yoga

plural yogas · alternative Yoga

1. countableuncountableAny 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.

   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

   1979, Rupert Holmes, “Escape (The Piña Colada Song)”, in Partners in Crime

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   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.

   2017 February 17, Dana Santas, “Recovering from surgery or stress? Yoga can help”, in CNN

alternative joga

1. uncountableThe tree Elaeocarpus joga.

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   A mealybug, Pseudococcus nr. microadonidum Beardsley (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae) has been found feeding on the foliage of E. joga. This mealybug was sometimes found in the domatia of yoga leaves. It has been recorded on coconut, banana, and pandanus from Kiribati, Pohnpei, and Marshall Islands. This insect is a new record on yoga and for Guam.

   2002, “Pests of Elaeocarpus joga in Guam”, in Micronesica, volume 34, number 2, page 109

   Synonyms: yoga tree

1. HinduismOne of the six schools of Hindu philosophy.

1. uncountableAlternative letter-case form of yoga.