Yoga is not a religious practice. It is a 5,000-year-old philosophy that originated in India. Patanjali, the author of the yoga sutra, is credited with founding yoga.
Classic ashtanga yoga (not to be confused with the eight-limb ashtanga yoga of Sri K. Pattabhi Jois).
Such scriptures serve as a foundation for human development as well as the acquisition of a physical and emotional body. While yoga often incorporates other philosophies, such as Hinduism or Buddhism, it is not necessary to follow those paths in order to practice or study yoga.
Yoga activity does not necessitate the renunciation of one's religious values.
