Why are people marking him down for making a factually accurate statement?
Yoga is a form of Hindu mysticism which was practiced by Hindu ascetics as a form of religous penance or as part of their meditations.
Yoga came to the West as a form of mysticism, largely due in part to the influence of the Beatles and the Hippie movement of the 70s.
While yoga in the West has largely been divorced from its spiritual aspects, many American Yoga classes still incorporate them, even those taught by non-Hindus.
Yoga is a form of Hindu mysticism which was practiced by Hindu ascetics as a form of religous penance or as part of their meditations.
Yoga came to the West as a form of mysticism, largely due in part to the influence of the Beatles and the Hippie movement of the 70s.
While yoga in the West has largely been divorced from its spiritual aspects, many American Yoga classes still incorporate them, even those taught by non-Hindus.