According to many people yoga is a physical exercise comprising
bodily twists, bends, stretches and various other poses all
together called asana. Asana is an important part of yoga; it
defines yoga in a very general sense and not in the complete
sense. Yoga is a way of life, a culture to live and live
happily. Yoga is one among six ancient philosophical schools of
thought in India, the other five are: - Mimansa and What is
Yoga? The yoga comes from the Sanskrit word ‘Yuj’ which means to
yoke or to unite. The goal of yoga is to unite oneself with God
and the practice of yoga is the path we take to accomplish this
goal. It is uniting people of different cultures, nationalities
and religions together in universal brotherhood. It is unity in
diversity. Yoga represents integration of all positive life
forces. It is the integration of body, mind and spirit to live
healthy, prosperous, happy and peaceful life. In another
context, yoga has been described as harmony, balance and wisdom
in work or skilful living among