Yoga Definition In English

A set of physical and mental exercises originally from india intended to give control over the.

Yoga definition in english. The term hatha yoga is also in use with a different meaning a gentle unbranded yoga practice independent of the major schools sometimes mainly for women. The yoga widely known in the west is based on hatha yoga which forms one aspect of the ancient hindu system of religious and ascetic observance and meditation the highest form of which is raja yoga and the ultimate aim of which is spiritual purification and self understanding leading to samadhi or union with the divine. Iyengar advocate both inhaling and exhaling through the nose in the practice of yoga rather than inhaling through the nose and exhaling through the mouth.