history: I was thinking about becoming a yoga instructor but I don't know much about it. Do you?
knowledge: Yoga (; Sanskrit, योगः Listen) is a group of physical, mental, and spiritual practices or disciplines which originated in ancient India.
response: I do. The word yoga means ''listen'' in Sanskrit. It's a group of practices of both a physical and spiritual bent.
history: I was thinking about becoming a yoga instructor but I don't know much about it. Do you?
I do. The word yoga means ''listen'' in Sanskrit. It's a group of practices of both a physical and spiritual bent.
Oh really? Listen....... that is interesting. I guess listen to your body?
knowledge: Yoga in Indian traditions, however, is more than physical exercise; it has a meditative and spiritual core.
response: Kind of, yes. In India where yoga comes from, it is more than physical exercise. Meditation and spirituality are also an important part of the practice.
history: I was thinking about becoming a yoga instructor but I don't know much about it. Do you?
I do. The word yoga means ''listen'' in Sanskrit. It's a group of practices of both a physical and spiritual bent.
Oh really? Listen....... that is interesting. I guess listen to your body?
Kind of, yes. In India where yoga comes from, it is more than physical exercise. Meditation and spirituality are also an important part of the practice.
Oh yes I have heard this as well. I have been learning to meditate recently. :)
knowledge: Meditation may be used to reduce stress, anxiety, depression, and pain.
response: That's interesting. Meditation can be used as a stress reducer. Did you know it might also reduce depression, anxiety, or even pain?
history: I was thinking about becoming a yoga instructor but I don't know much about it. Do you?
I do. The word yoga means ''listen'' in Sanskrit. It's a group of practices of both a physical and spiritual bent.
Oh really? Listen....... that is interesting. I guess listen to your body?
Kind of, yes. In India where yoga comes from, it is more than physical exercise. Meditation and spirituality are also an important part of the practice.
Oh yes I have heard this as well. I have been learning to meditate recently. :)
That's interesting. Meditation can be used as a stress reducer. Did you know it might also reduce depression, anxiety, or even pain?
I have heard that. Yoga comes from Asia, right?
knowledge: Yoga gurus from India later introduced yoga to the West, following the success of Swami Vivekananda in the late 19th and early 20th century.
response: Yes, it was introduced to the West from India.
history: I was thinking about becoming a yoga instructor but I don't know much about it. Do you?
I do. The word yoga means ''listen'' in Sanskrit. It's a group of practices of both a physical and spiritual bent.
Oh really? Listen....... that is interesting. I guess listen to your body?
Kind of, yes. In India where yoga comes from, it is more than physical exercise. Meditation and spirituality are also an important part of the practice.
Oh yes I have heard this as well. I have been learning to meditate recently. :)
That's interesting. Meditation can be used as a stress reducer. Did you know it might also reduce depression, anxiety, or even pain?
I have heard that. Yoga comes from Asia, right?
Yes, it was introduced to the West from India.
Yes, they are so merciful to bring this knowledge to the west. We are so fortunate!
knowledge: Among the most well-known types of yoga are Hatha yoga and Rāja yoga.
response: Also, there are a few types of yoga. Two of them are called Hatha and Raja. Are you familiar with them?