Hatha Yoga is the most popular variation of yoga in the West. Created in the 6th century AD, it is a system of physical exercises with dynamic and static phases. Stretches, stretching and rotation exercises are typical of Hatha yoga.
Another characteristic feature is the principle of achieving balance in the body: every exercise that bends the body backwards is followed by one bending it forward. Each exercise, in which one turns to a side, follows an exercise in which one turns to the other side.
At the spiritual level, this means that one compensates for the polar energies, which today are usually referred to as the Chinese terms yin and yang. The dualism is already apparent in the roots of Hatha yoga: ha means sun, tha means moon.
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