A well-respected yoga instructor, B.K.S. Iyengar, once said of the exercise, "Yoga teaches us to cure what needs not be endured and endure what can not be cured."
Though yoga has been around for at least 5,000 years, its popularity has grown immensely in the past decade as its health benefits have been advocated. The word yoga means "to join or yoke together" and its purpose is to unify the mind and body, which helps one better accomplish what Iyengar taught. Yoga today is based on:
- Breathing
- Exercise
- Meditation
