The origin of yoga is a matter of contention and difficult to trace historically, with varying perspectives. Some authors consider that it has an antiquity of more than 5000 years, that is to say that it would be previous to the Vedas, the oldest books of humanity. Others claim that yoga originated from the Vedas. Some scholars argue that yoga was practiced in the ancient Indus civilization, which existed from the third to second …
Yoga is an experiential science with the goal of integration (samadhi). Integration means to make the individual consciousness familiar with the experience of a higher, universal consciousness. In order for us to arrive at this experience, yogic teaching has developed a whole range of techniques and tested them over thousands of years, adapting the same to human development. At very early stages, the great sages of yoga science…
It goes without saying that both practices have their differences. While both meditation and yoga may incorporate similar practices, such as focused breathing and postures, there are distinct characteristics that define each one. Meditation is typically understood as a mental practice that aims to achieve a state of deep concentration and stillness of the mind, while yoga is a physical and spiritual practice that incorporates…
