Noun
yogic exercises (popular in the West) that combine difficult postures (which force the mind to withdraw from the outside world) with controlled breathing
Source: WordNetIn contrast to the focus on the mind in the Yoga sutras, later traditions of Yoga such as the Hatha yoga focus on more complex asanas or body postures. Source: Internet
Teachers of Hatha yoga who were active in the west in this period included B.K.S. Iyengar (1918–2014), K. Pattabhi Jois (1915–2009), Swami Vishnu-devananda (1927–1993), and Swami Satchidananda (1914–2002). citation Silva, Mira, and Mehta, Shyam. Source: Internet
It is adopted as kuṇḍalniī as a technical term into Hatha yoga in the 15th century and becomes widely used in the Yoga Upanishads by the 16th century. Source: Internet
The basic tenets of Hatha yoga were formulated by Shaiva ascetics Matsyendranath and Gorakshanath c. 900 CE. Source: Internet
Hatha yoga synthesizes elements of Patanjali's Yoga Sutras with posture and breathing exercises. Source: Internet
Hatha yoga therefore, according to Linda Sparrowe, author of Yoga: A Yoga Journal Book, "implies that it takes a lot of strength, discipline, and effort to unify opposing forces and to bring together the body and the mind." Source: Internet