Yoga

: See Hatha Yoga for the yoga of mostly physical exercises popular in the West.

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: See Yoga (place) for the place in Tokyo, Japan called Yoga.

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Yoga is a family of spiritual practices that developed on the Indian subcontinent, where it is seen primarily as a means to enlightenment (or bodhi). Traditionally, Karma Yoga, Bhakti Yoga, Jnana Yoga, and Raja Yoga are considered the four main yogas. In the West, yoga has become associated with the asanas (postures) of Hatha Yoga, which are popular as fitness exercises. (Hatha Yoga was originally a part of Raja Yoga.) Yoga as a means to enlightenment is central to Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism.

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Indian subcontinent: The Indian subcontinent, also Indian Subcontinent and other terms, is a region of the Asian (and, in turn, the Eurasian) continent on the Indian tectonic plate south of the Himalayas, forming a land mass which extends southward into the Indian Ocean....

Enlightenment: Enlightenment may refer to:...

Bodhi: Bodhi (Pali and Sanskrit. Lit. awakening) is a title given in Buddhism to the specific awakening experience attained by the Indian spiritual teacher Gautama Buddha and his disciples. It is sometimes described as complete and perfect sanity, or awareness of the true nature of the universe. After at...

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