Bando yoga or Burmese yoga is a form of yoga from Myanmar usually taught alongside bando. It is probably based on the internal training of Indian martial arts and is often referred to as peasant or slave yoga. It was for the common man and also used by ancient warriors of northern Burma to maintain health and protect from illness and disease. Today it is practiced by ethnic Burmese in parts of Southeast Asia, India. Bando really spread in Burma when Japanese invaded the country in 1942. It is part of a collection of martial arts called Thaing. There are three systems of Burmese yoga: Leg stretch