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Stress Management: Practicing Yoga to Relax
People have practiced yoga for thousands of years in India. Yoga is based on the idea that the mind and body are "one." The word yoga comes from the Sanskrit language and means "union." The goals of yoga include improved physical and mental health, as well as “oneness" with a higher being, the self, or some form of higher awareness.
Yoga includes breathing, meditation, and exercises, called postures or poses. This topic focuses on yoga postures and breathing to help you relax.
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A yoga practice can include breathing, meditation, and poses.
TrueA yoga practice can include any combination of breathing exercises, meditation, and yoga postures or poses. You can do yoga to help you relax.
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Stress Management: Practicing Yoga to Relax
| By: | Healthwise Staff | Last Revised: May 11, 2010 |
| Medical Review: | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine Lisa S. Weinstock, MD - Psychiatry | |
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