🧘‍♀️ Yoga

Yoga is a practice of postures, breathing and attention that comes from India and is now taught in dozens of styles, from slow restorative classes to sweating through a heated vinyasa. What every style shares is the link between the breath and the movement.

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⏳ Yoga History

• 5000 to 3000 BCE: Origins of yoga traced back to India’s Indus Valley Civilization; early references found in Rigveda.
• 600 to 500 BCE: Philosophical foundations of yoga developed; exploration of self-realization in Upanishads and Bhagavad Gita.
• 200 BCE to 200 CE: Composition of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras; development of breath control and meditation practices.
• 5th to 10th Century: Emergence of Tantra Yoga; subsequent exploration of human consciousness in Vigyan Bhairav Tantra and other texts.
• 11th to 18th Century: Evolution of Bhakti Yoga, Raja Yoga, and Hatha Yoga; publication of influential ‘sevenfold yoga’ system in Gheranda Samhita.
• 19th to Early 20th Century: Introduction of yoga to the West by key figures including Swami Vivekananda, Paramahansa Yogananda, and Swami Sivananda.
• Mid-Late 20th Century: Popularization of yoga in Western culture; development of styles like Iyengar Yoga and innovative therapeutic approaches like Restorative Yoga.
• 21st Century: Technological advancements enabling widespread accessibility of yoga; United Nations declaration of International Yoga Day on June 21.