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Yoga

1. YOGA

2. YOGA Is essentially a spiritual discipline based on an extremely subtle science. It is union of body, mind, and spirit. Bringing harmony in thought, word, and deed.

3. Development of yoga From the Indus Valley Civilization, a bronze age civilization in northwestern regions of South Asia. Between 500 BCE and 200 BCE.

4. Vedic period This era relates to when the Vedas, four ancient Scriptures (Rigveda, Yajurveda, Samaveda and Atharvaveda) were created. Vedic Yoga: is characterized by ceremonies and rituals that encourage broadening of the mind to transcend its limitations.

5. Pre Classic This era is defined by the creation of the Upanishads, a collection of 200 Vedic text. The pre classical period culminated in the creation of the 700 verse Bhagavad Gita, which is credited as the oldest known yoga scripture and is the most famous of Hindu text.

6. Classical Yoga While yoga has been practiced for over 5,000 years, it wasn’t until 2000 years ago that Indian sage and author of several Sanskrit text.

7. Eight Limbs of Yoga 1. Yama - ethical rules relating to conduct towards others or socials discipline. 2. Niyama - Correct conduct towards oneself, a means of aiding persona growth .

8. Eight Limbs of Yoga 3. Asama The practice of physical postures 4. Pranayama - Controlling of the breathe

9. Eight Limbs of Yoga 5. Pratyahara Controlling the senses 6. Dharana concentration, the process of drawing the senses inward

10. Eight Limbs of Yoga 7. Dhyana Meditation 8. Samadhi - The union of mediation and he subject of meditation, often closely linked with obtaining enlightment

11. Post- classical period - Yoga was introduced to the west in the early 19 th century and much of its eastern teachings and philosophies steadily became westernized.

12. Swami Sivananda Who wrote over 200 books on yoga and philosophy and greatly contributed to the post- classical yoga period.

13. Tirumalai Krishnamacharya One of the most influential yoga teachers of the 20 th century

14. Maharishi Mahesh Yogi -Dubbed the giggling guru as she would regularly laugh during TV interview. - Developed transcendental meditation

15. Modern Yoga In some respects, modern yoga, the form practiced in studios, gyms and homes the world over today, can be seen as just as complex as the lineages that have come before it.

16. Prominent styles of Modern Yoga Hatha Viniyoga Iyengar Ashtanga Sivananda Integral Kundalini Bikram vinyasa

17. Types of Yoga 1. Hatha Yoga

18. Types of Yoga 2. Iyengar Yoga

19. Types of Yoga 3. Bikram Yoga

20. Types of Yoga 4. Vinyasa Yoga

21. Types of Yoga 5. Kundalani Yoga

22. Types of Yoga 6. Astanga Yoga

23. Types of Yoga 7. Power Yogas

24. Types of Yoga 8. Restorative Yoga

25. Types of Yoga 9. Kripalu Yoga