Mysticism and Yoga are on the Esoteric pole: Mysticism and Yoga deal with the Esoteric practices and experiences, whether or not one follows a particular religion. In fact, the entire purpose of Yoga is nothing but the Esoteric pole, seeking direct experience of the deepest, subtlest, or highest realities of one's own being. (There really isn't an Exoteric version of Yoga, given the inherent higher purpose of authentic Yoga. That some might think that there is an Exoteric pole of Yoga is one example of the recent distortion that Yoga is merely a physical fitness program. See the article Modern Yoga versus Traditional Yoga.)