What do you know about the history of Yoga?
Yoga has evolved so much since its introduction to the west in the late 19th century.
In the beginning it was mainly introduced as a practice for the mind with meditation, positive thinking and pranayama.
It wasn’t until the 1920s that modern postural yoga became popular and reached the west.
The main yogic paths
But what are the main yogic paths?
This interesting and short documentary on the Yogic Paths by Gaia gives great insight into the 8 key yogic paths, their history, and their purpose.
Ilse-Marie Sobering is the founder of House of InnerPower and the creator of the InnerPower Method: LAND • ADEM • VOEL (Land, Breathe, Feel), a cyclical practice of returning to yourself again and again. She has studied yoga philosophy and Eastern philosophy for more than 25 years, and has worked professionally since 2015 as an E-RYT 500 yoga and Yoga Nidra teacher, mindfulness and breathwork coach, Ayurveda practitioner and EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) practitioner. In Spain, where she lived for seven years, she taught trainings, teacher trainings and retreats at various locations in the Málaga region, including near Periana, Nerja and Frigiliana. She now works from the Netherlands, teaching trainings and speaking in the Netherlands, in Spain and online. Within the method she works with Yin Yoga, Yoga Nidra, breathwork, meditation, Qigong and somatic work, complemented with elements from her hypnotherapy training. She teaches teacher trainings, continuing education and company training, for people living with long-term stress and for professionals who want to deepen the way they guide others.
