[ yoh-guh ]
/ ?yo? g? /
noun (sometimes initial capital letter)
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.
any of the methods or disciplines prescribed, especially a series of postures and breathing exercises practiced to achieve control of the body and mind, tranquillity, etc.
union of the self with the Supreme Being or ultimate principle.
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Origin of yoga
Borrowed into English from Sanskrit around 1810–20
OTHER WORDS FROM yoga
yo·gic [yoh-gik], /?yo? g?k/, adjectiveyogism, noun
Words nearby yoga
yocto-, yoctosecond, yod, yodel, yodle, yoga, yoga pants, yogh, yogi, yogini, yogurt
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Example sentences from the Web for yoga
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For a while yoga and pilates classes were sought out at luxury gyms like Equinox.
How Taryn Toomey’s ‘The Class’ Became New York’s Latest Fitness Craze|Lizzie Crocker|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
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She completed a yoga teacher-training program and, in the spring of 2008, went on a retreat in Peru to study with shamans.
How Taryn Toomey’s ‘The Class’ Became New York’s Latest Fitness Craze|Lizzie Crocker|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
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Back in New York, the slow pace and inward focus of her yoga practice was less fulfilling.
How Taryn Toomey’s ‘The Class’ Became New York’s Latest Fitness Craze|Lizzie Crocker|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
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Alison, meanwhile, had gone to a yoga retreat with her hippy-dippy mother.
What On Earth Is ‘The Affair’ About? Season One’s Baffling Finale|Tim Teeman|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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“I would go with yoga, light weight training or some elliptical,” he says.
5 Hangover Cures to Save You After a Few Too Many|DailyBurn|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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Yoga Rama then made a long speech about happiness depending on our own selves and our being what we willed ourselves to be.
Telepathy|W. W. Baggally
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With undiminished zeal, I practiced the yoga method steadily for about six months after Kashi's death.
Autobiography of a YOGI|Paramhansa Yogananda
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The knowledge of yoga is free to all who will receive, like the ungarnishable daylight.
Autobiography of a YOGI|Paramhansa Yogananda
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(The sages are said to have miraculous powers by force of their yoga).
The Yoga-Vasishtha Maharamayana of Valmiki, vol. 3 (of 4) part 2 (of 2)|Valmiki
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This exclamation appeared to disconcert Yoga Rama a good deal.
Telepathy|W. W. Baggally
British Dictionary definitions for yoga
yoga
/ (?j????) /
noun (often capital)
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
any method by which such awareness and tranquillity are attained, esp a course of related exercises and postures designed to promote physical and spiritual wellbeingSee Astanga yoga, Bikram yoga, hatha yoga, power yoga, raja yoga, Sivananda yoga
Derived forms of yoga
yogic (?j????k), adjective
Word Origin for yoga
C19: from Sanskrit: a yoking, union, from yunakti he yokes
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Cultural definitions for yoga
yoga
In Hinduism, a set of mental and physical exercises aimed at producing spiritual enlightenment.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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