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Yoga

"Yoga" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A major orthodox system of Hindu philosophy based on Sankhya (metaphysical dualism) but differing from it in being theistic and characterized by the teaching of raja-yoga as a practical method of liberating the self. It includes a system of exercises for attaining bodily or mental control and well-being with liberation of the self and union with the universal spirit. (From Webster, 3d ed)


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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Yoga" by people in this website by year, and whether "Yoga" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
Bar chart showing 24 publications over 13 distinct years, with a maximum of 5 publications in 2016
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