophy, and the modern renaissance led by teachers and scholars from Mysore, Bangalore, and beyond. Yoga is both a cultural and contemplative inheritance — a practice through which Karnataka’s intellectual, artistic, and spiritual imagination continues to express itself. The session will close with a Q&A session.