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The science journalist William Broad notes that yoga has "wide health benefits", [12] and defines the scope of the science of yoga as to "better understand what yoga can do and better understand what yoga can be". [13] He distinguishes "the modern variety" which is his subject from the Haṭha yoga that formed "in medieval times".
Wai Lana Yoga has also aired internationally on five continents: North and South America, Asia, Europe, Australia and the Middle East. [6] Earlier, in 1985, China Central Television began broadcast her series Yoga: Exercise Methods for One’s Body and Mind ( Yujia: ziwo shenxin duanlian fangfa 瑜伽——自我身心锻炼方法).
Broad identifies evidence supporting some benefits of yoga as exercise, such as reducing anxiety and improving mood, while noting areas where evidence is lacking, such as in weight loss. [1] He also explores the potential of yoga to influence biological aging processes. [1] Broad examines the historical roots of yoga in ancient India. [1]
Swami Vivekananda brought yoga to the West in the 1890s, but without asanas. [7]Alter's 2004 book Yoga in Modern India: The Body between Science and Philosophy examines three main themes in the history and practice of yoga in the 20th century: Swami Kuvalayananda's medicalisation of yoga; [8] naturopathic yoga; [9] and the influence of the Hindu nationalist Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh on the ...
Swami Kuvalayananda (born Jagannatha Ganesa Gune, 30 August 1883 – 18 April 1966) was a yoga guru, [1] researcher, and educator primarily known for his pioneering research into the scientific foundations of yoga. He started research on yoga in 1920, and published the first journal specifically devoted to studying yoga, Yoga Mimamsa, in 1924
Yoga as exercise has been popularized in the Western world by claims about its health benefits. [165] The history of such claims was reviewed by William J. Broad in his 2012 book The Science of Yoga; he states that the claims that yoga was scientific began as Hindu nationalist posturing. [166]
Seetharaman Sundaram was born in Mathurai, Tamil Nadu in a Brahmin family. [3] He trained as a lawyer and worked in law throughout his career. [4] [5] He ran the Yogic School of Physical Culture (also called the Sri Sundara Yoga Shala [6]) in Bangalore in the 1930s, and travelled around India with the bodybuilder K. V. Iyer doing lecture/demonstrations, Iyer on muscles, Sundaram on yoga. [7]
Although relatively safe, yoga is not a risk-free form of exercise. Sensible precautions can usefully be taken, such as avoiding advanced moves by beginners, not combining practice with psychoactive drug use, and avoiding competitiveness. [59] A small percentage of yoga practitioners each year suffer physical injuries analogous to sports ...