Origins & Sources of Yoga

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Please answer any one of the following in the Forum:

  1. Discuss the potential impact of yoga philosophy within a well-rounded yoga practice.
  2. Review basic facts related to original source texts, including The Vedas, The Upanishads, The Yoga Sutra, The Bhagavad Gita, and The Hatha Yoga Pradipika.

Yoga Philosophy Origins & Sources

Lesson Overview

In this lesson, we introduce the source texts of yoga.

Objective

Gain a basic understanding of the roots of yoga philosophy.

Description

Discuss the potential impact of yoga philosophy within a well-rounded yoga practice. Review basic facts related to original source texts, including The Vedas, The Upanishads, The Yoga Sutra, The Bhagavad Gita, and The Hatha Yoga Pradipika.