The Meaning Of Yoga

The word "yoga" is derived from the Sanskrit root "yuj" which means to bind, join, attach and yoke, to direct and concentrate the attention in order to use it for meditation. Yoga, therefore, is the art which brings an incoherent and scattered mind to a reflective and coherent state. It is the communion of the human soul with Divinity. - B.K.S. Iyengar in Light On Pranayama