The word Yoga is derived from the Sanskrit word ‘yuj’ – which means to unite or integrate. . Patanjali defined Yoga as ‘Yogah Chitta Vritti Nirodhah’, which means “Yoga is the removal of the fluctuations of the mind”. Chitta is mind, Vrittis are thought impulses, and Nirodah means cessation. The Yoga tradition is much older; we can find its references in the Mahabharata and the Bhagvad Gita, identifying three kinds of Yoga. Yoga is a way of life, and finds mention in the Vedas about 5000 years ago. The classical Yoga has been documented in Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras outlining the Eightfold Path of Yoga (Ashtanga Yoga). At the physical level, the methods comprise various Yoga postures or Asanas that generally aim to keep the body healthy. The mental techniques include breathing exercises or Pranayama, and meditation or Dhyana to discipline the mind.