Amity means, friendship or harmony between individuals or groups, a state of friendship and cordiality, a state that is calm and tranquil.
This is what yoga should be for you.
To define Hatha yoga, look at the word hatha in syllables - 'Ha' (meaning, the sun) and 'tha' (meaning, the moon). The definition of Yoga is - union, thus hatha yoga is a union of the sun and moon. This is symbolic for balancing opposing forces in the body, for example the positive and negative energies of the body, left and right, inhalation and exhalation, masculine energy (sun) and feminine energy (moon), joy and sadness and so on. A well balanced yoga class does exactly that, it balances all parts of the body, the mind, and the spirit.
