history: So I have been roped into doing yoga for the first time.  Do you know much about yoga?
knowledge: Yoga (; Sanskrit, योगः Listen) is a group of physical, mental, and spiritual practices or disciplines which originated in ancient India.
response: Sure it is a group of mental, physical, and spiritual practices originating in India.
history: So I have been roped into doing yoga for the first time.  Do you know much about yoga?
Sure it is a group of mental, physical, and spiritual practices originating in India.
Does it really have any health benefits or is that just a bunch of hippie talk?
knowledge: Since then, hatha yoga has been used as a supplementary exercise practice.
response: Hatha yoga is used as a supplementary exercise, but I couldn't say if it actually has health benefits.
history: So I have been roped into doing yoga for the first time.  Do you know much about yoga?
Sure it is a group of mental, physical, and spiritual practices originating in India.
Does it really have any health benefits or is that just a bunch of hippie talk?
Hatha yoga is used as a supplementary exercise, but I couldn't say if it actually has health benefits.
I have heard of hot yoga, but do not really know what that is.  Is it a specialized version of regular yoga?
knowledge: Hot yoga refers to yoga exercises performed under hot and humid conditions.
response: It is yoga that is practiced in hot and humid conditions.
history: So I have been roped into doing yoga for the first time.  Do you know much about yoga?
Sure it is a group of mental, physical, and spiritual practices originating in India.
Does it really have any health benefits or is that just a bunch of hippie talk?
Hatha yoga is used as a supplementary exercise, but I couldn't say if it actually has health benefits.
I have heard of hot yoga, but do not really know what that is.  Is it a specialized version of regular yoga?
It is yoga that is practiced in hot and humid conditions.
I see.  Sounds like even less fun than the normal yoga.  But I guess if it works for Monks, it can work for me
knowledge: The origins of yoga have been speculated to date back to pre-Vedic Indian traditions; it is mentioned in the Rigveda, but most likely developed around the sixth and fifth centuries BCE, in ancient India's ascetic and śramaṇa movements.
response: The origins of yoga date to ancient Indian traditions in the 5th and 6th centuries BCE.
history: So I have been roped into doing yoga for the first time.  Do you know much about yoga?
Sure it is a group of mental, physical, and spiritual practices originating in India.
Does it really have any health benefits or is that just a bunch of hippie talk?
Hatha yoga is used as a supplementary exercise, but I couldn't say if it actually has health benefits.
I have heard of hot yoga, but do not really know what that is.  Is it a specialized version of regular yoga?
It is yoga that is practiced in hot and humid conditions.
I see.  Sounds like even less fun than the normal yoga.  But I guess if it works for Monks, it can work for me
The origins of yoga date to ancient Indian traditions in the 5th and 6th centuries BCE.
Man, that is way back.  I guess a lot of people have found it useful over the years
knowledge: The more classical approaches of hatha yoga, such as iyengar yoga, move at a more deliberate pace, emphasize proper alignment and execution and hold asanas for a longer time.
response: Meanwhile, the more classical approaches within hatha yoga emphasize proper alignment and execution.