Yoga History

Synopsis of Yoga Date-line

tcsweden — Fri, 04 May 2007 04:42:31 -0400

Birth of Rahr- an ancient cradle of human civilization. root of eastern thought•

The History of Tantra and Yoga. Our Challenge

Ramesh — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 07:13:53 -0400

The challenge for us, as students of Anandamurtiji, is to develop an alternative history according to what He taught us. As He boldly said, we must "rewrite history."

On the origins of Yoga - Another Perspective

Jinanendra — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 02:28:02 -0400

History of Yoga

AMAYE Team — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 10:17:15 -0400

The first archaeological evidence of yoga's existence is found in stone seals excavated from the Indus Valley (now in Pakistan). These seals depict yoga postures, primarily seated meditation positions. They date back to 2,500 BCE and link yoga to the Indus-Sarasvati civilization. One seal shows a person in a seated meditation posture with an erect penis pointing upwards. This could symbolize the power that the yogi wields over the seminal fluid, enabling him to draw the fluid upwards to nourish the brain.