Download or read book CONCEPTS OF YOGA AND FITNESS written by Dr. Shivakumar S. , Mr. Balakrishna , Mrs. Rekha K. , Mrs. Ashwini K. N., Mr. Prasad Kumar G. C. & Dr. Gajanana Prabhu B. and published by Ashok Yakkaldevi. This book was released on 2022-04-01 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meaning of Yoga Yoga is a 5000-year-old tradition. In India monks went into seclusion for years with the goal of creating a dis-ease free strong body. The original intention was to be able to sit in meditation for hours but with a achy body that is impossible to do. The postures of yoga were each created for a specific health purpose. To Detoxify, realign musculature, strengthen muscle, and create flexibility. Along with correcting the fallacies of the body, these yogis went about trying to find how to correct fallacies of the mind. An entire philosophy was created, based solely around leading a human being finding his or her bliss. The teachings were so dead –on that they are still practiced 5000 years later. Yoga has become more popular than ever, with celebrities, politicians, business people, and almost every walk of life currently practicing. The important thing to understand about this way of thinking is yoga is not a religion. People from any background can surely reap its benefits.