In This Chapter
■The history and eightfold path of yoga
■Yogic techniques and benefits
■Developing your own practice of yoga15 Yoga
15 Yoga.
Yoga has been practiced for thousands of years in India, where it is a
way of life that includes ethical models for behavior and mental and
physical exercises aimed at producing spiritual enlightenment. Although
yoga developed from Hinduism, it is not a religion—but rather a jour-
ney of the body, mind, and spirit on a path toward unity. It is a method
for life that can complement and enhance any system of religion, or it
can be practiced completely apart from religion.