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Unit
Yoga
Look at the pictures and discuss the given questions.
a. Which activity is the girl doing in the picture?
b. Do you also participate in such activities?
c. Why are these activities carried out?
The word yoga is derived from Sanskrit word yuj. It means to join
or become one. The body and mind can be kept healthy and the
thoughts pure by practising the yamas, niyamas, asanas, pranayama,
dhyana etc. of yoga. Yoga connects the body and the mind. This is
self-discipline. Practising yoga helps raise our level of consciousness.
Yoga is also a medical method. It is the science and art of organizing
life for healthy people. Maharishi Patanjali brought yoga to common
people. The eight limbs of yoga are yama, niyama, asana, pranayama,
pratyahara, dharana, dhyana and samadhi.
9.1 Introduction to Folds of Yoga
In Maharishi Patanjali's Yoga Sutras, the eight paths of yoga are
described, which are also called the limbs of yoga. A brief introduction
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