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Yoga is union of individual consciousness with supreme consciousness or to unite individual self with the God...
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One line question but needs a very very long answer. The Patanjali's yoga sutra starts with "Atha yoganushasanam" might be deciphered as "yoga is a discipline" the second sutra says "yogaschitha vritti nirodhayath" which means "yoga is the process of stopping the turbulence so of the mind" one's mind...
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One line question but needs a very very long answer. The Patanjali's yoga sutra starts with "Atha yoganushasanam" might be deciphered as "yoga is a discipline" the second sutra says "yogaschitha vritti nirodhayath" which means "yoga is the process of stopping the turbulence so of the mind" one's mind experiences ups and downs based on the experiences outside him. Yoga's purpose is to free the mind of these turbulences. This is when you are in YOG with your self. Yoga is less about buying a new yoga mat and stretching. That is "TAPAS" . Real Yoga is in the mind. read less
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Yoga is all round personality development- physical, mental, emotional, intellectual and spiritual. It is the Union of the individual self with the Universal self ( jeevatma with Paramatma)
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Yoga means attachment, yogash chitya briti nirodha, Yog aise kriya hai jo man me aa rahe vicharo ko control karna sikhay
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Yoga instructor

Yoga is a physical, mental, and spiritual discipline which originated in India.
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Yoga teacher

Yoga means union of our soul to god. But we can takes physical benefits and mental peace for purpose of wellness of our body mind and soul.
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Yogacharya

To add to some simply called yoga word derived from sanskrit language where it implies "to bind" it has many others definition. ,
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k. s. power yoga

yoga is a combination of soul,mind,and body..from yoga not only you feel relax calm and disease free but also free from mental disorder.
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k. s. power yoga

Yoga is a combination of soul mind and body its enhance our personality.
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Professional Yoga Teacher

Yoga is to transform your lower self to your higher self through your conciousness.
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