Yoga asanas are physical exercises, and yes you can get hurt doing them. The yoga community shouldn't be overly defensive about this point. One can easily come up with reasons why safety is an issue when doing yoga asanas. Here are my Top 7 reasons:
http://virtualsatsang.wordpress.com/2012/01/10/7-reasons-why-safety-is-an-issue-within-yoga/
On Six Reasons To Ignore The 'New York Times' Yoga Article
Yoga asanas are physical exercises, and yes you can get hurt doing them. The yoga community shouldn't be overly defensive about this point. One can easily come up with reasons why safety is an issue when doing yoga asanas. Here are my Top 7 reasons:
http://virtualsatsang.wordpress.com/2012/01/10/7-reasons-why-safety-is-an-issue-within-yoga/