Hatha yoga
Hatha yoga, also
called hatha vidya is a kind of yoga focusing on physical and mental
strength building exercises and postures described primarily in three texts of
Hinduism .
1. Hatha Yoga Pradipika
2. Shiva
Samhita,
Many scholars also
include the preceding Goraksha Samhita authored by Gorakshanath of the 11th century in the above
list.Gorakshanath is widely considered to have been responsible for
popularizing hatha yoga as we know it today