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Have you ever tried to hold your breath for a long time and then let it out slowly? 1.____ For thousands
of years, people have used yoga to help search for happiness and contentment.
Students of yoga often study for as long as 20 years before becoming masters, or yogis. 2.____ These
exercises are designed to put the students in good physical condition. Then they can concentrate on deep
religious thoughts without worrying about physical discomforts.
Many yoga exercises involve putting the body into difficult positions. Some of them are very hard to learn.
But yogis train themselves to remain in a certain position for hours or even days. They are taught to overcome
the physical discomforts of holding these positions. Other exercises and rules teach concentration. 3.____ This
kind of concentration is called meditation.
4.____ They claim that it makes them feel relaxed and peaceful. Some people say that it makes them feel
better-just as good exercise does. But other people claim that it is a way of achieving a strong religious feeling.
5.____
The word yoga itself comes from an ancient Saqgkrit word meaning "union". What kind of union do you
think the word refers to? Why would people want to have this kind of experience?
A. They learn many different physical exercises.
B. Because most yogis believe in Cod.
C. Yogis feel this is the key to finding inner peace.
D. Meditation is a state that one feels peace in his mind.
E. These people say that meditation helps them feel much closer to Cod.
F. This is one of the techniques of an ancient Indian discipline known as yoga.
G. Yogis and many other people practice meditation.
