Many of the common muscular stretches are based on yoga postures or positions.
Yoga is an ancient philosophy or discipline that originated in India a few thousand years ago.
Most people think of yoga as stretching, breathing, meditating or some other granola eating, Birkenstock wearing activity. Although this is part of what people do when practicing yoga, this is only the beginning of the whole yoga experience. The concepts of yoga can be difficult to translate and often refer to concepts rather than concrete definitions. Some of the terms and phrases used can be intimidating and maybe even sound a little weird to beginners, but it s worth the effort to learn. There are three types of yoga but there are different ways to practice each type.