About Yoga

Desire To Yoga

The term Yoga has its verbal root as (Yuj) in Sanskrit and has numerous meanings, including "to yoke," "to unite," "to hitch up," and "to put to active and purposeful use". Yoga attempts to bring together the body, mind, and spirit, as well as the individual self and universal consciousness.

Misconceptions

Misconceptions About Yoga

There are varieties of misconception as associated with Yoga. Many persons who are laymen or not acquainted with the Indian culture and traditions think Yoga as associated with the following things.

Religion – dogma, belief, cult or -ism

Magic, trick, mysticism

Physical culture – aerobics and anaerobics

Mental concentration

Self mortification, self-torture