Yoga originated in times of mythology back then there were no states there was only Bharatha. States came in to existence only later after hundreds of years.
How long do you think that was? I am asking for rough estimate of years...
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Yoga originated in times of mythology back then there were no states there was only Bharatha. States came in to existence only later after hundreds of years.
when the doctor prescribes a medicine do you ask him is it is for male or female ..in china yoga is popular for women to learn it.
never see a male learn yoga
Yoga originated in times of mythology back then there were no states there was only Bharatha. States came in to existence only later after hundreds of years.
Sub continent is a vast region, which includes many diverse ethnicities, nations and states. I do not know where exactly it originated. As far as I know, it is completely absent in our culture (Pakistan), and no body really knows anything about it.
WASHINGTON: Yoga enthusiasts in the US got a big boost this week when a California judge ruled that the practice which originated in India is now a ''distinctly American cultural phenomenon,'' while dismissing complaints from some parents that teaching it to school children amounted to ''an unconstitutional promotion of Eastern religions.''
Weeks of testimony from yoga practitioners and opponents, including live demonstration in courtroom of poses taught to children, came to a convoluted finale on Monday when Judge John Mayer agreed that yoga ''at its roots is religious,'' but pronounced that the kind introduced by a school district near San Diego, which was the subject of the litigation, passed the test of secularism. "A reasonable student would not objectively perceive that Encinitas School District yoga does advance or promote religion," he said.
Parents of some children had sued to stop the school district from teaching yoga maintaining it is a religious practice that surreptitiously promoted Hinduism. Funded with $533,000 from the K.Pattabhi Jois Foundation, which is backed by Jois acolytes, hedge-fund billionaire Paul Tudor Jones II and his wife Sonia, the school district introduced a three-year pilot yoga program in 2011, with twice a week classes in addition to regular physical education.
While some 30 families pulled their children out of the classes, saying teaching of yoga in schools blurred the line between church and state and "represents a serious breach of the public trust," many parents backed the program, which the school said was also aimed at curbing aggressive behavior and bullying. School authorities said in court that they had removed all religious elements from what was taught to the students, including the use of the word Namaste and substituting Sanskrit name of asanas with English ones. For instance, Padmasana, usually called lotus pose in English, became ''criss cross apple sauce'' in Americanese to appeal to children.
In fact, Judge Meyer, who had told the court early in the case that he himself had taken Bikram yoga classes, went so far as to observe that the yoga taught in Encinitas schools was no different from exercise programs like dodgeball. He was also irritated that some of the plaintiffs were not really informed about yoga as taught in the Encinitas schools and had simply got their information from dubious sources on the internet. ''It's almost like a trial by Wikipedia, which isn't what this court does,'' he observed.
The petitioners have said they will appeal against the court's ruling, but for now, yoga enthusiasts are celebrating the victory because it sets an important legal precedent for expanding yoga in school programs. In fact, some observers seemed pleased at the judge's seeming cultural appropriation of yoga while observing that it was as American as apple pie, noting that yoga came to the US more than a century ago with the arrival of the first Indian mystics and spiritual figures.
Paramahamsa Yogananda lived in the US in the 1920s, and is in fact, thought to be the first Indian pubic figure to be entertained at the White House in 1927 - by President Calvin Coolidge.
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Interesting. Not sure what to make of this. what do you guys think?
At a high level I think as long as they give proper credit to Indians for its evolution we shouldn't have any problem how they do it. Also how much benfit is lost by removing chanting or Hindu practice in Yoga. Esentially I don't really know since I don't do it. But would be interesting to get some thoughts from practitioners.
Yoga evolved across centuries throughout India and there are different types of Yoga. The Indus valley seals shows the Yoga type meditation. But meditation is too just one type of Yoga.
How long do you think that was? I am asking for rough estimate of years...
I see. I guess for some reason it never really reached the region of Pakistan or at least never got popular here... Most people here are oblivious to what yoga is, and never have heard of it. Only educated people are familiar with the term, but that is mostly because of American pop culture and how it is promoted through television.
PS: You know when you watch American television, there is this one clichéd episode, there is a guy who goes through a phase in which he tries to make a superficial attempt to be "spiritual" and he picks up yogo. etc.
arey yar swastika was not just a hindu symbol of good luck it was also a christian symbol of goodluck,even today u can find this symbols in chruches of europe ,did u know hitler got the idea of swastika for his political party not from hindus but from chruches in germany where he was a choir boy for few year before the start of his poitical career...Yoga is universal a friend of mine in Spain goes to classes every week its everywhere in the west now but they should never try to claim it from us! like they took our Swastika and twisted its meaning
not because yoga itself. to hire a yoga teacher for your own is expensive.when the doctor prescribes a medicine do you ask him is it is for male or female ..
yoga is good for you mind and health, it is just like a medicine
i remember i was not good in maths and use to attend remedial classes in 10th std , my teacher asked me to do yoga for one hour every day in the morning i found these immediate changes in me
my concentration increased, so did my memory power
at the same time its a very good cure for anxiety and impatience, after doing yoga or meditation you feel like you have complete control over your mind and thoughts.
dont reject something which is good in your blind hatred.
So basically no body knows when it was invented and where it was invented.... the only evidence of its "origins" are found in Pakistan of old remains of carved drawings on a stone, which can be interpreted in any way.
It can be a drawing made by a 5 year old of a guy taking a dump....you never know.
I am not convinced.
its hardly matter bro weather it is develop in Pakistan or Indian............yoga practice is good for health......we should not mix with religious thing..................you can name it any thing............it is purely design for individual ...........to reach extreme level of self actualization or spirituality as well health body and brain.......every buddy must get benefit out of this
So basically no body knows when it was invented and where it was invented.... the only evidence of its "origins" are found in Pakistan of old remains of carved drawings on a stone, which can be interpreted in any way.
It can be a drawing made by a 5 year old of a guy taking a dump....you never know.
I am not convinced.
So basically no body knows when it was invented and where it was invented.... the only evidence of its "origins" are found in Pakistan of old remains of carved drawings on a stone, which can be interpreted in any way.
It can be a drawing made by a 5 year old of a guy taking a dump....you never know.
I am not convinced.
With responses like these why would anyone try to convince the likes of you ?
A poster posts images of the IVC and thats what you see it.
BTW such things are not invented - they are evolved.
So basically no body knows when it was invented and where it was invented.... the only evidence of its "origins" are found in Pakistan of old remains of carved drawings on a stone, which can be interpreted in any way.
It can be a drawing made by a 5 year old of a guy taking a dump....you never know.
I am not convinced.