There is no written record of the beginning of the history of yoga, only that it dates back to ancient times and was passed on from one generation to the next by word of mouth. Not until much later was it written in text on palm leaves. So, it is not easy to tell how, when or where this form of exercise and breathing actually began. Many of the written records on it have been lost, damaged or destroyed by the passage of time, thereby making it hard to pinpoint the exact date when it all began.
Eight Thousand Years Old
It is believed that yoga began about eight thousand years ago, though some put its true age at about only four thousand years back, though the first records of yoga date back to about 3000 BC. It was about this time that people living in the Indus Valley civilization began to practice yoga and it continued until 1500 B.C. when the Vedic civilizations also practiced it.
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Yoga does not see a distinction between the body and the mind; and this is an understanding that western psychology has also concluded for many years now (the link between mental health and physical health, and vice versa). read more..
Posted in: Health Benefits of Yoga.
As if to lend weight to my contention that your computer can, in theory, teach you anything, along comes a pair of CD-ROMs called Wellness Yoga and Shiatsu Relaxation. Lithe young women demonstrate these ancient Eastern techniques while mellow-voiced narrators speak over somnambulant music, the better to relax you and make you all well. Most of us are familiar at least with the concepts of yoga, its slow stretching routines and its often almost unattainable physical positions. Wellness Yoga is a nicely designed program that packages 74 asanas, or positions, into several packages such as the Quick and Easy Course, the Beauty Course and the Health Course. read more..
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Yoga is an exercise system that has a lot to offer, and helps to strengthen not only your body but your mind, and brings together a real mind-body connection. If you are interested in starting in yoga you are going to need to get a few pieces of equipment, one of the most important being the yoga mat.
The yoga mat is a thin, smaller sized mat that you place on the floor and which offers you a bit of padding and comfort while you are performing your yoga exercises. All yoga mats are basically the same, but they are available in different sizes, colors and styles.
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Posted in: Yoga Mats and Accessories.