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History of Yoga
Yoga is the traditional physical and psychological discipline that originated in India. It has gained tremendous popularity both in the East and the West. People of the present generation are health-conscious and are practicing yogic exercises for remaining healthy and fresh. But in spite of practicing Yoga, people are hardly aware of the history of Yoga. Here under is a brief history of Yoga.
Origin of Yoga
The history of Yoga can be traced back to the time called 'Sat Yuga' or Golden Age. This era was a period of everlasting tranquility and benediction, full of the questers of Eternal Truth. This possibly the reason why yoga is still associated with hermits. We also get to know about yoga in the holy texts of Bhagavadgita and Upanishads. Patanjali's Yoga Sutras also acquaint us with the various steps ad positions of Yoga. In fact, the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali offers the fundamentals of yoga practiced today.
Yoga in Indus Valley Civilization
Excavations demonstrate evidence of Yoga's popularity among the Indus Valley people. The practice of Yoga were also common among the Aryans who came to India from Central Asia. Various seals dug out from Indus Valley excavations portray figures in yogic postures. Greagory Possehl, the famous archaeologist, show 16 "yogi glyptics" in the mass of Mature Harappan artifacts. All these artifacts and images exhibit that the yoga postures may have been used by gods, sages and men alike.
Yoga and Upanishads
We find various terminology associated with Yoga in the Upanishads. Maitrayaniya-Upanishad expounds Shadanga-Yoga.
Yoga and Patanjali's 'Yoga Sutras'
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali is one of the basic texts of Yoga. It happens to be an important part of the Sutra literature that belong to the Mauryan era. Each and every sutras have been describe with utmost detail. All the sutras are based on Sankhya philosophy, and reflect Upanisadic thoughts.
Yoga in Modern Age
Modern yoga is basically hatha yoga. No only in India, yoga has gained immense popularity in the western countries. People of the western countries are benefiting a lot by performing yogic exercises.
Healing Powers of Yoga
There is hardly any person who is not aware of the healing powers of Yoga. Regular performance of yoga, meditation and Pranayams has proved effective in curing the following ailments:
- Asthma: Yogasanas have exhibited tremendous success in improving asthma. It is also proved that asthmatic attacks can be easily prevented by yogic exercises, especially pranayamas. People can also stay away from the shortness of breath by performing necessary yogasanas.
- Body Pain: Yoga is considered to be very useful in reducing pain. People suffering from body pains are usually recommended breathing exercises because muscles relax when you breathe out, Breathing exercises lengthen the time of exhalation and in the process aids in reducing tension. Thus, breathing exercises helps a lot in pain management.
- Obesity: Obesity is a common problem in the age of Internet. People sit in front of computers for longer hours, and this does not help people in losing their excess body calorie. Yoga is a commonly recommended remedy to obesity. It helps you to burn your extra fat, and lead a healthy life.
- Stress Management: Yoga also lowers high blood pressure, and balances it. It works well in stress management.
- Insomnia: Yoga also acts as a remedy to Insomnia or sleeplessness.
- Arthritis: There are several exercises which act as cure for Arthritis. Yoga relaxes the muscles and relieves the practitioners from severe pain caused by Arthritis.
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