Are the benefits of yoga scientifically proven? If yes, how did the inventors of yoga make up the asanas and know their benefits?

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Swami Kuvalananda has done work by discovering the scientific basis behind these yogic processes. That has become his life's work. These scientific experiments convinced him of the ancient system of Yoga. He had a lot of interest in scientific explanations for various effects that were related to psychophysical...
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Swami Kuvalananda has done work by discovering the scientific basis behind these yogic processes. That has become his life's work. These scientific experiments convinced him of the ancient system of Yoga. He had a lot of interest in scientific explanations for various effects that were related topsychophysical analysis. read less
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