Background and definition of yoga
According to Tait, Laditka, Laditka, Nies and Racine, the number of Americans resorting to Complimentary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) has increased tremendously in the recent past decades (24). Yoga, a term used to denote the physical, mental and spiritual disciplines that form part of the six principal systems of Indian thinking called darsana (Desikachar, Skelton, and Carter 1), is one form of CAM which, even though has its origin and wide usage in India, has spread rapidly to all parts of the world owing to its numerous and essential health benefits. As Desikachar, Skelton, and Carter assert, the term Yoga, ...