Last Updated: August 2026
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Educational Purpose
Knowgens is an educational publication dedicated to exploring the history, philosophy, and cultural traditions of Yoga. Our articles aim to make historical and philosophical topics accessible through careful research, storytelling, and analysis.
The content published on this website should not be interpreted as professional medical, legal, financial, psychological, or religious advice. It is intended to inform and educate readers rather than provide personalized guidance.
Historical Accuracy
We strive to present historically accurate information using reliable academic sources, classical texts, scholarly publications, and respected educational institutions.
However, many aspects of ancient history, archaeology, and religious traditions remain the subject of ongoing scholarly discussion and interpretation.
Where evidence is uncertain or historians hold differing views, we make every effort to acknowledge those differences rather than present speculation as established fact.
Historical interpretations may evolve as new research and evidence become available.
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Knowgens discusses Yoga, Hindu philosophy, ancient Indian traditions, and related religious and philosophical concepts from an educational and historical perspective.
The inclusion of religious or philosophical material should not be interpreted as promoting, endorsing, or discouraging any particular belief system or spiritual practice.
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Before You Practise: Specific Cautions
Knowgens writes about the history and philosophy of yoga rather than teaching practice, but our articles describe asana, pranayama and meditation as the classical texts present them, and readers do go on to try what they read about. Nothing here is a class, a sequence or a prescription, and none of it has been reviewed by a doctor or a therapist.
Speak to a qualified physician before beginning any yoga, breathing or meditation practice, and particularly if any of the following applies to you:
- pregnancy, or the months following childbirth
- high or unstable blood pressure
- glaucoma, retinal problems or raised pressure in the eye
- any cardiac condition, or a history of stroke
- recent surgery, a hernia, or any unhealed injury
- spinal injury, disc problems, or chronic neck or back pain
- epilepsy, vertigo, or any condition affecting balance
- a respiratory condition such as asthma, or any anxiety or panic disorder
Two categories deserve naming on their own. Pranayama is not simply deep breathing: forceful and retentive techniques such as kapalabhati and bhastrika, and any practice involving breath retention, carry real contraindications in pregnancy, hypertension, cardiac conditions, glaucoma, epilepsy and panic disorder, and should be learned in person from a qualified teacher rather than from a description in an article. Inversions, including headstand, shoulderstand and plough, place load on the neck and raise pressure in the head and eyes; they are unsuitable in glaucoma, uncontrolled hypertension, neck injury, and generally during menstruation and pregnancy.
Yoga is not a treatment for any disease and nothing on this site should be used to delay, replace or discontinue medical care. If a practice produces pain, dizziness, breathlessness or visual disturbance, stop and seek medical advice. You practise at your own risk and take responsibility for your own body; Knowgens and its author accept no liability for injury or loss arising from the use of information published here.