| We knew previously about Yoga history, and ancient | | | | and they depended on the time, believes, traditions |
| yogis and Yoga founders. We also knew Swami | | | | and the place. At the beginning, Yoga goals were to |
| Vivekanada, who spread Yoga in the U.S.Another one | | | | understand the world and live in harmony with it, |
| and the most popular was Swami Paramashansa | | | | however, by time, this was changed and Yoga |
| Yogananda, who had founded the Self Realization | | | | evolved to concern the world and the self, too. |
| Fellowship. He wrote a Yogi autobiography. In addition | | | | After the sixth Century, Yoga evolved to have the |
| to Krishnamurti; who traveled a lot and spread Jnana | | | | poses and meditation as essential elements in it. |
| Yoga, and Maharishi Mahesh Yogi who spread | | | | Modern Yoga based on five principles created by |
| Transcendental Meditation(TM) in the 60's. He was | | | | Swami Sivananda, and they are; breathing; exercising; |
| the most popular of them all as he was associated | | | | relaxing; thinking and meditation; and diet. |
| with the Beatles. | | | | Nowadays; Yoga is used as an alternative therapy, |
| - Himalyan Swami Sivananda modified the five | | | | because of its healing powers, e.g. backache healing, |
| principles of Yoga: | | | | headaches; ...etc, and this is supported by many |
| - Pranayama (proper breathing) | | | | physicians, who are aware of Yoga's benefits and |
| - Savasana (proper relaxation) | | | | effectiveness. They already recommend it to their |
| - Dhyana (positive thinking and meditation) | | | | patients, so that they would benefit from its healing |
| - Asanas (proper exercise) | | | | powers, plus its relaxation effect, and this makes |
| - Vegetarian (proper diet) | | | | them guarantee physiological and psychological |
| In addition, he wrote many books about Yoga. | | | | treatment, too. In addition, it neutralizes the negative |
| Swami Sivananda founded the International Sivananda | | | | energies; and strengthens the inner positive energies. |
| Yoga Vedanta Centers, and wrote the illustrated | | | | Eventually, Yoga is a spiritual practice, practiced in so |
| book of Yoga. | | | | many techniques around the world. So many cultures |
| Swami Satchitananda introduced Yoga to Woodstock. | | | | had affected Yoga; like Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism |
| While Swami Sivananada Rdha; is the female who | | | | and the West). In addition, it was in so many |
| found the relationship of Yoga and psychology. In the | | | | languages; like Hindi, Sanskrit, Tibetan, Bengali, Prakit, |
| 70's; yogi Bhajan started the Kundalini Yoga, and | | | | Tamil, Marathi and Pali. |
| founded the 3HO (holy, happy and healthy). Sri | | | | Yoga spreading is nonstop, and it is still spreading its |
| Krishnamacharya taught the Viniyoga Hatha Yoga. His | | | | message of peace to the whole world, and will |
| son, Desikachar, continued on this tradition. Obviously, | | | | always be spreading. It is like any species; which |
| this family was so into Yoga, as Desikachar's brother | | | | reproduces and proliferates, the masters transfer |
| in law, who is B.K.S. Lyengar, continued this tradition, | | | | Yoga traditions to the Yogis; and so on. Yoga will |
| too. Later on, they had so many followers. | | | | never die as long as human beings exist on earth. |
| Nowadays, yoga masters are Sathya Sai Baba and | | | | Yoga lives in our spirits and in any Yogis soul. |
| Swami Satyananada (the founder of the Bihar School | | | | Whenever you get into the Yoga world, you will be |
| of Yoga), and many more. | | | | involuntarily eager to explore more about this world |
| Yoga evolution and development were systematic, | | | | of wonders. |