yoga
/ˈjəʊgə/noun
mass noun
- a Hindu spiritual and ascetic discipline, a part of which, including breath control, simple meditation, and the adoption of specific bodily postures, is widely practised for health and relaxation瑜伽, 瑜伽术（印度的一种禁欲的灵性修行法, 部分练习包括呼吸控制、简单的静坐默想和身体的特定姿势, 被广泛用作健身和休憩手段）。
The yoga widely known in the West is based on hatha yoga, which forms one aspect of the ancient Hindu system of religious and ascetic observance and meditation, the highest form of which is raja yoga and the ultimate aim of which is spiritual purification and self-understanding leading to samadhi or union with the divine.
派生词
yogic
adjective词源
Sanskrit， literally 'union'.