How Many Trips We Take Every Day. 1  Americans take 1.1 billion trips a day â four for every person in the U.S. 2  U.S. daily travel averages 11 billion miles a day â almost 40 miles per person per day.
Where Did Yoga Originate? Yoga refers to traditional physical and mental disciplines originating in India. The history of Yoga spans from four to eight thousand years ago to the current day. The physical, mental and spiritual health benefits of yoga are vast and there is something for everyone.
Ashtanga Yoga Background. Ashtanga yoga is a system of yoga recorded by the sage Vamana Rishi in the Yoga Korunta, an ancient manuscript said to contain lists of many different groupings of asanas, as well as highly original teachings on vinyasa, drishti, bandhas, mudras, and philosophy (Jois 2002 xv).