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Yoga 101: A Review of 5 Traditions
[disclosure] Good morning! I have been looking forward to this post for a while… What Is Yoga? Yoga can seem complicated, but it isn’t as complex as it may appear. The practice came to the west back in 1893 when one of India’s celebrated gurus, Swami Vivekananda, was welcomed at the World Fair in Chicago. He’s now known for having sparked the West’s interest in yoga. Literally, the word yoga comes from the Sanskrit term Yug, which means: “to yoke, bind, join, or direct one’s attention”. At the same time, it can also imply concepts such as fusion, union, and discipline. In essence, yoga is most commonly understood as…