The practice of hatha yoga dates back to at least 1200 A.D. In Sanskrit, the word "hatha" can be translated as "sun" (ha) and "moon" (ta), while "yoga" comes from the word "yug," meaning "union." Together, the name "Hatha yoga" represents a yoga practice that balances the po...
The ascetic tradition emerged on the borders of India and Nepal. Aspects that came to be a part of Hindu tradition, like reincarnation and karma, were central to their thinking. These were the original Hatha yogis – andTapas, translated as ‘heat’, ‘glow’, ‘austerity’ or ‘discipline...
bigotry and ignorance have proved a great stumbling-block to the progress of this science. I mean the Hatha yogis, those strange ascetics who by inflicting tortures and exquisite pains to their flesh, hope to liberate their spirits. Through a mistaken idea that mind and matter must necessarily...