Around 5,000 years ago, a practice began in the mountains of Northern India. The word yoga appears for the first time here in one of the world’s oldest religious manuscripts – the Rig Veda. This text contains songs, mantras, and rituals used by Vedic priests or Brahmans that are still used today.
Yoga is steeped in history and has proven benefits for those practicing it. If you’ve ever considered trying yoga, read on to learn about this ancient practice, what it can do for you, and some products to make it easier to get started.
Around 500 B.C.E., a volume of scriptures called the Bhagavad Gita was composed. This script emphasized self-knowledge (karma yoga) and wisdom (jnana yoga) as the main paths to spiritual growth.
The first emergence of systematic yoga practices developed in the second century C.E. These are the Patanjali’s Yoga-Sutras, and this period is often referred to as the beginning of the Classical Yoga Period.
These sutras or teachings organized yoga into an “eight-limbed path” to guide practitioners towards Samadhi (enlightenment). This important work continues to guide modern yoga styles today. This is often considered the beginning of classical yoga.
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