Yoga...............is it a Hindu ritual !

*       Is Yoga a Hindu ritual? 

*       This question since long has been troubling the Non-Hindus
         across the world. Some Churches have told their followers
         not to practice yoga as it is anti-Christian. Most people
         suffer from lack of knowledge about Yoga.

*       Yoga is a commonly known generic term for the physical,
         mental, and spiritual practices or disciplines which
         originated in ancient India with a view to attain a state of
         permanent peace. Vivekananda brought yoga to the West
         in the late 19th century. In the 1980s, Yoga became
         popular as a system of physical exercises across the
         Western world. 
         

*         It would be wise for Non-Hindus not to fear Yoga,
         because it is just a form of physical exercises and
         it does not involve chanting of any mantras.