A Hindu discipline aimed at achieving a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquility. In the West, the term is most commonly understood as ...
Indian word for "union." Yoga is a posturing and breathing technique to induce relaxation.
yokes, bonds', is another name for the 4 cankers (ásava, qv) .
translated: WR Trask. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1958. First published in French as Yoga: Essai sur l'origine de la mystique Indienne in 1933, this informative and scholarly work analyses yoga as a concrete search for freedom from human limitations.
state of union between two opposites - body and mind; individual and universal consciousness; a process of uniting the opposing forces in the body and mind in order to achieve supreme awareness and enlightenment.
not just a set of exercises but an entire philosophy of being with the goal of achieving peace of mind and of body (although many people today ...
derived from the Sanskrit root yuj, to join, to unite, to attach. The English word yoke is cognate with the Sanskrit word yoga. We can think of yoga as the joining of the atma with the paramatma, the soul with God. ...
A general term for a range of body-mind practices used to access consciousness and encourage physical and mental well-being. Forms of “physical” Yoga include Hatha (Iyengar, Bikram, Ananda, Astanga Vinyasa/Power, Phoenix Rising, etc.) and Kundalini. ...
A system of physical postures, breathing techniques, and meditation to promote bodily or mental control and well-being
the unitive discipline of spiritual awakening, of which the most popular forms are bhakti, karma and jnana in the Hindu tradition. Yoga is also practiced in Buddhism (particularly Tantra yoga in the Tibetan tradition) and in the Jain religious tradition.
Spiritual and physical exercises to encourage health and well-being. Useful for conditions such as anxiety, arthritis, headache, migraine, multiple sclerosis, osteoporosis, pregnancy, rheumatoid arthritis, and more.
(Sans.) A school of philosophy founded by Patanjali, but which existed as a distinct teaching and system of life long before that sage. ...
this term means union of the attention with the ensouling entity. It has come to mean any methods or techniques that systematically unites the ...
Western painting'. A style of painting that shows strong influence from the West.
Union, communion.
developed in ancient India to unify body and mind with universal spirit, thereby encouraging physical and mental well-being. Most commonly involves a series of stretching postures (called asanas), breathing exercises, and meditative practices. ...
An ancient practice for bringing body and mind into harmony using meditation, physical postures, breathing, and exercise.
Is the practice of a religious discipline for the purpose of achieving union with Brahman. The most popular is bhakti yoga. One who practices yoga is a yogi.
methods of mental training associated with renunciation (see Shramans). Flood, Intro. to Hinduism (p. 96) defines it as "the cessation of mental fluctuations."
(lit., union) The spiritual practices and disciplines that lead a seeker to evenness of mind, to the severing of the union with pain, and through detachment, to skill in action. Ultimately, the path of yoga leads to the constant experience of the Self.
Hindu discipline aimed at training the consciousness for a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquility that is achieved through the three ...
Yoga (Sanskrit: योग Yoga, ) is a group of ancient spiritual practices originating in India. According to Gavin Flood, Academic Director of the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies it has been defined as referring to 'technologies or disciplines of asceticism and meditation which are thought to ...
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