{"id":3213,"date":"2017-01-10T17:05:34","date_gmt":"2017-01-10T23:05:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nykdanu.com\/?p=3213"},"modified":"2019-05-16T16:29:35","modified_gmt":"2019-05-16T23:29:35","slug":"yoga-words-what-does-yoga-actually-mean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nykdanu.com\/students\/yoga-words-what-does-yoga-actually-mean\/","title":{"rendered":"Yoga Words – What Does Yoga Actually Mean?"},"content":{"rendered":"

When we say we are going to a Yoga class or we are practicing Yoga, we get a particular image in mind. This likely includes a bunch of people twisting themselves up into a pretzel-like position. But what does the Sanskrit word ‘Yoga’ actually mean?<\/p>\n

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The meaning of the word Yoga is union<\/em>. It is derived from the Sanskrit root ‘yup’ (pronounced yug<\/em>), meaning to join, to unite but also to control, to discipline to master. The English word ‘yoke’ is also derived from the same Sanskrit (Indo-European) root.<\/p>\n

So, although many of us think we are “doing Yoga”, we are actually practicing the postures, or Asana (more on that in a later post). The word Yoga actually has a much larger all-encompassing meaning beyond the physical poses.<\/p>\n

In the video below, I’ll go into more detail on this.<\/p>\n