Will I have to become a Hindu to do yoga?

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not really. rather, yoga is part of the 'ashtanga yoga' the way to be in oneness with god...adopting ways of Sanatana dharma will help - like becoming vegetarian, love for all beings, treating body like a temple whre god resides...contentment, peace....
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No yoga is not for religion it is for whole humanity. Its purpose is to connect.
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simply NO
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