A Yoga Of India

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More than 5,000 years ago in India, an ancient form of exercise involving traditional physical postures and poses (referred as ‘asana’ in Sanskrit) and mental practices called Yoga is born. Yoga frees the mind, body and spirit in order to attain a healthy and lively lifestyle with a balanced approach to life, typically means unification, combination or union, and originated from the word “Yuj” in Sanskrit. Modern science has attest and compliments Yoga as a form of healing exercise that contributes to overall health benefits.

More and more people from all over the world especially in the West, has resorted to practice Yoga nowadays. The best place to learn about this ancient physical discipline is in its birthplace, India, in the traditional method. Varieties of Yoga learning centers in India will keep you perplexed, nevertheless. You must do some research on what you needs vitally before applying as each Yoga center in India has its own method and way of teaching varies.

To further widen your learning of Yoga in India, here are 5 places for your consideration.

Rishikesh

Well-known for its ...
... beautiful serenity, and embraced by the holy river, Ganges, this little town situated in Northern India and located at the buttes of the Himalayan mountain range has been hailed as the ‘Yoga center of the world’. With the advantage of an original and untouched state, Rishikesh is one of the places in India where all the 5 elements of nature combined – Earth, Water, Fire, Air, and Ether.

Shivpuri

Formerly known as Sipri and located in the State of Madhya Pradesh, this city is named after Lord Shiva. This peaceful city’s weather and natural beauty, and located at a height of 1,515 feet above sea level, is turning it into a popular Yoga learning center.

Mysore

About 146 km southwest of Bangalore, the capital of Karnataka, lays the second largest city in the state of Karnataka, Mysore, is renowned as an international center for Yoga. The main style of Yoga taught in Mysore is Asthanga.

Kovalam

Located on the Arabian Sea in Kerala, a state in South India, Kovalam is a beach town situated around 13 km from Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum). People who wish to study the ancient practice of Yoga in the traditional way, Kovalam is the ideal place to visit since it is very popular with tourists, and is the best place to go soul-searching.

Varanasi

Varanasi is a city situated on the banks of the holy River Ganges in the state of Uttar Pradesh, 320 km southeast of state capital Lucknow, and is generally known as Benares or Banaras and Kashi.

The most divine place in the world in Hinduism, Varanasi is also regarded as a holy city by Buddhists and Jains. Rich in cultural and past tradition, Varanasi is one of the oldest civilizations in the world, and probably the oldest city in India. An idyllic place to learn Yoga, this city has the sense of calmness as well as the religious characteristic connected to it.

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