Yoga vs. Stretching

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.

Stretchingnoun

The act by which something is stretched.

Stretchingnoun

A form of physical exercise in which a specific skeletal muscle (or muscle group) is deliberately elongated to its fullest length in order to improve the muscle's felt elasticity and reaffirm comfortable muscle tone.

Stretchingadjective

Requiring a high level of effort or performance.

Stretchingadjective

a. & n. from Stretch, v.

Stretchingnoun

act of expanding by lengthening or widening

Stretchingnoun

exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent

Stretchingadjective

extending far;

Stretching

Stretching is a form of physical exercise in which a specific muscle or tendon (or muscle group) is deliberately flexed or stretched in order to improve the muscle's felt elasticity and achieve comfortable muscle tone. The result is a feeling of increased muscle control, flexibility, and range of motion.