History of Yoga
Yoga originated in India. It is considered one of the most ancient forms of
self-improvement exercise in history. Yoga was formally documented
around 200BC by one of India's most famous Yoga masters, Patanjali,
who wrote the 'Yoga Sutras'. Traditionally though, the ancient art of
Yoga is pasted down from Master to student and so on.
However, throughout the years, Yoga has undergone many changes and
new streams of Yoga have been developed from the original sources.
Also, during history, when India was invaded, many texts that
documented Yoga techniques and teachings were destroyed.
It was not until the early 1900 century that Yoga was revived by Yoga
Master Tirumalai Krishamacharya, known as a 'Yogi'. Following this time,
Yoga began to become a World Wide exercise that has since been
embraced by millions of people as a way of life.
Essentially, traditional Yoga is made up of eight limbs that represent
ethics, the physical body, breathing, consciousness, concentration,
meditation and God. There are also five 'Yamas', which a 'Yogi', Yoga
teacher, must adhere to, which are, non-violence, truthfulness,
non-stealing, fidelity to God and non-grasping, meaning not being
attached to material possessions.