Kaivalyadhama Yoga Institute, based in Lonavla,
The main intention of the transliteration is to combat commercial patent of Indian traditional knowledge. And to stop the blatant diluting of the ancient knowledge and creating Yogas like the wine tasting in yoga classes and yoga for dogs.
Kaivalyadhama administrator Subodh Tiwari says “several attempts have been made by the West to stake claim to traditional Indian wisdom, with a couple of modifications — which at times, even negate and contradict the founding principles. “Take for instance, the patent granted to a sequence of yoga called hot yoga. The very act of having people perform asanas at 104 degree Fahrenheit goes against the basic premise of the asana, as defined by the Patanjali Yogasutra — the authority on yoga. To be an asana, an action has to contribute to a person’s stability and well-being, whereas hot yoga is a trying act.” (link)