In the recent decades, the popularity of yoga has soared across the globe. Yoga classes can be found in every other suburb in the western world. Most people identify yoga as physical stretches for improved flexibility. This has led to countless off-shoots and variations of yoga. But yoga is so much more! The higher discipline of meditation, breathing exercises are important yoga practices that aid spiritual development. However, many people do not recognize the Yoga form of medicine which is known as Ayurveda.