No single book, video, website or Yoga instructor certification course can give you all the answers. So, what do we do? The answer is continuing education and research for life. At the very least, our minds will be sharp well into old age.
No one knows exactly when Yoga began, but it certainly predates written history. Stone carvings depicting figures in Yoga positions have...
The history of yoga mudras dates back to pre-historic times before ancient Egyptian and Eastern civilizations were established. When the...
The history of Yoga is rich and complex. Yoga is an art, science, and way of life that has been evolving before people knew how to write...
Researching Yoga history is a fascinating pastime. Yoga teachers know who Patanjali was and many have read his compilation: "The Yoga Sutras." However...
One of the first clues for finding out more about Yoga came from the discovery of the steatite seals in Indus Valley Civilization that took place from 3300-1700 B.C. The steatite seal was actually soapstone formed from the massive variety of Talc. These steatite seals displayed figures that were in various postures of meditation-like; this meditation-like posture was seen as some sort of discipline rituals that suggested the start point of actual practice of Yoga according to the Indus archeologists.