Interesting facts about Yoga Yoga is a Sanskrit term meaning to merge or connect. By calming the mind, we can gain insight into the nature of the self. This allows for a deeper knowledge and understanding of the self, which is why yoga is often considered a type of faith or religion in Western culture. Although the system of yoga has a lot in common with religious teachings it is primarily based on personal experience rather than devotional passivity based on dogma. According to yoga, all philosophical and religious concepts are merely second-hand knowledge. Yoga, on the other hand, seeks to know truth through experience, and is a practical system…