Hatha yoga is a branch of yoga that uses physical techniques to
try to preserve and channel vital force or energy. The Sanskrit word हठ haṭha literally
means "force",
alluding
to a system of physical techniques. Some hatha yoga
style techniques can be traced back at least to the 1st century CE, in texts such as the Hindu Sanskrit
epics
and
Buddhism's Pali canon.
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