What are the evidences of yoga in ancient India?

The Number of seals and fossil remains of Indus Saraswati valley civilization with Yogic motives and figures performing Yoga Sadhana suggest the presence of Yoga in ancient India. The phallic symbols, seals of idols of mother Goddess are suggestive of Tantra Yoga.

Why is yoga spreading around the world?

Here are 12 reasons why yoga is spreading around the world: 1. Yoga is ancient: Yes, we all know yoga is thousands of years old. This fact became more real for me when I visited Vashistha’s cave outside of Rishikesh. Vashistha lived thousands of years ago and was the guru of Lord Ram.

How was Yogananda’s Yoga introduced to the west?

Yoga was intentionally introduced to the West: When I interviewed the filmmakers of AWAKE: The Life of Yogananda, they talked about how a line of Himalayan masters planned years in advance to send Paramahansa Yogananda to the West to introduce Kriya Yoga. Yogananda came to Boston in 1920 and his first talk was “The Science of Religion.”

How did YYOGA come about?

Yoga arrived when people in the West were starting to explore quantum physics. Prior to this time, Western people did not have a language to understand the energy and consciousness aspects of yoga. There is a scene in the film AWAKE: The Life of Yogananda where Yogananda as a baby is being blessed by his guru’s guru, Lahiri Mahasaya.

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What is the link between ancient yogic philosophies and scriptures?

The ancient yogic philosophies and scriptures are beautifully linked to modern-day Hatha yoga practice. All the physical asanas we do in yoga studios, gyms, yoga festivals and online, go hand-in-hand with the ancient scriptures from thousands of years ago.

What can we learn from yoga and the scriptures?

The teachings of yoga tells us that we can get beyond this level of consciousness and ultimately experience a deep contentment, or santosha, that never wavers and never goes away. The scriptures also teach us that we can attain freedom from suffering when we master the art of surrendering to the Divine, or Ishvara.

Which is the first holy Hindu scripture to use the word yoga?

Rig-Veda the oldest holy Hindu scripture in which word ‘YOGA’ used first time in a Hymn 7. In Atharvaveda, A group of ascetic called Vratya are to be shown doing some bodily postures which have evolved into Physical exercises in today’s world.