YOGA
Yoga is union of body and mind
Mentioned in Veda and Upanishad.
Lord Shiv is considered Adiyogi
Who spread knowledge to Saptarshi.
Seers extolled the virtues of yoga
As a spiritual practice for sadhana.
Earliest text on Yoga by Patanjali
Codified the sutras conveniently.
Buddha Mahaveer preached yoga
So also Paramahamsa Vivekananda.
Yoga incorporates physical mental spiritual practices
That includes postures breathing and meditation acts.
Postures treat heart gut and limbs
While meditation controls thoughts.
BP lungs digestion get monitored
Anxiety depression insomnia cured.
Mysuru King showed great interest in yoga
Krishnamacharya became guru for Raja.
Disciple Pattabhi Jois taught yoga in Mysuru city
Mysuru turned into yoga capital in the country.
Iyengar popularised yoga around the world
That promised relief from ailments suffered.
West capitalised it as wellness activity
It's cheaper than allopathic proclivity.
There are different avtars of yoga in the west
Follow only traditional Indian way it's the best.
Twenty-first June now an international yoga day
Which people world over observe anyway.
- Gopinath S
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