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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A form of yogic exercise that emphasizes specific postures in combination with controlled breathing. It is widely practiced in the West.
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- noun yogic exercises (popular in the West) that combine difficult postures (which force the mind to withdraw from the outside world) with controlled breathing
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Sanskrit haṭhayogaḥ : haṭhaḥ, violence, force (from forcing the mind to withdraw from the outside world by the use of difficult postures) + yogaḥ, union, yoga; see yoga.]
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