{"id":40615,"date":"2020-01-21T12:17:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-21T11:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.booksy.com\/?p=40615"},"modified":"2023-03-27T12:24:32","modified_gmt":"2023-03-27T10:24:32","slug":"the-origins-of-yoga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.booksy.com\/us\/health-wellness\/the-origins-of-yoga\/","title":{"rendered":"The Origins of Yoga"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The origins of yoga is a much more dense topic that many people might realize. It\u2019s been about 150 years since yoga first became popular in the United States. But the history of this mental, physical, and spiritual discipline dates back almost 5,000 years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the course of several millennia, generation after generation of men and women redefined what it meant to be a yogi. Despite the variety of schools, practices, and goals that have come and gone over thousands of years\u2014one thing has remained the same. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This complex yet beautiful system of exercises has always been able to help people live happier, healthier lives. And that means yoga will continue to thrive all over the globe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In America, the average woman feels it\u2019s okay to wear yoga pants to the gym, the grocery store, or to run errands. And most Americans are familiar with a host of different yoga disciplines, such as Bikrim, Lenevo, Ashtanga, Vinyasa, Lyengar, Kundalini, and Jivamukti\u2014just to name a few. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But despite its popularity, only a handful of people truly understand how, where, and when yoga began. To provide more clarity, here\u2019s a brief but informative history that discusses the origins of yoga to explain why this important cultural phenomenon continues to thrive. <\/p>\n\n\n

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