The concept of yoga is proposed in the Vedas, the Brahmanical religious classics

There are four parts of the Vedas: Rig Veda, Mosasa Veda, Zoya Veda and Atharva Veda.

The Rigveda, a series of hymns, defines yoga as "discipline" or "discipline" but makes no mention of systematic asana practice

The meaning of yoga in Atharva Veda includes breath control

1||| There are no yoga poses today

2||| Yoga refers to a systematic practice that can completely get rid of pain

3||| Karma Yoga: Emphasis on Religious Rituals

4||| Jnana Yoga: Emphasis on the study and understanding of religious texts

① Originated from the Upanishads, providing the most comprehensive description of yoga of that era

②Covering three themes: divinity; yoga, that is, various ways of communicating with divinity; and the determination to renounce the world

There are 18 chapters in the book, and later generations named them according to the 18 types of yoga.

The first monograph to systematically explain yoga, so Patanjali is honored as the father of yoga.

It is divided into Samadhi Chapter, Practice Chapter, Achievement Chapter, and Liberation Chapter. With 196 maxims, it is the first practical book for daily practice of yoga.

Strictly observe the "eight branches" to meditate, achieve the liberation of "existence alone", and return to the infinite true self.

The "eight branches" refer to the eight ways of practicing yoga: observing precepts, internal control, postures, breath control, control of the senses, persistence, quiet filtering, and entering concentration.

Siddha Siddhanta Paddhati, the earliest work of Graksha, the father of Hatha, introduced many important concepts, including that the physical body is the only way to achieve incarnation.

Other works on Hatha Yoga: "Lamp Treatise on Hatha Yoga", "Grinda Collection", "Shiva Collection"