DIET 4360 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Hatha Yoga, Niyama, Pubmed
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Yoga was originally established in india through a family of ancient spiritual practices to promote wellbeing. It was meant to be a guidance for enriched living. The four main yogas established are karma, bhakti, jnana, and raja10. It has now become an ongoing tradition today in many countries worldwide. The yoga practice most common to the united states is hatha. Yoga, which is centered around fitness and exercise. Yoga has also influenced many other religions and spiritual practices such as hinduism, although yoga is not a religion itself. There is a multitude of philosophies attached to yoga including yamas, niyamas, and vedas, but the main philosophy established with yoga is centered around the mind, body, and spirit being one10. In conducting a search through pubmed of yoga restricted to cam with title/abstract, 3,899 studies were found. In further restricting the search to english language and only clinical trials or.
