What is the history of yoga?

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It is more than 10000 yrs old. Lord shiva us Hathyogi and yoga started from here. Maharshi Patanjali compiled the yoga practices adopted by various Rishis of ancient India in the form of 195 Yogsutras for the use of humanbeing.
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As Sanatan it's almost millions years old as the first man who was doing yoga was Shiv he is named as Adi yogi after that he teaches Yoga to Saptrishis and it pass on by them..
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exact timing is not sure around 5000 years back it has been started, by 3000 years back improved and collected with sutras like patanjali yog sutra .
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