South Yogic Centre

The word yoga is derived from Sanskrit word ‘Yuj ‘which means to bind or to joint. In a nutshell, yoga is the union of body, mind, and soul into one point concentration. Spiritually yoga can be defined as the union of individual soul with the Supreme Soul. It develops an integrated personality of a human.

While talking about history of yoga, we cannot ignore the Bhagvad Git chapter – six -in which Lord Krishna has defined the meaning of Yoga to Arjuna, as deliverance from contact with pain and sorrow. He says, “When his mind, intellect, and self (ahamkara) are under control, freed from restless desire, so that they rest in the spirit within, a man becomes a Yukta – one in communion with God.

Yoga is also a technique for all around development of man, which includes his physical, emotional, mental, intellectual, and spiritual aspects. After the Bhagawad Gita and Yoga Sutra, the most authentic and fundamental text of yoga is the Hatha Yoga Pradipika, which was written by admirable Swami Swatamarama that describes in details all the main Asanas, Pranayama, Mudras, and Bandha that are familiar to today's yoga student.