What religion practice yoga?

Answer 1

Hinduism

Many people of the Indian subcontinent practice spiritual disciplines designed to clear the mind and support a state of serene, detached awareness. This desired state of balance, purity, wisdom, and peacefulness of mind is described as sattvic.The practices for increasing

sattvic qualities are known collectively as yoga. It means "yoke" or "union"--- referring to union with the true Self. The sages distinguished four basic types of people and developed yogic practices that are particularly suitable for each type, in order that each can attain the desired union with the Self. For meditative people, there is raja yoga, the path of mental concentration. For rational people, there is jnana yoga, the path of rational inquiry. For naturally active people, there is karma yoga, the path of right action. For emotional people, there is bhakti yoga, the path of devotion.

Retrieved from Chapter 3 (Hinduism), Living Religions,Sixth Edition, by Mary Pat Fisher.

Answer 2

Yoga is not a religion. Any practice to know oneself and to be in harmony with the universal soul is known as Yoga.

But, Yoga is known to have originated in India by the practitioners of Sanathana Dharma which is nowadays called Hinduism to represent India's ancient civilization and culture.

Any one can practice Yoga if they have an inclination to be peaceful.

Answer 3

This practice was invented by they Buddhism religion.