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Yoga is a holistic practice that combines physical postures, breath control, meditation, and ethical principles to promote physical, mental, and spiritual well-being. It originated in ancient India and has various styles, emphasizing different aspects of the practice.
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Strength, Performance, Injury Prevention, Mobility, Rehab and Fatloss.

Yoga is an ancient form of exercise that connects mind body and soul. It uses poses and breathing techniques based on ancient science and are very effective.
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Yoga is a set of spiritual, physical and mental practices that originated in ancient India. Yoga literally means to add. Yoga combines physical exercise, body postures (asanas), meditation, breathing techniques and exercise.
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I have 12 years of an experience in yoga field.

Yoga is not only a physical exercises or breathing patern. Its a great way to create good life style and we can also cure our so many deases thogh yoga without any side effects. Yoga = "yuj" this word yuj is came from Sanskrit Dhatu. Anything come together and create a new thing is called yoga. Like...
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Yoga is not only a physical exercises or breathing patern. Its a great way to create good life style and we can also cure our so many deases thogh yoga without any side effects. Yoga = "yuj" this word yuj is came from Sanskrit Dhatu. Anything come together and create a new thing is called yoga. Like Asana plus breathing pattern abhaysa is called yoga and etc, like electric power and led light come togather and create a brightness light is called yoga this all are just for examples. One of the most important in our text book shiv and shakti ka milan is equal to yoga. read less
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