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he word yoga comes from the Sanskrit root yuk, which means to join, unite, yoke, or hitch up. Yoga throughout the millennia has worked to "join" the mind, body and soul to help the yogi achieve union with his or her own divine nature. In the 3rd century B.C.E., the Bhagavad-Gita, India's most revered yoga text, yoga meant the action or discipline it took a practitioner to achieve the goal of liberation. Today, yoga is a system of specific asana (poses), pranayama (breathing exercise), and behaviors designed to purify, heal and awaken the practitioner. Yoga, above all else, means the process of transformation opening to the true Self. Several paths can lead to that transformation.
arma Yoga: The path of service and action, made its debut in the Vedas, the most ancient texts of Hindu and yogic thought. Current Karma yoga philosophy derives from the original belief that our actions help free the world from suffering.
Bhakti Yoga: The path of devotion believes that faith in God leads to ultimate liberation. The Bhagavad-Gita says, by "awakening in the divine person of Krishna" the yogi attains suprapersonal liberation.
