Various slow and gentle movements promote relaxation and deep breathing, and also moderately stimulate the muscles, nerves, endocrine glands, joints, and internal organs. Such movements also help one gather in, purify, and empty the mind. This type of yoga which brings about equilibrium of body and mind is known as hathayoga or asanayoga.
而從安靜、緩慢的各式動作中，保持放鬆與深呼吸，適度刺激肌肉、神經、內分泌腺、關節和內臟，並集中意識，淨空心靈，達到身心平衡，這樣的瑜伽稱為「哈達瑜伽」或「瑜伽體位法」。