Yoga vs. Asana

Yoganoun

Any of several Hindu or Buddhist disciplines aimed at training the consciousness for a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquillity; especially a system of exercises practiced to promote control of the body and mind.

Yoganoun

The tree Elaeocarpus joga.

Yoganoun

A species of asceticism among the Hindoos, which consists in a complete abstraction from all worldly objects, by which the votary expects to obtain union with the universal spirit, and to acquire superhuman faculties.

Yoganoun

Hindu discipline aimed at training the consciousness for a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquility that is achieved through the three paths of actions and knowledge and devotion

Yoganoun

a system of exercises practiced as part of the Hindu discipline to promote control of the body and mind

Yoga

Yoga (; Sanskrit: योग; ISO: Yōga , pronunciation), Sanskrit for or , is a group of physical, mental, and spiritual practices or disciplines that originated in ancient India. Yoga is one of the six orthodox philosophical schools of Hinduism.

Asananoun

A body position, typically associated with the practice of yoga.

Asananoun

Any of certain trees of genus Pterocarpus

Asananoun

Pterocarpus indicus

Asananoun

Pterocarpus echinatus.

Asananoun

The wood of such trees, sometimes sold as Philippine mahogany.

Asananoun

(Hinduism) a posture or manner of sitting (as in the practice of Yoga)

Asana

An asana is a body posture, originally and still a general term for a sitting meditation pose, and later extended in hatha yoga and modern yoga as exercise, to any type of position, adding reclining, standing, inverted, twisting, and balancing poses. The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali define as .