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Physical activity consisting mainly of yoga poses
Yoga as exercise is a physical activity consisting mainly of postures, often connected by flowing sequences, sometimes accompanied by breathing exercises
Yoga_as_exercise
Yoga as exercise performed in hot conditions
Hot yoga is a form of yoga as exercise performed under hot and humid conditions, resulting in considerable sweating. Some hot yoga practices seek to replicate
Hot_yoga
Spiritual practices from ancient India
(moksha), as practiced in the Hindu, Jain, and Buddhist traditions. Modern forms of yoga are practiced worldwide, often mainly for exercise accompanied
Yoga
Yoga in the use of physical and mental therapy
Yoga as therapy is the use of yoga as exercise, consisting mainly of postures called asanas, as a gentle form of exercise and relaxation applied specifically
Yoga_as_therapy
Type of exercise
weight-trainers as a fitness exercise, and by practitioners of yoga as part of an asana regimen. In contrast to the split squat exercise, during the lunge
Lunge_(exercise)
Slow-paced school of modern yoga as exercise
Yin Yoga is a slow-paced style of yoga (as exercise), incorporating principles of traditional Chinese medicine, with asanas (postures) that are held for
Yin_Yoga
Postures in hatha yoga and modern yoga practice
hatha yoga and modern yoga as exercise, to any type of position, adding reclining, standing, inverted, twisting, and balancing poses. The Yoga Sutras
Asana
Breathing technique used in some Taoist and Yoga practices
modern yoga as exercise. It is practised especially in Pattabhi Jois's Ashtanga (vinyasa) yoga, where it accompanies vigorous asana flow exercise. It is
Ujjayi
Isometric strength exercise
variations exist such as the side plank and the reverse plank. The plank is commonly practiced in Pilates and yoga as exercise where it is called Chaturanga
Plank_(exercise)
Exercise mat, mainly for yoga as exercise
Yoga mats are specially fabricated mats used to prevent hands and feet slipping during asana practice in modern yoga as exercise. An early variety made
Yoga_mat
Yoga poses with one or both feet on the ground
less upright. They are among the most distinctive features of modern yoga as exercise. Until the 20th century there were very few of these, the best example
Standing_asanas
Scientific basis of modern yoga as exercise
Yoga exercise and breathing (pranayama) have been studied in human sciences such as anatomy, physiology, and psychology. Yoga's effects are to some extent
Science_of_yoga
School of modern yoga
Iyengar Yoga, named after and developed by B. K. S. Iyengar, and described in his bestselling 1966 book Light on Yoga, is a form of yoga as exercise that
Iyengar_Yoga
1970 American TV series or program
Yoga and You (later shortened to Lilias!) is a PBS television show hosted by Lilias Folan, a Cincinnati, Ohio-based practitioner of yoga as exercise.
Lilias,_Yoga_and_You
popularity of yoga as exercise has led to the creation of hybrid activities combining the practice of yoga asanas with other forms of exercise, the use of
List_of_yoga_hybrids
Use of objects to assist yoga postures
with the yoga guru B. K. S. Iyengar; his disciplined style required props including belts, blocks, and ropes. The practice of yoga as exercise is modern
Yoga_using_props
Form of yoga as exercise
Restorative Yoga is the practice of asanas, each held for longer than in conventional yoga as exercise classes, often with the support of props such as folded
Restorative_Yoga
Branch of yoga focusing on physical techniques
magical powers, became popular as a form of physical exercise. This modern form of yoga is now widely known simply as "yoga". According to the Indologist
Hatha_yoga
Modern postural yoga (yoga as exercise) has roots in a Western tradition which can be described as "harmonialism". Especially in America, it was created
Yoga_and_harmonial_gymnastics
1966 book on the Iyengar Yoga style of modern yoga as exercise
Light on Yoga: Yoga Dipika (Sanskrit: योग दीपिका, "Yoga Dīpikā") is a 1966 book on the Iyengar Yoga style of modern yoga as exercise by B. K. S. Iyengar
Light_on_Yoga
Yoga schools are as diverse as the meanings of the bracket term yoga. Within the major branches of yoga such as haṭha, lāya, rāja, jñāna, and bhakti there
List_of_yoga_schools
School of modern yoga
Ashtanga yoga (not to be confused with Patanjali's aṣṭāṅgayoga, the eight limbs of yoga) is a style of yoga as exercise popularised by K. Pattabhi Jois
Ashtanga_(vinyasa)_yoga
Various squatting asanas in hatha yoga and modern yoga as exercise
various squatting asanas in hatha yoga and modern yoga as exercise. Traditionally, and in B. K. S. Iyengar's Light on Yoga, Malasana, or Garland Pose, is
Malasana
Historical analysis
Yoga is by origin an ancient spiritual practice from India. In the form of yoga as exercise, using postures (asanas) derived partly from medieval Haṭha
Yoga and cultural appropriation
Yoga_and_cultural_appropriation
School of spiritual yoga
limited to them as in systems of yoga as exercise. Vishnudevananda named this system, as well as the international Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centres organisation
Sivananda_yoga
System of yoga in a heated room
Bikram Yoga is a system of hot yoga, a type of yoga as exercise, spread by Bikram Choudhury and based on the teachings of B. C. Ghosh, that became popular
Bikram_Yoga
School of modern yoga
a physical, ethical, and spiritual practice, combining a vigorous yoga as exercise, vinyasa-based physical style with adherence to five central tenets:
Jivamukti_Yoga
Leisurewear
Yoga pants are high-denier hosiery reaching from ankle to waist, originally designed for yoga as exercise and first sold in 1998 by Lululemon, a company
Yoga_pants
Combination of acrobatics and yoga
Acro-Yoga or Acro Yoga) is a physical practice that combines yoga and group acrobatics. Acroyoga is more vigorous than many traditional forms of yoga as exercise
Acroyoga
spiritual path without postures (asanas), very different from modern yoga as exercise. Two other early figures, however, the women's rights advocate Ida
Yoga_in_the_United_States
in modern yoga as exercise), one pranayama breathing exercise, and one shatkarma, a purification making use of forced breathing. Bikram Yoga was devised
Postures_of_Bikram_Yoga
Practice of breath control in Yoga
pranayama practices in modern yoga as exercise, such as in Ashtanga (vinyasa) yoga, often differ from those of the Hatha yoga tradition, often using the
Pranayama
Yoga practices popular in contemporary times
practice of asanas and hatha yoga. A few decades later, a very different form of yoga, the prevailing yoga as exercise, was created by Yogendra, Kuvalayananda
Modern_yoga
Posture in yoga as exercise
(Equestrian Pose) is a lunging back bending asana in modern yoga as exercise. It is sometimes included as one of the asanas in the Surya Namaskar sequence, though
Anjaneyasana
commercialisation of yoga is the process of converting the practice of yoga as exercise from a personal activity conducted for reasons such as exercise and spiritual
Commercialisation_of_yoga
Inverted posture in yoga as exercise
Shoulder stand), is an inverted asana in modern yoga as exercise; similar poses were used in medieval hatha yoga as a mudra. Many named variations exist, including
Sarvangasana
Transition between two different positions in yoga
between asanas in flowing styles of modern yoga as exercise such as Vinyasa Krama Yoga and Ashtanga (vinyasa) Yoga, especially when movement is paired with
Vinyāsa
Focused gaze in yoga
described in the text. Styles of modern yoga as exercise such as Ashtanga (vinyasa) yoga, Iyengar Yoga and Sivananda yoga make differing uses of drishtis. Each
Drishti_(yoga)
Series of yoga positions performed in a particular order
a practice in yoga as exercise incorporating a flow sequence of some twelve linked asanas. The asana sequence was first recorded as yoga in the early 20th
Sun_Salutation
Kneeling asana in modern yoga, a meditation asana in hatha yoga
Thunderbolt Pose, or Diamond Pose, is a kneeling asana in hatha yoga and modern yoga as exercise. Ancient texts describe a variety of poses under this name
Vajrasana_(yoga)
Standing pose in modern yoga
IAST: samasthitiḥ) is a standing asana in modern yoga as exercise; it is not described in medieval hatha yoga texts. It is the basis for several other standing
Tadasana
Theme within yoga as exercise
yoga as exercise allows them to imagine another society with simpler, higher values. This in turn encourages multiple attitudes and effects in yoga's
Yoga_and_orientalism
Preliminary purifications used in yoga
one of the kriyas or shatkarmas, preliminary purifications, used in yoga. The exercise is claimed to serve the cleaning of the abdominal region (digestive
Nauli
Standing balancing posture in yoga as exercise
Extended Hand-to-Big-Toe Pose is a standing balancing asana in modern yoga as exercise. The name comes from the Sanskrit words Utthita (उत्थित) meaning "extended"
Utthita_Padangusthasana
Block used as yoga prop
prop in yoga as exercise. The use of wooden bricks to assist in alignment was introduced by B. K. S. Iyengar, founder of Iyengar Yoga, and has spread
Yoga_brick
Indian yoga guru (1915–2009)
a Shaivite Indian yoga guru and who developed and popularized the flowing style of yoga as exercise known as Ashtanga (vinyasa) yoga. In 1948, Jois established
K._Pattabhi_Jois
Extending legs in opposite directions
swimming, cheerleading, martial arts, hockey goaltender, aerial arts and yoga as exercise, where a front split is named Hanumanasana and a side split is named
Split_(gymnastics)
Yoga as exercise for and marketed to women
Modern yoga as exercise has often been taught by women to classes consisting mainly of women. This continued a tradition of gendered physical activity
Yoga_for_women
People widely acknowledged to be gurus of modern yoga
involve a tradition. Many such gurus, but not all, teach a form of yoga as exercise; others teach forms which are more devotional or meditational; many
Modern_yoga_gurus
Seated posture in hatha yoga
(Sanskrit: हनुमानासन) or Monkey Pose is a seated asana in modern yoga as exercise. It is the yoga version of the front splits. The name comes from the name Hanuman
Hanumanasana
Inverted posture in hatha yoga
IAST: halāsana) or Plough pose is an inverted asana in hatha yoga and modern yoga as exercise. Its variations include Karnapidasana with the knees by the
Halasana
Reclining posture in modern yoga
Daṇḍāsana) or Four-Limbed Staff pose, also known as Low Plank, is an asana in modern yoga as exercise and in some forms of Surya Namaskar (Salute to the
Chaturanga_Dandasana
Inverted back-bending posture in hatha yoga
Setu Bandhāsana, is an inverted back-bending asana in hatha yoga and modern yoga as exercise. The pose is named from the Sanskrit words सेतु Setu, a bridge;
Setu_Bandha_Sarvangasana
Modern postural yoga is practised for multiple reasons. It is a form of exercise based largely on asanas, yoga postures, improving fitness and flexibility
Modern postural yoga as a religion
Modern_postural_yoga_as_a_religion
Several forms of energetic vinyasa-style yoga
Power Yoga is any of several forms of energetic vinyasa-style yoga as exercise developed in the United States in the 1990s. These include forms derived
Power_Yoga
Yoga posture
is an asana sometimes used in the Surya Namaskar sequence in modern yoga as exercise, where the body is balanced on eight points of contact with the floor:
Ashtanga_Namaskara
Gymnastics and calisthenics skill
Viktor Kamenov Bodyweight exercise Mayurasana – peacock pose in yoga as exercise, the body supported on bent arms Plank (exercise) Gymnastics Front Lever
Planche_(exercise)
Kneeling posture in modern yoga
Bālāsana (Sanskrit: बालासन) or Child Pose, is a kneeling asana in modern yoga as exercise. Balasana is a counter asana for various asanas and is usually practiced
Balasana
Yoga involving dogs
(a portmanteau of "Dog Yoga", and pronounced to rhyme with "yoga") is the practice of yoga as exercise with pet dogs. The yoga hybrid began in America
Doga_(yoga)
Non-fiction book about origins of modern yoga
modern yoga and its connections with Hindu nationalism, while Mark Singleton built on Sjoman's work to investigate the origins of yoga as exercise in European
The Yoga Tradition of the Mysore Palace
The_Yoga_Tradition_of_the_Mysore_Palace
Hand-balancing posture in hatha yoga
arm-balancing asana with the legs stretched out forwards in hatha yoga and modern yoga as exercise. Variants include Bhujapidasana, with the legs crossed at the
Tittibhasana
Yoga pose
Dancer Pose is a standing, balancing, back-bending asana in modern yoga as exercise. It is derived from a pose in the classical Indian dance form Bharatnatyam
Natarajasana
Indian yoga teacher (1938 – 2016)
8 August 2016), better known as T. K. V. Desikachar, was a yoga teacher, son of the pioneer of modern yoga as exercise, Tirumalai Krishnamacharya. The
T._K._V._Desikachar
Standing yoga pose
Side Stretch Pose is a standing and forward bending asana in modern yoga as exercise. The name of the pose is from the Sanskrit पार्श्व (parshva) meaning
Parshvottanasana
1960 book by Swami Vishnudevananda
yoga brand to a global audience. The book was one of the first three reference works on asanas (yoga postures) in the development of yoga as exercise
Complete Illustrated Book of Yoga
Complete_Illustrated_Book_of_Yoga
yoga and politics have been intertwined since the creation of yoga as exercise in India early in the 20th century. A culture of physical exercise for
Yoga_and_politics
associated with yoga as exercise, using scientific methods. Broad, who has practiced yoga since 1970, systematically examines assertions that yoga can prevent
The_Science_of_Yoga_(book)
Yoga headstand, an inverted posture in hatha yoga
salamba shirshasana, or yoga headstand, is an inverted asana in yoga as exercise. In classical hatha yoga, it was described as both an asana and a mudra
Shirshasana
Standing yoga pose
trikoṇāsana), [Extended] Triangle Pose is a standing asana in modern yoga as exercise. Variations include Baddha Trikonasana (bound triangle pose) and Parivrtta
Trikonasana
Nonfiction book by Elliott Goldberg (2016)
jumped sequence of poses, as daily exercise, while Krishnamacharya incorporated those poses and others as standing asanas in his yoga, along with the jumped
The_Path_of_Modern_Yoga
Asymmetric hand-balancing posture in modern yoga
Aṣṭāvakrāsana) or Eight-Angle Pose is a hand-balancing asana in modern yoga as exercise dedicated to the sage Astavakra, the spiritual guru of King Janaka
Astavakrasana
Standing forward bending yoga position
Wide Stance Forward Bend is a standing forward bend asana in modern yoga as exercise. The name comes from the Sanskrit Prasārita (प्रसारित) meaning "spread
Prasarita_Padottanasana
Kneeling back-bending posture in modern yoga
Ushtrasana, or Camel Pose is a kneeling back-bending asana in modern yoga as exercise. The name comes from the Sanskrit words उष्ट्र Uṣṭra, meaning "camel"
Ustrasana
Canadian TV series or program
Namaste Yoga is an instructional yoga as exercise television series produced by Namaste TV, a division of Omnifilm Entertainment, headquartered in Vancouver
Namaste_Yoga
Hatha yoga book by Krishnamacharya
Yoga Makaranda (Sanskrit: योग मकरन्द), meaning "Essence of Yoga", is a 1934 book on hatha yoga by the influential pioneer of yoga as exercise, Tirumalai
Yoga_Makaranda
Prone back-bending posture in modern yoga
pose, or Grasshopper pose is a prone back-bending asana in modern yoga as exercise. The asana's name comes from the Sanskrit शलभ shalabh which means "grasshopper"
Salabhasana
Theme in yoga as exercise
Yoga as exercise is a worldwide practice for health, reduced stress, and physical flexibility. It has roots in the ancient meditational practice of yoga
Racism_in_yoga
Kneeling asana
Parighasana or Gate Pose is a kneeling asana in modern yoga as exercise. The name of the pose is from the Sanskrit परिघासन Parighāsana, in turn from परिघ
Parighasana
Yoga in Sweden is the practice of yoga, whether for exercise or other reasons, in Sweden. The form of yoga practised in the Western world was influenced
Yoga_in_Sweden
Yoga teacher training is the training of teachers of yoga as exercise, consisting mainly of the practice of yoga asanas, leading to certification. Such
Yoga_teacher_training
Standing balancing posture in modern yoga
Pose is a standing balancing asana in modern yoga as exercise. The name was used in medieval hatha yoga for a different pose. The name comes from the
Garudasana
Asymmetric balancing posture in yoga as exercise
kauṇḍinyāsana), or Sage Kaundinya's pose, is a hand-balancing asana in modern yoga as exercise. It may be performed with both legs bent (Dvi Pada Koundinyasana),
Koundinyasana
Standing posture in modern yoga
utthita pārśvakoṇāsana), Extended Side Angle Pose, is an asana in modern yoga as exercise. It is first described in 20th century texts. The name comes from the
Utthita_Parshvakonasana
Buddhist-style mindfulness practice with yoga as exercise
Mindful Yoga or Mindfulness Yoga combines Buddhist-style mindfulness practice with yoga as exercise to provide a means of exercise that is also meditative
Mindful_Yoga
Low to high intensity physical exercise
Aerobic exercise, also known as cardio, is physical exercise of low to high intensity that depends primarily on the aerobic energy-generating process.
Aerobic_exercise
Social roles of yoga as exercise
yoga as exercise became increasingly commercialised, with new products like yoga pants and yoga mats, accompanied by profitable yoga tourism. Yoga gurus
Yoga_in_society
Relaxed reclining posture in hatha yoga
in hatha yoga and modern yoga as exercise, often used for relaxation at the end of a session. It is the usual pose for the practice of yoga nidra meditation
Shavasana
Kneeling posture in modern yoga
Cat/Cow is a pair of kneeling asanas in modern yoga as exercise. Cat pose is called Bidalasana (Sanskrit: बिडालासन; IAST: biḍālāsana) or Marjariasana (Sanskrit:
Cat/Cow_pose
Seated twisting posture in modern yoga
Bharadvājāsana) or Bharadvaja's twist is a twisting asana in modern yoga as exercise. The asana is dedicated to the sage Bharadvāja who was one of the Seven
Bharadvajasana
Standing posture in modern yoga
ardha chandrāsana) or Half Moon Pose is a standing asana in modern yoga as exercise. The name comes from the Sanskrit words अर्ध ardha meaning "half",
Ardha_chandrasana
School of modern yoga
Forrest Yoga is a style of yoga as exercise. It was created by and named for Ana T. Forrest in 1982. It is known for "its long holding of positions, emphasis
Forrest_Yoga
Standing forward-bending posture in modern yoga
with variants such as Padahastasana where the toes are grasped, is a standing forward bending asana in modern yoga as exercise. The name comes from
Uttanasana
2020 non-fiction book by Alistair Shearer
practising yoga. Using it as exercise was fine, but it was not "the full meal"; treating body yoga as the whole system was "selling yoga short". Shearer
The_Story_of_Yoga
Kneeling back-bending posture in modern yoga
Kapotāsana) or Pigeon Pose is a kneeling back-bending asana in modern yoga as exercise. Asanas based on One-legged King Pigeon pose, Rajakapotasana, are also
Kapotasana
South Asian religions and yoga. She is known for her writings on modern yoga as exercise, including her 2015 book Selling Yoga: from Counterculture to Pop
Andrea_R._Jain
Physical exercise intense enough to cause lactate formation
Anaerobic exercise is a type of exercise that breaks down glucose in the body without using oxygen; anaerobic means "without oxygen". This type of exercise leads
Anaerobic_exercise
Form of yoga as exercise
Yoga for children is a form of yoga as exercise designed for children. It includes poses to increase strength, flexibility, and coordination. Classes
Yoga_for_children
Standing lunging posture in modern yoga
Warrior Pose is a group of related lunging standing asanas in modern yoga as exercise commemorating the exploits of a mythical warrior, Virabhadra. The name
Virabhadrasana
Seated posture in hatha yoga
and Arrow pose, or Shooting Bow pose is an asana in hatha yoga and modern yoga as exercise. The posture resembles an archer about to release an arrow
Akarna_Dhanurasana
Sitting balancing yoga asana
IAST: paripūrṇanāvāsana "Full Boat Pose") is a seated asana in modern yoga as exercise. The name comes from the Sanskrit words परिपूर्ण paripurna meaning
Navasana
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