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Yoga History

Yoga: Beyond the Appearance painful body spasms

The accuracy of its real beginning is difficult to determine because, by nature, yoga is considered sacred, and, Therefore, spoken and taught in secret. In fact, the first recordings of this practice have been written on palm leaves, so it is likely be damaged or lost.

There was no evidence of the practice of yoga in the Indus civilization (c. 3000 BC) and even the first known religions, Buddhism and Hinduism, is known to incorporate this form of belief in his teachings.

India is the the first country that comes to mind when we say yoga. This is because the first known transcription detail Yoga in the files was sacred Hindu Vedic shastras call.

Yoga could then be divided into four periods:

The Classic has been pre

This could be traced back to 5000 years ago. The Indo-Saravasti in northern India was the first to mention the yoga in the Rig Veda (sacred texts). These texts were not used exclusively for religious education, but also to keep records of rituals and songs of the Brahmins or priests. They were called the Upanishads (the root of the word until I know what it means what it means or down and shad, which means that one feels), mainly described as a form of discipline that unites control the six aphorisms of breathing meditation or pranayama or dhyana, inhibition of the senses or pratyahara, examination or Tarka, concentration or Dharana, and ecstasy or samadhi.

The Bhagavad-Gita is by far the most famous texts Upanishad. In this spirit it was comparable to our form modern religion where Yoga is used to attain spirituality, less physical rigors.

The classical period

Enter Patanjali, author of Yoga Sutras and it is believed that the father or the founder of yoga. As the darkness of the history of yoga, the practice of Patanjali is still unknown to this day. Some believe he is a master of grammar. Some say it teaches the philosophy of Samkhya. Others will even believe it was an embodiment of the state of snakes called Shesha (who had 1,000 head!).

Of the six members of the Upanishads, Patanjali has added two more. He said path to enlightenment can be obtained by practicing the disciplines of eight members. added to the other six Niyama and Yama, both comparable to the biblical Ten Commandments, as they focus on ethics and morality.

The post-classical

It is difficult to define when to the classical period actually ended. The teachings of Patanjali is used in many practices of yoga is formed before it installs. However, there were only slight changes in the shape of Patanjali in the field. The only two schools that teach hatha yoga tantra and radicals. These two schools have deviated from the belief Patanjali and focused on both the type of relationship of consciousness and the physical body to achieve enlightenment appeal. Tantra and hatha both learn that there is a Higher Being could reside in each individual and the separation of what might be the Following the suffering and pain. Thus, through lessons, now see yoga as painful contortions of the body that raise the spirituality of anyone!

Today the

It was not until 1800 that the masters of the discipline of yoga traveled to west. Be completely different from any other form of religion or practice, these teachers had a lot of curious fans.

Hatha Yoga or Yoga has become famous in India by T. Krishnamacharya. Traveled far to demonstrate and teach hatha yoga postures. He also was the first to open a school for the formal practice of yoga. He called this Hatha Yoga the School. Krishnamacharya was also a yoga teacher advocates Famous Pattabhi Jois, BKS Iyengar and TKV Desikachar.

Hollywood has had its first experience of yoga when Indra Devi had his studio opened its doors in 1947. It was a big leap for the modern yoga school and has since made millions. And yes, today, we never run schools that teach many styles, however, remains a common goal — self-enlightenment.

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