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Story of Patanjali:The Sage behind Yoga

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Who was  Maharshi  Patanjali and why this name often appears in the field of Yoga? Basically, there is no such detailed information available on Patanjali. However, they say that he was the person who wrote all those Yoga Sutras  ( guidebook of classical yoga), written approximately 1,700 years ago. It is  made up of 195 aphorisms/sutras, or in easy ter ms  words of wisdom.  Though Yoga was being practiced in the pre-Vedic period, the great Sage Maharshi Patanjali systematized and codified the then existing practices of Yoga, its meaning and its related knowledge through his Yoga Sutras. After him, many other Sages and Yoga Masters gave whole lot of contribution for the preservation and development of this field through their  literature and  well documented practices. The existence of Yoga can be found through h istorical evidences  in the pre-Vedic period (2700 B.C.), and thereafter till Patanjali’s period. The main sources of information for Yoga practices as well as its lit

Introduction to Yoga

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You might have heard of the term " Yoga " many a times in your routine life. But, are you actually aware of it in true sense? Want to know what is it all about? In this article, we will take you through what Yoga is, its history,types,benefits and many more. Meaning of  Yoga Yoga is lot more than just an exercise form.  It  is a Sanskrit term which means "union" i.e to join and unite together. The major motive of yoga is to unite rather bring together body, mind and spirit into a harmonious whole.   Union basically means something that brings you to the ultimate reality, where individual manifestations of life are surface bubbles in the process of creation. Origin & History The practice of Yoga can be traced back 5000 years to Indus-Saraswati civilizations in India. Patanjali, a hindu teacher was the one to record the first and basic principles of Yoga called Yoga Sutras.  Varieties  of Yoga forms have been developed since then. The curre