Is Yoga a Religion?

This week in our yoga class we learned about meditation and practiced meditating for about 45 minutes. I did not think that there was that much knowledge about meditation. I found this class to be very interesting. During the actual meditation session, I found it very easy and calming when Mr. Spinella was talking us through it. I found that it was easy to follow instructions as they were being given. One thing I found interesting about this practice was that it seemed as if in my head I was already one step ahead of him. For example, I would already be focusing on the image in my head and allowing it to happen or not allowing it to happen and letting it faintly pass by. Next thing I knew he began to explain that if an image comes to your head either allow it to be there or allow it not to be there. After coming out of the meditation, I felt this crazy sensation of euphoria and relaxation. It was a strange, but pleasant feeling. It did not last very long though maybe for only about five minutes. Furthermore, to answer the question on whether yoga is a religion I would say yes and no. Yoga can be religion, but depending on the severity of seriousness taken yoga can also be a lifestyle. It may also depend on what type of yoga you are doing and where you are doing it. Just like there are extremists out there in certain religions, I feel the same can happen with yoga. When people think  yoga they think of just poses or postures to be executed. However, yoga is much more than that. You have Aryuveda, which I believe is a lifestyle choice, but if taken seriously it may be seen as its own religion. There is also Tibetan dream yoga in which I recently started researching about. Personally, I feel as if yoga is just as much of a religion just like any other religion out there. There are millions of books about it and it dates back for thousands of years. This sounds similar to religious texts