YOGA
Yoga gurus from India later introduced yoga to the West, following the success of Swami Vivekananda in the late 19th and early 20th century, In the 1980s, yoga became popular as a system across the Western world Yoga in Indian traditions, however, is more than physical exercise; it has a meditative and spiritual core .
Many studies have tried to determine the effectiveness of yoga as a complementary intervention for cancer, schizophrenia, asthma, and heart disease The results of these studies have been mixed and inconclusive On December 1, 2016, yoga was listed by UNESCO as an intangible cultural heritage The ultimate goal of Yoga is MOKSHA (liberation), although the exact definition of what form this takes depends on the philosophical or theological system with which it is conjugated.
According to Jacobsen, "Yoga has five principal meanings
- Yoga, as a disciplined method for attaining a goal;
- Yoga, as techniques of controlling the body and the mind;
- Yoga, as a name of one of the schools or systems of philosophy (darśana);
- Yoga, in connection with other words, such as "hatha-, mantra-, and laya-," referring to traditions specialising in particular techniques of yoga;
- Yoga, as the goal of Yoga practice. source