Authors : Aneja O.P.

Page Nos : 210-212

Description :
Yoga is part of the pre - Vedic heritage, which also includes Jainism, Samkhya and Buddhism. Samuel argues that yoga derives from the Śramanatradition. Gavin Flood notes that such "dichotomization is too simplistic. Pre - philosophical speculations o f yoga begin to emerge in the texts of c. 500 – 200 BCE. Between 200 BCE – 500 CE philosophical schools of Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism were taking form and a coherent philosophical system of yoga began to emerge. Yoga is one of these traditions. It’s origin s are rooted in the soils of the Indus Valley, beneath the Himalayan Mountains, what is Northern India and Pakistan today. It’s traditions so ancient, that it’s claimed to have been practiced since the beginning of civilization. Yoga is art of living and y ogasanas are the scientific procedure. This is the only exercise which affects in most parts of the body. The health of our body and mind depends on the soundness of the health of our internal organs the heart, lungs, digestive system, glands, nerves syste m, muscular system etc. Yoga exercises gently tone and shape the body, improve posture, flexibility and contribute to feeling of well - being promotion to positive health, to the professional in increasing their skills and improve the quality of life.

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