Yoga is quite popular in USA and most of Europe. It has gained recognition quite recently and it is quite a crazy in these parts of the world.
Yoga is one of the ancient traditions of India which is still being followed by a sizeable population in India. People would have come across yoga in some way directly or indirectly in India. Since it is a tradition of India, people are used to hearing about yoga that it is not something which has got a mystic appeal unlike the rest of the world. So yoga is sometimes disregarded as a way to exercise the body and the mind and the benefits are rarely known among the masses.
Yoga has got elaborate postures or asanas ranging from simple to very complicated stances of the body. Certain asanas requires years of practise before it can be perfected. An important part of yoga in the breathing along with the asanas. The breathing has to be done correctly, the inhaling and exhaling at correct intervals and at the right postures, failing which might result in injury or pain.
There are also breathing exercises that are done to improve concentration and relaxing the mind.
There are a lot of instruction videos for yoga on the internet which give a detailed step by step account of the asanas.
It is a good all round exercise, if that is the correct word, for all round development of the body and mind.
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