- Yoga - Wikipedia
Yoga is a cognate of the English word "yoke," since both are derived from an Indo-European root [27] According to Mikel Burley, the first use of the root of the word "yoga" is in hymn 5 81 1 of the Rigveda, a dedication to the rising Sun-god, where it has been interpreted as "yoke" or "control"
- Yoga as exercise - Wikipedia
Women in an outdoor yoga community class, Texas, 2010 Yoga as exercise is a physical activity consisting mainly of postures, often connected by flowing sequences, sometimes accompanied by breathing exercises, and frequently ending with relaxation lying down or meditation Yoga in this form has become familiar across the world, especially in the US and Europe
- Yoga - Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre
El yoga (del sánscrito yoga ‘unión’, योग en devanagari) es una disciplina tradicional espiritual, física y mental originada en la India El yoga originado en India es una de las seis dárshanas (doctrinas) ortodoxas del hinduismo Enfatiza la meditación y la liberación, siendo su texto principal el Yoga sutra (400 d C ) [1] Esta palabra se asocia con prácticas de meditación en
- Yoga (philosophy) - Wikipedia
Yoga is the utter transcendence of the mind and is of two types Self-knowledge is one type, another is the restraint of the life-force of self limitations and psychological conditioning Yoga has come to mean only the latter, yet both the methods lead to the same result To some, Self-knowledge through inquiry is difficult, to others Yoga is
- Science of yoga - Wikipedia
Yoga as exercise is defined by Merriam-Webster as "a system of physical postures, breathing techniques, and sometimes meditation derived from [traditional] Yoga but often practiced independently especially in Western cultures to promote physical and emotional well-being" [O 4]The science journalist William Broad defines the scope of the science of yoga as to "better understand what yoga can
- Hatha yoga - Wikipedia
The Haṭha Yoga Pradipika text dedicates almost a third of its verses to meditation [97] Similarly, other major texts of Haṭha yoga such as the Shiva Samhita and the Gheranda Samhita discuss meditation [98] In all three texts, meditation is the ultimate goal of all the preparatory cleansing, asanas, pranayama and other steps
- Yoga - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Classification based on mind and body Rajayoga: Raja yoga focuses on meditation and contemplation in order to fully realize the self ; Hathayoga: Hatha yoga is the practice of yoga postures, or asana, using the body as a vehicle for self-transformation ; Classification based on way of spiritual life Gyanyoga: It is a way of knowledge ; Karmayoga: It is a way of work
- Yoga in the United States - Wikipedia
A community outdoor yoga class in Dallas–Fort Worth, Texas, 2010 The history of yoga in the United States begins in the 19th century, with the philosophers Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau; Emerson's poem "Brahma" states the Hindu philosophy behind yoga More widespread interest in yoga can be dated to the Hindu leader Vivekananda's visit from India in 1893; he presented yoga as a
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