Does yoga really work, or is Self-realization genetically determined?

The answer to this question is quite complicated. But in order to make sense of what I am talking about, I have to start from the beginning....

Tight asses, beach bodies, energetic openings, being a samadhied asshole (?)

Some recent posts in the blogosphere (and more generally online) have caused me to ask some fundamental questions about the practice of Asht...