yoga

or Yo·ga

[ yoh-guh ]

noun

1. a school of Hindu philosophy advocating and prescribing a course of physical and mental disciplines for attaining liberation from the material world and union of the self with the Supreme Being or ultimate principle.
2. any or all of the methods or disciplines prescribed in the Hindu philosophical school of yoga, especially a series of postures and breathing exercises practiced to achieve tranquility, control of the body and mind, etc.
3. union of the self with the Supreme Being or ultimate principle.

yoga

/ ˈjəʊɡɪk; ˈjəʊɡə /

noun

1. a Hindu system of philosophy aiming at the mystical union of the self with the Supreme Being in a state of complete awareness and tranquillity through certain physical and mental exercises
2. any method by which such awareness and tranquillity are attained, esp a course of related exercises and postures designed to promote physical and spiritual wellbeing See Astanga yoga Bikram yoga hatha yoga power yoga raja yoga Sivananda yoga

yoga

1. In Hinduism , a set of mental and physical exercises aimed at producing spiritual enlightenment.

Derived Forms

• yogic, adjective

Other Words From

• yo·gic [yoh, -gik], adjective
• yo·gism noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of yoga¹

First recorded in 1780–90 from Sanskrit: literally, “act of yoking or joining; yoked team; employment”; yoke ¹( def )

Word History and Origins

Origin of yoga¹

C19: from Sanskrit: a yoking, union, from yunakti he yokes

Example Sentences

That’s when I pull out the yoga mat or these other essentials to help me regain focus to finish the workday.

From Outside Online

There are 1 million Peloton subscribers and another 2 million who use the Peloton app, which offers classes in running as well as yoga, strength and stretching.

From Washington Post

Modern conspiracy movements such as QAnon, are thriving in church groups and yoga classes.

From Washington Post

He took up yoga and liked it so much that he soon began teaching.

From Washington Post

Use it to get perfect lighting for your YouTube yoga class, photos of your new puppy, or lifehack tutorials.

From Popular-Science

For a while yoga and pilates classes were sought out at luxury gyms like Equinox.

From The Daily Beast

She completed a yoga teacher-training program and, in the spring of 2008, went on a retreat in Peru to study with shamans.

From The Daily Beast

Back in New York, the slow pace and inward focus of her yoga practice was less fulfilling.

From The Daily Beast

Alison, meanwhile, had gone to a yoga retreat with her hippy-dippy mother.

From The Daily Beast

“I would go with yoga, light weight training or some elliptical,” he says.

From The Daily Beast

You will simply lose the right to deny Yoga-Vidya, the great ancient science of my country.

From Project Gutenberg

Movement increases the exhaled carbonic acid, and so the Yoga practice prescribes avoidance of movement.

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A form of Yoga that is said to consist in the mingling of some of the air supposed to exist in every animal body.

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He adds minute instructions on the technique of penance and ends with some definitions of the yoga of devotion.

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He became the favored disciple of a priest who taught him the mystic doctrines of the Yoga.

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