Yoga as exercise
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- See Yoga for the family of spiritual practices that originated in India.
While Yogaevolved as a spiritual practice, in the Westit has grown popular as a form of purely physical exercise. Some Western practice has little or nothing to do with Hinduismor spirituality, but is simply a way of keeping healthy and fit. This differs from the traditional Eastern view of yoga. While it is not always possible (or even desirable) to completely separate "exercise yoga" from "spiritual yoga," this article seeks to concentrate on the former.
Yoga as exercise has evolved into numerous subdivisions and variations. There is some debate whether the term Hatha Yogaproperly describes yoga as exercise, since the traditional Hatha Yoga system is a spiritual path in its own right.
See also
- Yoga
- Ashtanga Yoga
- Raja Yoga
Topicsin Yoga
| Yogas:
| Agni Yoga- Anahata Yoga- Anusara Yoga- Arhatic Yoga- Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga(Ashtanga Yoga) - Bikram Yoga- Hatha yoga- Integral yoga- Iyengar Yoga- Kriya yoga- Kundalini yoga- Natya Yoga- Sahaj Marg- Sahaja Yoga- Siddha Yoga- Six yogas of Naropa(Tumo) - Surat Shabd Yoga- Viniyoga- Yoga in Daily Life- Yoga Nidra
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| Texts:
| Hatha Yoga Pradipika- Yoga Sutra
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| Hinduismpaths:
| Bhakti yoga- Karma Yoga- Jnana Yoga- Raja Yoga(Ashtanga Yoga)
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| Raja Yoga limbs:
| Yama- Niyama- Asana- Pranayama- Pratyahara- Dharana- Dhyana- Samadhi
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| Lists:
| Yoga schools and their gurus- Hatha yoga postures
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| Related topics:
| Ayurveda- Chakra- Tantra- Vedanta- Yoga as exercise
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