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Yoga's origins can be traced back thousands of years to ancient India. It doesn't have a single inventor, but rather developed over time through the contributions of various sages and practitioners. The ancient text "Yoga Sutras" by Patanjali is often considered a foundational work in the philosophy...
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Lord Shiva is the first exponant of Yoga. He explained Yog to Parvati Mata. His Seven Decipals known as Sapta Rishi, learned Yoga and then they explained it to their deciples. In this way this tradition was contineued and the Maharshi Patanjali, Swami Swatmaram, Gherand Muni, Maharshi Kanad etc explained...
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Lord Shiva is the first exponant of Yoga. He explained Yog to Parvati Mata. His Seven Decipals known as Sapta Rishi, learned Yoga and then they explained it to their deciples. In this way this tradition was contineued and the Maharshi Patanjali, Swami Swatmaram, Gherand Muni, Maharshi Kanad etc explained it in diffrent ways. read less
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