yoga

CEFRA1

/ˈjoʊ.ɡə/

noun

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  1. 01

    noun

    A system of exercises and breathing used to improve body and mind.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    One of the six schools of Hindu philosophy.

Examples

  • She found peace through yoga and meditation.

  • What's your favorite yoga pose?

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Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

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Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The tree Elaeocarpus joga.

  2. Any of several Hindu or Buddhist disciplines aimed at training the consciousness for a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquillity; especially a system of exercises practiced to promote control of the body and mind.

More examples

In context

  • Yoga helps her to be calm.

  • Whether you need to recover from a stressful day, a strenuous workout or even an injury or surgery, restorative yoga may be just the thing for you.

  • If you're not into yoga / If you have half a brain / […] / Then I'm the love that you've looked for / Write to me and escape

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from Sanskrit योग (yóga, “yoking, union”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *yáwgas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *yáwgas, from Proto-Indo-European *yéwg-o-s, from *yewg- (“to join”) (whence also yoke).