Yoga is an ancient art of using various poses, mantra’s and meditation to try to improve your overall well-being. This includes improving your physical presence as well as your mental abilities. The history of yoga dates back for thousands of years even possibly back to the Stone Age.

The first recognized evidence of yoga was found to be contained in a stone seal back in 3500B.C. It was found to be in the Indus valley. This evidence included various poses and illustrations that were undertook by the huge civilisation that lived there at the time.

Yoga has changed a great deal and has become a more universal form. This is because it makes it easier for people to undertake and to learn. There are also now various types of yoga equipment which you can purchase to improve your yoga which weren’t available many years ago. Yoga mats for instance are only a relatively new invention, which adds more comfort to your yoga poses.

The history of yoga changed with various scripts that were created from the older generation of yoga. The Hatha is a famous script which many people adhere to in recent times. This script is what schools have taught for many years in schools all over the world. The number of schools in increasing all the time as is the popularity of yoga. Many well known celebrities helped to bring yoga to the forefront such as Madonna and Sting.

Yoga has been practised for thousands of years and doesn’t look like it’s popularity is about to slow down anytime soon. It acts as a fantastic way of really getting to know your own body and your own strength at the same time. It is very low impact so is suitable for most people to perform. Any age, any size, it really doesn’t make much of a difference. The history of yoga has shown us that really anyone could and possibly should attempt yoga and start to improve your own health and state of mind. So why not start today and who knows what tomorrow may bring!