Yoga is a holistic practice that originated in ancient India. The ancient yogis of India wanted to dig deep into the human psyche as a means to reach the spiritual existence of a person. They realized that the path to this spiritual self was a tough one. One had to start by detaching themselves from all things materialistic and that which was a human construct. Things like emotional attachments to anything, behavioral patterns, personality building and other materialistic attachments must be sacrificed in order to fully give into the building of the true self that was beyond all these attachments.<\/p>\n

After the sacrifice of the man-made \u201cSELF\u201d, yogis were put to practicing yoga. Yoga is a Sanskrit word that translated to \u201cTHE UNION\u201d. The union of the mental and the physical self would pave a path to reach the spiritual self. The element that formed the union of the mental and the physical was something that all living beings possessed, i.e. the \u201cBreath\u201d. Breath was what united the powers of the physical body and the mental mind.<\/p>\n

But before one could jump into a union, they had to increase the powers of the body and the mind. This they could only be achieved by training the two entities to reach the most of their capabilities. Hence yoga emerged as a holistic practice to not only train the body and the mind, but to later unite the two to reach the spiritual self which was true to a person.<\/p>\n

The training of the physical body could be done by performing Asanas and the training of the mind was done by performing Dhyana (Meditation). And hence by training the body and the mind with intensive practices, one could unite the two powers of the body with their breath and this resulted in a unique synchronization and the forming of a rhythm that helped people take the first step towards their true self which was spiritual in nature.<\/p>\n

Ever since, yoga has been a boon to many lives. Especially after yoga was given to the international audience, a boom in the numbers of yoga enthusiasts has been witnessed. There are many countries in the world that accommodate holistic spaces for yoga enthusiasts to go on yoga retreats and yoga teacher training courses. One of these countries is, Nepal. Yoga retreats in Nepal<\/a><\/strong> is a rejuvenating experience as you breathe the air of the Himalayan Mountains when you practice yoga in Nepal; this fills your body with the freshest air there can be. One\u2019s who want to pursue a career in yoga as a teacher also head to this country as there are plenty of great schools that offer yoga teacher training in Nepal<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>