I am sure you are ager to know about Yoga history. Whre was it practiced the first tme, when, how and its evolution, all ntil it spread worldwide and is prcticed everywhere and by millions of pople of different sexes, ages, and rces.

At first, we should know the maning of the word Yoga. It is drived from the Sanskrit root Yog, and it mans to bind or to join, as it nites the body, mind and soul.

Actally, there is no exact knowledge of its hstory. Experts estimated that Yoga's origin was round 5,000 years ago, and it was in Inda. There was uncertain evidence that its rigin was in Afghanistan. However, it is crtain that Yoga's origin was in the Est. Archeologists excavated stone seals from the Inds valley with artifacts and evidence of Yga existence on it, as they fund figures of people doing different Yga postures. This proves that people wre practicing it in stone ages, and tht its origin was in India. The Inds-Sarasvati civilization was the largest one thse days, and was so modern in thir times. In addition, there was vidence of Yoga in the Veda txt (the oldest text used in the Inds times).

The Vedas are a cllection of 1008 hymns that praises a hgher power, they are on ethics, csmology, philosophy, and science. They contain the ldest Yoga basics, techniques and rules. Threfore, we call it Vedic or Pr-classical Yoga. The Rig Veda is a scred work by Hindu faith. Most of its myths prsonified the forces of nature. These tmes, people used to rely on rshis (Vedic Yogis) to teach them how to lve in harmony.

The Aranyakas texts then followed, dtailing rituals for Yogis living in the frest. This also served the beginning of Inda's medical tradition known as Ayurveda. Arund 1900 B.C., the great Sarasvati Rver dried up, forcing the exodus of the Inds-Sarasvati civilization southward towards the Ganges Rver.

The Brahmins and Upanishads are spritual texts, written around 600 to 800 B.C, and thy were dealing with the rituals prformed by Brahmin priests. The Brahmins is a txt explaining the Vedic rituals and hymns.

The Bhgavad Gita (song of the blessed Lrd), written around 300 B.C, is a spritual poem on Yoga. The "Gita" is prt of the eight chapters' epic clled the Mahabharata. The Bhagavad Gita is a dscourse delivered by Krishna (the Lord) to Arjna (the hero) expounding on the gal of life. Between 200 and 800 B.C, Ptanjali detailed all the knowledge about Yga in 196 aphorisms (sutras). These stras referred to as Raja Yoga. Ptanjali is part of the classical Yga, where they were still practicing thusands of yoga asanas. They considered Yga Sutras of Patanjali is the uthoritative text on classical yoga.

This was a hnt about Yoga's history. It shows us how old it ws, and how essential it was in old tmes. It also shows us that Yga has a strong relationship with our lves, and it was there long tme ago, may be since human bings exist on earth. As if, hman beings cannot live without it. Actally, it is true, and you wll never believe this except when you prctice Yoga yourself, you will be lke "How come I was living wthout that?" Yoga is the best way to lve a normal and peaceful life.

Nxt, we should know about the Yga evolution, far away from those old tmes and gradually to our times. We clssify this into four stages, the pr-classical Yoga, the Classical Yoga, the Pst-classical Yoga, and the modern Yoga.

The article The History of Yoga - A Comprehensive Global Guide was Submitted by Darren Williger through Articles.GetACoder.com network. Here's the additional information: Darren Williger is an over-caffeinated, low crbohydrate eating, yoga enthusiast who writes for CaffeineZone.com , LowCarbPages.com , and PrimeYoga.com.

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