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The traces of yoga takes us back to ancient India, yoga is practiced for physical, mental and spiritual benefits. In the religion of Hinduism, Jainism, and Buddhism, the yoga has remained in practice for centuries. Hatha yoga, Raja yoga, Kundalini yoga, and Ashtanga yoga are some well-known yoga types prevalent in India. Yoga in Rishikesh is mentioned in the Rigveda but the yoga sutras of Patanjali gained prominence in the West in the 20th century. In the 1980s, yoga was popular among the western community as physical exercise. It was the success of Swami Vivekananda that encouraged the yoga gurus of India to introduce yoga to the western world in the early 20th century. Unlike the west, yoga means a lot more than physical exercise for Indian traditions. Yoga has a meditative and spiritual […]