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 History and
Development of
Yoga
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 What is Yoga?
The word ‘Yoga’ is derived from the It is an art and science of healthy
1 Sanskrit root ‘Yuj’, which means ‘to 3 living.
join’ or ‘to unite’.

Yoga is essentially a spiritual Yoga also means the unification

2 discipline based on an extremely

subtle science, which focuses on
4 of physical, mental, intellectual
and spiritual aspects of human
bringing harmony between Body, beings.
Mind & Nature.
 BRIEF HISTORY AND
DEVELOPMENT OF YOGA
 Origin Notes
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The science of yog
 Yoga is the stilling of the changing states has its origin
of mind. thousands of years
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 It may have pre-Vedic origins.

 Yoga originated in ancient India.

 Who is “Shiva”?
In the yogic lore, Shiva is not known as a
God, but as the first Guru or the

Adi Guru. He is the Adi Yogi or the first

Yogi.
 What does Shiva do in yoga?

  Several Thousand years ago, on the banks of the lake Kantisarovar in the
Himalayas, Adiyogi (Shiva) poured his profound knowledge into the
legendary Saptarishis or "seven sages”. 

  The seven sages carried this powerful yogic science to different parts of
the world, including Asia, Middle East, Northern Africa and South
America.

  However, it was in India that the yogic system found its fullest
expression. Agastya, the Saptarishi who traveled across the Indian
subcontinent, crafted this culture around a core yogic way of life.
Presence of Yoga in Ancient
India
 Number of seals and fossil remains of
Indus Saraswati valley civilization with
Yogic motives and figures performing
Yoga Sadhana 
Great Sage Maharshi
Patanjali
 systematized and codified the then
existing practices of Yoga

After the Great Sage

Maharshi Patanjali, many Sages
a n d Yo g a M a s t e r s c o n t r i b u t e d t o
the preservation and
development of the field through
their well-documented practices
and literature.
  was given the highest
“SUN” importance during the
vedic period

 The practice of ‘Surya namaskara’

may have been invented due to this
influence.
 TANTRA YOGA
 The phallic symbols, seals of idols
of mother Goddess are suggestive
of Tantra Yoga.
 “YOGA”
 Manifesting in mystical
traditions of South Asia.
 Part of Upasana and
yoga sadhana was inbuilt
in their rituals.
 Practiced under the
direct guidance of Guru
and gives special
importance to spiritual
value.  Understood as a therapy
or exercise system for
health and fitnes.
"Yoga is about harmonizing oneself
with the universe. It is the
technology of aligning individual
geometry with the cosmic, to
achieve the highest level of
perception and harmony.”
 Different postures of Pranayam
Pranayama is the practice of becoming aware of one's
breathing and then consciously controlling it as the
functional or vital basis of one's existence. It aids in the
development of mental awareness and the establishment
of mental control.

through regulated, controlled, and monitored inhaling

(svasa), this phenomenon is adjusted, resulting to
knowledge of the body space/s being filled (puraka),
remaining filled (kumbhaka), and being emptied (rechaka)
during regulated, controlled, and monitored expiration
(prasvasa).
 Pratyhara
 indicates dissociation of one’s consciousness
(withdrawal) from the sense organs which
helps one to remain connected with the external
objects. Dharana indicates a broad based field
of attention (inside the body and mind) which
is usually understood as concentration.
 Dhyana
 (Meditation) is contemplation (focussed
attention inside the body and mind) and
Samadhi – integration.
 Bandhas and Mudras

 are practices associated with pranayama.

They are viewed as (the) higher Yogic
practices mainly consisting of adopting
certain body (psycho-physical) patterns
along with as well control over
respiration.This further facilitates control
over mind and paves way for higher
yogic attainment.
 Shat-karmas
 are detoxification procedures, help to
remove the toxins accumulated in the
body and are clinical in nature..
 Yuktahara
 (Right Food and other inputs)
advocates appropriate food and food
habits for healthy living. However, the
practice of Dhyana (Meditation)
helping in self-realization leading to
transcendence is considered as the
essence of Yoga Sadhana (The Practice
of Yoga).
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