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A Brief History and Development of Yoga:

 The Number of seals and fossil remaining parts of Indus Saraswati valley progress with Yogic intentions and figures performing Yoga Sadhana recommend the presence of Yoga in old India. The phallic images, seals of icons of mother Goddess are reminiscent of Tantra Yoga. Presence of Yoga is accessible in people customs, Indus valley human progress, Vedic and Upanishadic legacy, Buddhist and Jain practices, Darshanas, legends of Mahabharat and Ramayana, mystical practices of Shaivas, Vaishnavas, and Tantric customs. Also, there was an early stage or unadulterated Yoga which has been showed in supernatural customs of South Asia. This was when Yoga was being polished under the immediate direction of Guru and its spritual esteem was given extraordinary significance. It's anything but a piece of Upasana and yoga sadhana was inbuilt in their ceremonies. Sun was given most noteworthy significance during the vedic period. The act of 'Surya namaskara' may have been designed later because of this impact. Pranayama was a piece of every day custom and to offer the oblation. Despite the fact that Yoga was being drilled in the pre-Vedic period, the incomparable Sage Maharshi Patanjali arranged and classified the then existing acts of Yoga, its importance and its connected information through his Yoga Sutras. After Patanjali, numerous Sages and Yoga Masters contributed significantly for the conservation and improvement of the field through their very much archived practices and writing.

A number of seals and fossil remains of Indus Saraswati valley civilization with Yotic motives and figures performing yoga indicate the presence of Yoga in India.

Verifiable confirmations of the presence of Yoga were found in the pre-Vedic period (2700 B.C.), and from that point till Patanjali's period. The fundamental sources, from which we get the data about Yoga rehearses and the connected writing during this period, are accessible in Vedas (4), Upanishads(108), Smritis, lessons of Buddhism, Jainism, Panini, Epics (2), Puranas (18) and so forth.

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Likely, the period between 500 BC - 800 A.D. is considered as the Classical period which is likewise considered as the most fruitful and conspicuous period in the set of experiences and advancement of Yoga. During this period, discourses of Vyasa on Yoga Sutras and Bhagawadgita and so on came into existence.This period can be mostly committed to two incredible strict instructors of India – Mahavir and Buddha. The idea of Five incredible pledges – Pancha mahavrata-by Mahavir and Ashta Magga or eightfold way by Buddha - can be very much considered as early nature of Yoga sadhana. We track down its more express clarification in Bhagawadgita which has intricately introduced the idea of Gyan yoga, Bhakti yoga and Karma Yoga. These three sorts of yoga are as yet the most noteworthy illustration of human intelligence and even to day individuals discover harmony by following the strategies as displayed in Gita. Patanjali's yoga sutra other than containing different parts of yoga, is principally related to eight crease way of Yoga. The vital editorial on Yoga sutra by Vyasa was additionally composed. During this very period the part of psyche was given significance and it was unmistakably brought out through Yoga sadhana, Mind and body both can be managed to encounter equanimity.The period between 800 A.D. - 1700 A.D. has been perceived as the Post Classical period wherein the lessons of extraordinary Acharyatrayas-Adi Shankracharya, Ramanujacharya, Madhavacharya-were noticeable during this period. The lessons of Suradasa, Tulasidasa, Purandardasa, Mirabai were the incredible patrons during this period. The Natha Yogis of Hathayoga Tradition like Matsyendaranatha, Gorkshanatha, Cauranginatha, Swatmaram Suri, Gheranda, Shrinivasa Bhatt are a portion of the extraordinary characters who promoted the Hatha Yoga works on during this period.