Yoga works on the level of one’s body, mind, emotion, and energy. This has given rise to four broad classifications of Yoga: karma yoga, where we utilize the body; bhakti yoga, where we utilize the emotions; gyana yoga, where we utilize the mind and intellect; and kriya yoga, where we utilize the energy.

Every individual is a unique combination of these four factors. “All the ancient commentaries on Yoga have stressed that it is essential to work under the direction of a Guru.” The reason is that only a Guru can mix the appropriate combination of the four fundamental paths, as is necessary for each seeker. 

Yoga Education: Traditionally, Yoga Education was imparted by knowledgeable, experienced, and wise persons in the families (comparable with the education imparted in convents in the West) and then by the Seers (Rishis/Munis/Acharyas) in Ashramas (compared with monasteries). It is presumed that a good, balanced, integrated, truthful, clean, transparent person will be more useful to oneself, family, society, nation, nature, and humanity at large. 

Present days, Yoga Education is being imparted by many Yoga Institutions, Yoga Colleges, Yoga Universities, Yoga Departments in the Universities, Naturopathy colleges, and Private trusts & societies. Many Yoga Clinics, Yoga Therapy, and Training Centers, Preventive Health Care Units of Yoga, Yoga Research Centers, etc. have been established in Hospitals, Dispensaries, Medical Institutions, and Theoretical setups.

Different social customs and rituals in India, the land of Yoga, reflect a love for ecological balance, tolerance towards other systems of thought, and a compassionate outlook towards all creations. Yoga Practice is just to provide the feeling of oneness. It’s a complete package of physical, mental, and spiritual health and really important for individual growth and the growth of society and a nation