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yoga (Sanskrit, ‘union’) Term used for a number of Hindu disciplines to aid the union of the soul with God. Based on the
Yoga sutras of Patañjali (active 2nd century
bc), the practice of yoga generally involves moral restraints, meditation, and the awakening of physical energy centres through specific postures (
asanas) or exercises. Devoted to freeing the soul or self from earthly cares by isolating it from the body and the mind, these ancient practices became popular in the West during the second half of the 20th century as a means of relaxation, self-control, and enlightenment.
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Yoga Adapts for Changing Times
News Wire article from: AP Online; 2/19/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...sedentary. So different yogas are appropriate for different kinds of people." Yoga has been gaining steam...Chi); Boga (boxing and yoga); and Smoga (yoga for smokers). Some of these hyphenated yogas test the patience of even...
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Yoga: A boom 30 years in the making.(The Seattle Times)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 5/2/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...trip. When Marie Svoboda began teaching yoga in Seattle in 1969, hippies represented...believed to be the first person to put yoga under the "Y" in the Seattle Yellow Pages...progress marches on. Look around; it's yoga, yoga, yoga all the time. Of all the...
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Yoga: PHILOSOPHY & FITNESS.(Family Times)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 2/27/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...to half his recommended dose. "Without yoga, I'd be in bad shape," says Mr. Kar...but I have excellent flexibility. The yoga really helps." Mr. Kar, who has been studying at Vienna Woods Yoga Studio for about five years, is among...
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Yoga Journal Releases 2008 'Yoga in America' Market Study.
PR Newswire; 2/26/2008; 700+ words
; ...FRANCISCO, Feb. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- The latest "Yoga in America" study, just released by Yoga Journal (yogajournal.com) shows that Americans spend $5.7 billion a year on yoga classes and products, including equipment...
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Yoga; Key Q&A.
Newspaper article from: NWHRC Health Center - Yoga; 12/19/2001; 700+ words
; 1. Is yoga a religion? No. However, it can be part of a religious/spiritual practice. 2. Is yoga a replacement for conventional treatment...current medication or treatment program. Yoga can help relieve the symptoms of various...
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FITNESS: Yoga adapts for changing times
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 2/19/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...sedentary. So different yogas are appropriate for different kinds of people." Yoga has been gaining steam...Chi); Boga (boxing and yoga); and Smoga (yoga for smokers). Some of these hyphenated yogas test the patience of even...
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YOGA THERAPY
Newspaper article from: Pacific Sun; 4/21/2006; ; 700+ words
; We know yoga makes you feel good, but can it actually...enthusiasts have touted the health benefits of yoga. Not only is it a low-impact form of...overall sense of well-being. Now that yoga is at an all-time high in popularity...
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YOGA ADDS FLEXIBILITY FOR GOLFERS.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 8/12/2003; 700+ words
; ...his golf buddies, in Katherine Roberts' yoga studio in Scottsdale, Ariz., two years...fascinating,'' says McCord, 55. The reason: Yoga, he says, is ``relatively simple...workouts, McCord uses stretching cords and yoga on his rigorous travel schedule. The number...
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Yoga evolving with the times
Newspaper article from: Charleston Gazette; 2/20/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...new moms and their babies. "Yoga is evolving to meet cultural needs," said Yoga Alliance president Hansa Knox...heavy, sedentary. So different yogas are appropriate for different kinds of people." Yoga has been gaining steam in this...
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Yoga: stretching the body, stretching the soul?(Religion & Spirituality)
Magazine article from: Video Store; 9/19/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...enlightenment. That's a stereotype of a yoga practitioner that's fallen away in the face...their high-impact aerobics to do "power yoga" or visit rooms heated to 105 degrees for "hot yoga." They seek to sculpt their bodies, get...
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Yoga
Dictionary entry from: New Dictionary of the History of Ideas
YOGA. The word yoga comes from a Sanskrit verbal root meaning "to yoke, harness" and in...discipline and control over the body and mind. In its classical contexts, yoga could refer to any one of a whole variety of such self-disciplinary...
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Hatha Yoga
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology
Hatha Yoga One of several yogic traditions, hatha yoga refers to the ancient Hindu practice of static physical exercise...Unlike the active movements of Western gymnastics, hatha yoga utilizes stationary postures called asanas. Practice of the...
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yoga
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
yoga [Skt.,=union], general term for spiritual disciplines in...various kinds of austerities and meditation. The basic text of the Yoga philosophical school, the Yoga Sutras of Patañjali (2d cent. BC), is a systematization...
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Tantric Yoga
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology
Tantric Yoga A system of Hindu yoga which emphasizes the shakti (sexual energy) associated with the...as kundalini. There are essentially two concentrations of tantric yoga, which can be called the pragmatic and the aesthetic. The pragmatic...
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Bhakti Yoga
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Bhakti yoga Definition Bhakti yoga is one of six major branches of yoga, representing the path of self-transcending love or complete devotion to God or the divine. A practitioner of bhakti yoga regards God as present in every person or sentient...
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