By Sejal Shah | Posted: December 02, 2019

The Art of Living Foundation has been teaching yoga worldwide for about 40 years under the guidance of its founder, Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. Yoga has now been recognized globally as an effective practice to improve both physical and mental health, but its origins are ancient, dating back thousands of years. 

In this beautiful video made by the Art of Living Foundation, take a journey through time and explore the beginnings of yoga to its present-day form. In less than 6 minutes, you’ll learn its ancient history as well as get some insight into scriptural definitions of yoga from ancient texts like Bhagwad Gita! 

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Sejal Shah, E-YRT 500 Sri Sri Yoga Teacher, YACEP, Meditation Teacher, Happiness expert, NYU Post Graduate Medical School approved Yoga-CME retreat facilitator, Mind-Body Wellness Writer, Homeopath. She can be followed on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.