Thursday, February 17, 2022

Origin of yoga

Yoga originated in India, which has a history and culture of more than 5,000 years and is called "the treasure of the world". Yoga originated in the Himalayan foothills of northern India. Ancient Indian yogis observed, imitated and personally experienced the postures of animals, and created a series of exercise systems that are beneficial to the body and mind, that is, asanas.


The word "Yoga" (English: Yoga, Hindi) is derived from the Indian Sanskrit "yug" or "yuj", which means "unity", "union" or "harmony". Yoga originated from ancient India and is one of the six major philosophical schools in ancient India, exploring the truth and method of "unity of Brahman and self". What modern people call yoga is mainly a series of methods of self-cultivation and self-cultivation. Around 300 BC, Patanjali (English: Patanjali, Hindi), the ancestor of India's great sage yoga, created the "Yoga Sutra", and Indian yoga was really formed on its basis, and the yoga practice method was officially adopted. Set as a complete eight-branch system. Yoga is a system that helps human beings reach their full potential by raising awareness. Yoga postures use ancient and easy-to-master techniques to improve people's physical, psychological, emotional and spiritual abilities. It is a movement method that achieves harmony and unity of body, mind and spirit, including body-adjusting asanas and breath-adjusting breathing methods. , mind-adjusting meditation, etc., to achieve the unity of body and mind.

The earliest records of yoga appear in the Indian scriptures of the "Vedas". Around 300 BC, Patanjali, the father of yoga, stated in the "Yoga Sutras" the practice courses for physical health and spiritual fulfillment, This course is systematized and normalized by it and forms the basis of contemporary yoga practice. The philosophical principles put forward by Patanjali are recognized as milestones on the way to the spiritual realm of yoga.

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