Yoga has become one of the most popular and widely enjoyed fitness practices in the world today. It offers a wide variety of benefits to the person both mentally and physically. Yoga is a great way to not only get I shape but to also bring a peaceful clarity to the mind. It has been described by many as a combination of meditation, exercise and stretching. The practice of yoga goes back hundreds of years in the east and has taken many forms as it has been adopted by various countries over time. What we know as modern day yoga is in some ways very similar to yoga in its origin but in many other ways is a far cry from what the first practitioners would recognize.