However, in modern times, yoga is only a form of fitness.
Yoga, originated from ancient Indian culture, means to explore the truth and methods of "Brahma is like me". Among the six philosophical schools in ancient India, there is yoga school.
Yoga is a very ancient energy knowledge cultivation method, which integrates philosophy, science and art. Yoga is based on ancient Indian philosophy. For thousands of years, psychology, body and spirit have become an important part of Indian culture.
Ancient yoga believers developed a yoga system because they believed that by exercising and regulating breathing, they could control their thoughts and emotions and maintain a healthy body.
Patanjali (English: Patanjali, Hindi), the founder of Mahayana Yoga in India, wrote the Yoga Sutra, on the basis of which Indian yoga really took shape, and the practice of yoga was officially defined as a complete eight-branch system.
Yoga mentioned by modern people mainly refers to a series of methods of self-cultivation and heart-nourishing, including body posture adjustment, breath adjustment and mind adjustment, so as to achieve the unity of body and mind.