The Yoga Tutor

The History of Yoga
[ Excerpt from The Science of Yoga, page 134 ]

In the modern era, where yoga has become a veritable household word, knowledge of its roots escapes most, even a significant amount of those who claim to practice it with regularity.

Some have endeavoured to extend their minds and eyes beyond the contemporary physical fitness culture of yoga.

For many though, yoga remains rooted in an unfamiliar, even antiquated religious culture of an ancient and far-off land, which to them has no bearing or relevance whatsoever to their lives or their practice.

To those who have searched the heart of yoga, that attitude is not only short-sighted, but regrettable. The one who knows the history of yoga, sees it beyond the context of their modern materialistic culture and understands its depth and profoundness -- wisdom that is lost on the yoga masses today.

The following pages are by no means an exhaustive exploration of the history of yoga. They are, in many ways, an over-simplification as the subject of the history of yoga would take volumes to fully convey.

The broad outline that follows provides a useful framework so that you can begin to understand the historical context, and full relevance of this great science in our lives today. I also hope you'll feel that you gained something valuable by doing so...

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Foreword
About Yoga Home Study
Section 1 - Getting Started
Section 2 - Foundations of Yoga (1)
Section 3 - Foundations of Yoga (2)
Section 4 - Classical Ashtanga Yoga
Section 5 - Modern Yoga
Section 6 - The History of Yoga
Section 7 - Yama Niyama Introduction
Section 8 - Awareness
Section 9 - The Yoga Diet
Section 10 - Yoga Philosophy
Section 11 - The Yoga of Perception
Section 12 - The Yoga Path
Section 13 - The Virtue of Restraint
Section 14 - The Classical Yoga Texts
Section 15 - Yoga Cleansing
Section 16 - The Law of Cause and Effect
Section 17 - The Yoga of Digestion
Section 18 - Yoga Psychology
Section 19 - Yoga Psychology (Part 2)
Section 20 - Yoga Psychology (Part 3)
Section 21 - Yoga Psychology (Part 4)
Section 22 - Controlling The Senses
Section 23 - The Higher Stages of Yoga
Section 24 - Higher Stages of Yoga (Part 2)