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thumb |upright=1.2 |Statue of Shiva performing yoga in the [[lotus position ]]

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Yoga research review.ReviewComplementary therapies in clinical practice · 2016Field TDOI: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2016.06.005
Yoga and physical exercise - a review and comparison.ReviewInternational review of psychiatry (Abingdon, England) · 2016Govindaraj R, Karmani S, Varambally S et al.DOI: 10.3109/09540261.2016.1160878
Yoga in Pediatrics.ReviewPediatric annals · 2025Wasilition LW, McClafferty HDOI: 10.3928/19382359-20250108-05
Does Yoga Have a Role in Schizophrenia Management?ReviewCurrent psychiatry reports · 2020Govindaraj R, Varambally S, Rao NP et al.DOI: 10.1007/s11920-020-01199-4
Yoga.ReviewRheumatic diseases clinics of North America · 2000Garfinkel M, Schumacher HR JrDOI: 10.1016/s0889-857x(05)70126-5
Yoga-Based Interventions in Low-Income Populations: A Scoping Review.Journal of integrative and complementary medicine · 2024Nagaswami MV, Saper RB, Streeter CC et al.DOI: 10.1089/jicm.2023.0479
Yoga for fatigue in people with cancer.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025Messer S, Oeser A, Wagner C et al.DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD015520
Yoga and psychiatric disorders: a review of biomarker evidence.ReviewInternational review of psychiatry (Abingdon, England) · 2021Bhargav H, George S, Varambally S et al.DOI: 10.1080/09540261.2020.1761087

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Contents

Etymology
Definition
In classical texts
Scholarly
History
Origins
Synthesis model
Linear model
Indus Valley Civilisation
Earliest references (1000–500 BCE)
Second urbanisation (500–200 BCE)
Buddhism and the śramaṇa movement
Upanishads
Macedonian texts
''Mahabharata'' and ''Bhagavad Gita''
Philosophical sutras
Classical era (200 BCE – 500 CE)
''Yoga Sutras of Patanjali''
Yoga and Vedanta
Yoga Yajnavalkya
Abhidharma and Yogachara
Jainism
Middle Ages (500–1500 CE)
Bhakti movement
Tantra
Vajrayana and Tibetan Buddhism
Zen Buddhism
Medieval hatha yoga
Sikhism
Modern yoga
Introduction in the West
Yoga as exercise
Traditions
Jain yoga
Buddhist yoga
Classical yoga
In Advaita Vedanta
Tantric yoga
Hatha yoga
Laya and kundalini yoga
Reception by other religions
Christianity
Islam
See also
Notes
References
Sources
Printed sources
Web sources
External links

thumb |upright=1.2 |Statue of Shiva performing yoga in the [[lotus position ]]

Yoga (UK: , US: ; 'yoga' ; ) is a group of physical, mental, and spiritual practices or disciplines that originated with its own philosophy in ancient India, aimed at controlling body and mind to attain liberation (moksha), as practiced in the Hindu, Jain, and Buddhist traditions. Modern forms of yoga are practiced worldwide, often mainly for exercise accompanied by other elements like relaxation.