Yoga's main practices are near mirror-images of 7 deadly sins:

Gluttony->Fasting
Lust->Brahmacharya
Greed->Service
Sloth->Asana
Wrath->Meditation
Envy->Self-inquiry
Pride->Devotion

We used to be fear-based, so avoiding sin worked; now we are greed-based, so chasing goals works.