The Sacred

Capitalize it.

I have been struggling lately about whether to capitalize the “Y” in Yoga in the book I am writing about Yoga. (I decided to capitalize it.) I tend to capitalize the “E” in Earth, too, out of both respect, sorrow, and regret. In fact, I slap the word “Mother” in front of it, also capitalized, and write “Mother Earth.” Grammar, syntax, and common-noun ru…