History of Yoga

Close your eyes for a minute, take a few deep breaths, and concentrate on the sound of your breathing. Now doesn't that feel good? You may not know it but you just practiced the simplest form of yoga. Americans today use simple breathing techniques like this and other more complicated techniques to relieve stress, acquire better health, reach a higher state of consciousness, and ultimately to fully understand themselves. Although yoga came to the states nearly 50 years ago and was adopted for its physical benefits, it began more than 5000 years ago as a spiritual practice in a country called India, so we think.
The word Yoga means "oneness", which comes from the ancient Indian language called Sanskrit.…