[yoh-guh] 
) | 1. | a school of Hindu philosophy advocating and prescribing a course of physical and mental disciplines for attaining liberation from the material world and union of the self with the Supreme Being or ultimate principle. |
| 2. | any of the methods or disciplines prescribed, esp. a series of postures and breathing exercises practiced to achieve control of the body and mind, tranquillity, etc. |
| 3. | union of the self with the Supreme Being or ultimate principle. |
[yoh-gik] , adjective | yo·ga (yō'gə) n.
[Hindi, from Sanskrit yogaḥ, union, joining; see yeug- in Indo-European roots.] yo'gic (-gĭk) adj. |
In Hinduism, a set of mental and physical exercises aimed at producing spiritual enlightenment.
