Yoga (Sanskrit: yoga

pronunciation(helpinfo)) is the physical, mental,

and spiritual practices or disciplines which originated in ancient India with a view to attain a state of permanent peace.[1][2] The term yoga can be derived from either of two roots, yujir yoga (to yoke) or yuj samdhau (to concentrate).[3] One of the most detailed and thorough expositions on the subject[dubious discuss] is the Yoga Stras of Patajali, which denes yoga as "the stilling of the changing states of the mind"[1] (Sanskrit: : &-(& * :). Yoga has also been popularly dened as "union with the divine" in other contexts and traditions.[4] Various traditions of yoga are found in Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism.[5][6] [7][6] In Hinduism, yoga is one of the six stika ("orthodox") schools of Hindu philosophy.[8] Yoga is also an important part of Vajrayana and Tibetan Buddhist philosophy.[9][10][11]