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Yoga is one of the oldest continuous wisdom traditions on earth — 4,500 years of practice, study and lineage. What follows is a short, grounded tour.
Origins · c. 2500 BCE
The Indus Valley
The oldest visual evidence of seated, contemplative postures comes from clay seals of the Indus Valley civilisation. The practice begins as a search for inner stillness — a thread that has never been lost.
Vedic period · c. 1500–500 BCE
The Vedas and Upanishads
Yoga emerges in the oral and written traditions of Vedic India as a discipline of ritual, breath, and inner attention. The first formal references describe yoga as a method of union between the individual self and a larger consciousness.
Classical era · c. 200 BCE
Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras
The sage Patanjali compiles the foundational text of yoga — 196 short verses outlining the “eight limbs” of practice. Asana (posture) is one of eight. The system as a whole is a path toward a clear, steady mind. This is the tradition Robby teaches from.
Medieval · 9th – 15th c.
Hatha and Tantric yoga
The physical practice expands. Texts like the Hatha Yoga Pradipika describe the postures, breath techniques, and energetic systems that modern yoga inherits. The body becomes a primary vehicle of the practice.
Modern era · 20th century
Yoga reaches the West
Krishnamacharya in Mysore, India, teaches the practitioners who would carry yoga to the world — B.K.S. Iyengar, Pattabhi Jois, T.K.V. Desikachar. By the 1970s, yoga has become a fixture of American studios and gyms.
Today · 21st century
A return to depth
Modern practitioners are returning yoga to its original purpose — not flexibility, but a steady mind, a regulated nervous system, and a more present life. Movement science meets ancient framework.
Oneword,manypractices.
A brief reference to the most common styles you’ll encounter — and where Robby’s teaching sits within them.
Vinyasa
A flowing sequence linking breath and movement. Robby’s primary teaching style.
Hatha
The foundational physical practice — slower, longer holds, focused on alignment and breath.
Iyengar
A precision-focused method using props for safe, exact alignment.
Ashtanga
A vigorous, set sequence practice. Demanding, traditional, deeply structured.
Restorative
Long supported holds with props — a powerful nervous-system reset.
Yin
Long passive stretches targeting connective tissue. Mental and physical patience.
Thesamepractice—answeringverymodernproblems.
The original problem yoga set out to solve — a restless, reactive mind — is the central problem of modern life. The tools developed two millennia ago to address it are, remarkably, still the best ones we have. That is why a 2,200-year-old practice continues to grow.
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