Hatha yoga

See also: hathayoga

English

Etymology

From Sanskrit हठ (haṭha, “force”).

Noun

Hatha yoga (uncountable)

1. A form of yoga that focuses on control of the body.
   • 1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 195:

     There are, of course, many practices in the various branches of Yoga (especially Hatha Yoga) that are distasteful to the intelligent mind and which would only be attempted by the credulous.

   • 1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 220:

     All contemporary practioners of Hatha yoga, Tai Chi Chuan, Shiatsu, or acupunture are familiar with this subtle body that the ancient Egyptians called the Ba.

Translations

form of yoga

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 訶陀瑜伽 / 诃陀瑜伽 (hētuó yújiā)

• Finnish: hathajooga
• French: hatha yoga (fr) m