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Yoga and Fitness

June 9, 2007 by Steven Palmer  
Filed under Hatha Yoga

Many types of yoga exist and Hatha Yoga is the component of yoga that gives most attention to the body and is the form of yoga that gives most emphasis to breathing. Hatha Yoga is also an exceptional fitness program. Hatha Yoga is based on the initiative that obtaining extreme control over the body can be the means to control the mind and liberate the spirit. Through poses (asanas), breathing exercises (pranayama), and meditation, Hatha Yoga’s fluent exercises stimulate, and make stronger the whole being— body, mind, and spirit. You can start with the physical exercises alone; yet, Hatha Yoga will rapidly begin to show results in other parts of being. Read more