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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @adlai 24 Nov \ on: Discontent Creator the_stacker_muse
This word is closer to "praxis" than "calisthenics"; you're probably referring specifically to Hatha, or one of the similar bodily exercise yogas... however please consider treading carefully when culturally appropriating yoga, because the mental disciplines are equally if not more important, although get much less airtime due to the popularity of Bikram, Pilates, etc.
I like including Wikipedia links when I can find an anchor that most closely serves as the starting point for further reading from something I mentioned in my comment; I've not found any section or article that matches what I wanted precisely, although the closest is probably Yoga#Scholarly_definitions
Yes, in this context I was referring to the practice of asanas, meditation & breathwork. Since this text wasn't specifically about yoga, I didn't feel inclined to go further into details about the particularities of the word (although "an analogy for life" kind of eludes to the fact that it's much more than a physical practice).
I really like this excerpt:
"Yoga is a particularly polyvalent Sanskrit word, which, in ordinary usage, may signify joining or attaching, a means or method or way, profit or wealth, a trick or deceit, an undertaking or business, mixing, putting together or ordering, suitability, diligence or magic.” ― “Roots of Yoga” by James Mallinson and Mark Singleton
or this one...
“Be steadfast in the performance of your duty, abandoning attachment to success and failure. Such equanimity is called Yoga.” ― Bhagavad Gita
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