Do you like yoga? It is very well known, and there are several types
I do like yoga. It is good for anxiety. What are some of the different types?
The two biggest types are hatha yoga and raja yoga
Those both sound interesting! I have always wanted to know more about yoga.
It is a very broad subject, with roots in hindusim, buddhism, and janism
Fascinating. Do a lot of people practice it?
Yes, it is very popular in order to exercise and relax
Sounds like I need to learn more, and maybe practice more yoga.
Yoga
Yoga (; ; ) is a group of physical, mental, and spiritual practices or disciplines which originated in ancient India. Yoga is one of the six orthodox schools of Hindu philosophical traditions. There is a broad variety of yoga schools, practices, and goals in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. The term "yoga" in the Western world often denotes a modern form of Hatha yoga, yoga as exercise, consisting largely of the postures called asanas.
The origins of yoga have been speculated to date back
", noting that it splits Hatha Yoga into two types, namely Gorakhnath's and Markandeya's, and then equates Hatha Yoga with Gorakhnath's six limbs of yoga, which are asana, pranayama, pratyahara, dharana, dhyana, and samadhi. The text then describes what these are with verses taken from the "Dattātreyayogaśāstra", including five of its ten mudras. It then describes Markandeya's variety, adding yama and niyama to make up eight limbs of yoga.
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A verse in the "Sharngadhara-