Yoga is a kind of exercise which gives the physical and mental relaxation. The word yoga correlates with meditative process in Buddhism and hinduism. There are so many branches of yoga are : Raja yoga, Karma yoga, Janan yoga, Hatha yoga. There are so many school which practices the yoga. The Raja yoga is also called Pitanjali in which a person takes a long breath and hold it for a while then release. This is called an asan named loam vilom. The Vedic refers ascetics which mean "tapas" mention in Brahmanas. Yoga is closely related to samkhya. In Raja yoga there is eight limbs present. Those are Yama,Niyama, Asana, Pranayama, Pratyahara, Dharana, Dhyana, Samadhi.
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