Hatha yoga Hatha yoga Hatha yoga is a branch of Yoga, one of the six schools of Hinduism. The Sanskrit word "haṭha" literally means "force" and thus alludes to a system of physical techniques. In India hatha yoga is associated in popular tradition with the 'Yogis' of the Natha Sampradaya through its mythical founder Matsyendranath. Matsyendranath, also known as Minanath or Minapa in Tibet, is celebrated as a saint in both Buddhist and Hindu tantric and hatha yoga schools. However, James Mallinson associates hatha yoga with the Dashanami Sampradaya and the mystical figure of Dattatreya. According to the Dattatreya Yoga Śastra, there
Jnana-Deepa Vidyapeeth Spirituality began in the academic year 2016-17. Also, a pastoral management course was instituted for the administrative and service sector. Jnana-Deepa Vidyapeeth Jnana-Deepa Vidyapeeth (JDV) is a Pontifical institute for philosophy and religion located at Pune, India. Established in 1893, it caters primarily to the formation of future Catholic priests in India JDV is the degree granting "athenaeum" of the Papal Seminary which was founded in 1893 at Kandy, Sri Lanka, which was considered a part of occupied India, to look after the formation of Catholic priests for the whole of India. After Indian Independence, it became difficult for Indians