Today, some yoga practitioners consider the physical benefits of yoga to be the end in themselves: improves strength, balance, flexibility, increase blood flow and warm up muscles.

 

Yoga can be traced back to northern India over 5,000 years ago, where the practice was more spiritual rather than physical. Indian monks spread their knowledge of yoga in the West during the late 1890s. Modern yoga teachings became widely popular in Western countries by the 1970s.

 

There are six branches of yoga. Each branch represents a different focus and set of characteristics, Hatha yoga, Raja yoga, Karma yoga, Bhakti yoga, Jnana yoga, Tantra yoga.

 

Classes in Yoga and Meditation will encourage more members of the community to engage with the Temple and it will offer a space of calmness and tranquillity.