Hindus of India learnt agriculture , food was in surplus and they started setting up colonies 10,000 years before present. These colonies were called villages. They left the job of food gatherer and hunting or minimised it.  Hinduism/Sanatan Dharma had 33 kinds (koti) of Gods – 11 types for sky, 11 types for earth and 11 types for sea. Indians developed religion Hinduism, Yoga, traditions and morals for the benefit of the upcoming Indic society. Buddhism and Jainism religion were not evolved this time. British commanders said Hindus worship 33 millions God and Goddess to make fun of them. Our meditation teacher gives this info in detail on Himalaya tour. 

The first yogi in hinduism is GOD SHIV/SHIVA. He gave this teachings of Hatha yoga to seven sages /social scientists of India. They travelled to different villages of India and developed new forms of Yoga according to their needs and nature. On our Himalaya tour our meditation teacher discusses this in detail, buddhism tour is full of meditation and contemplation on philosophies with meditation teacher. The yoga tour of India is the best way to understand Yoga and Hinduism.

Mahadev Shiva lived at KAILASH MOUNTAIN and meditated for years. But after marriage to Goddess Parvati he setteled at the land of Kashi/ Varanasi. GOD SHIVA is founder of the Varanasi. He taught to sages/social scientist that it is hard to find Ishvar/paam atma /super soul outside. You will have to go with in to realise the existence of super soul. The super soul is an energy and can be felt during meditation. But if body is lethargic and has disease can not make the mind still , peaceful and awake for meditation. 

So he developed the science of Hatha yoga which creates balance in anabolism and catabolism. Hatha yoga in hinduism makes body light and disease free. Your meditation teacher will design a private practice for every traveller on this meditation tour. Once body is diseased free and pain free then you enter into another stage of Yoga called Pranayama /breath regulation. Breathing is the key to the mind. If you learn to make your breath rhythmic then you can analyse your mind through Buddhism studies.