Age/History of Yoga

[nylirehs88]

I just started college a week ago. One elective I chose was Hatha Yoga. Today we were in a classroom instead of the gym since it is being remodeled. So she (my instructor) was trying to teach us about the history of yoga. She said that most yoga was "invented" in the last hundred years. She said that they did find paintings of what they think may be yoga but mostly just people sitting cross legged!! Now I know this is not correct. At the very very least there is alot of missing info and/or misinformation itself! I wanted to speak up and tell her she was incorrect (at least no where near fully correct!) but I was lacking specific information to prove myself. So can anyone shed some light on this and provide specifics please? She also went on to say that those called yogis thousands of years ago were crazy outcasts who would steal your kids! I'm not exaggerating, she said "steal your kids." Sigh.

 

[keeperofstone]

Drop the course. Cut your losses and study on your own.

Hail Satan

--- In , "nylirehs88" wrote:

I just started college a week ago. One elective I chose was Hatha Yoga. Today we were in a classroom instead of the gym since it is being remodeled. So she (my instructor) was trying to teach us about the history of yoga. She said that most yoga was "invented" in the last hundred years. She said that they did find paintings of what they think may be yoga but mostly just people sitting cross legged!! Now I know this is not correct. At the very very least there is alot of missing info and/or misinformation itself! I wanted to speak up and tell her she was incorrect (at least no where near fully correct!) but I was lacking specific information to prove myself. So can anyone shed some light on this and provide specifics please? She also went on to say that those called yogis thousands of years ago were crazy outcasts who would steal your kids! I'm not exaggerating, she said "steal your kids." Sigh.