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                                                            What is yoga

Yoga is an ancient art based on a harmonizing system of development of the body, mind and spirit. It is recognized as
one of the most important and valuable gifts of our culture. The modern era with the development of science and technology provides man more comforts for his basic necessities. But with these comforts man faces lot of problems, which cannot be solved only by the above facilities. Today the whole world is looking for solutions to solve the menacing problems of unhappiness, restlessness, emotional imbalance hyper activity, tension, stress, etc. Now the time has come to change in attitude and take a new dimension to solve the problems.  

Yoga helps us in changing our attitudes. Yoga is the gift for man kind from Indian culture. It is a science and art of pure life style. Yoga offers man a conscious process to solve his problems. 





The word Yoga has come from the Sanskrit root “Yuj”, which means to join, yoke, combine, union and communion.


Different scriptures define Yoga in different ways.

•          UJYATE ANENA ITI YOGAH       –   JOINING INDIVIDUAL SOUL TO UNIVERSAL SOUL                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                                                    --Classical

•          TAM YOGAM ITI MANYANTE STHIRAM INDRIYA DHARANAM –  YOGA IS HOLDING THE SENSES STEADY                                                                                                                                                                                    --Upanishad

•          MANH PRASAMANO PAYAH YOGAH  –  A TECHNIQUE TO MAKE THE MIND QUIET IS YOGA                                                                                                                                                                                      --Yoga Vasista

•          SAMATVAM YOGA UCCHYATE  –   YOGA IS A STATE OF EQUANIMITY          
                                                                                                            --Bhagavad-Gita

•          YOGAH KARMASU KAUSALAM  -   Yoga is skill in action

                                                                                                                         --Bhagavad-Gita                               

•         YOGAH CHITTA VRITTI NIRODHAH  –  YOGA IS CONTROLLING THE DISTURBANCES OF THE MIND

                                                                                                                                                                                       --patanjali  yoga sutras  


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