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1、高中精华双语文章:瑜伽瑜伽源于印度哲学,经过数千年的发展,如今瑜伽已是一组强调身体控制与修身养性的运动和静坐,是达到“天人合一”境界的一个有效途径。在快节奏的当今社会,花点时间静坐和放松身体绝不是件坏事。Yoga瑜珈Asourknowledgeofhealthandfitnessincreases,peoplearebecomingmoreandmoreinterestedinnotonlytakingcareofthemselvesphysically,butmentallyandspirituallyaswell.Asaresult,manyareturningtom
2、orecompleteapproachestohealth,includinglessmainstreamfitnessmethodssuchasyoga. 我们对健康与健身的知识与日俱增,人们越来越感兴趣的是不仅仅关心身体健康,还关心心理与精神的健康。因此,许多人转而寻求更全面的途径来增进健康,包括一些还未成为主流的健身方式,如瑜珈。Yoga'soriginslieinHinduphilosophy,whichwasdevelopedthousandsofyearsagoinIndia. Today,yogaisasystemofmovementsandmeditat
3、ionthatemphasizesphysicalcontrolanddisciplineasawaytoachieveastateofspiritualknowledge.瑜珈起源于印度哲学,在印度已经发展了数千年。而今,瑜珈是一组强调身体控制与修身养性的运动和静坐,是达到“天人合一”境界的一个有效途径。Yoga’sidealstateofknowledgeisreachedafterapersonhasgonethrougheightdifferentstages.Theseincludeaspectsofself-control,religion,postures,
4、regulationofbreath,restraintofsenses,steadyingofthemind,meditation,andprofoundthought.Forapractitionerofyoga,or"yogi"theprogressionthroughthesestagesisamovementfromthephysicaltowardaperfectmentalstate.人要经过八个不同阶段的训练才能达到瑜珈的完美境界。这包括了自制、信仰、体位、调息、节欲、内省、冥想和三摩地。对瑜珈修习者来说,这些阶段是从身体到完美精神境界的进程。Therea
5、reeightmajorschoolsofyoga,eachvaryinginitsareaofemphasis.ThetypeofyogathatistaughtintheWestismainlyacombinationofexerciseandmeditationcalledHathaYoga. HathaYogaissaidtohaveanumberofpositive2effects,suchasreducingweight,strengtheningmusclesandnerves,cleaningoutthebody,andgenerallyimproving
6、healthandprolonginglife.瑜珈有八大流派,每派强调的领域有异。西方国家传授的瑜珈名为“哈他瑜珈“(又称“运动瑜珈”),主要是运动与静坐的结合。据说“哈他瑜珈”有许多良效,如减肥、强化肌肉与神经、净化身体进而增进健康,延年益寿。Recentdecadeshaveseenyogagainwidespreadacceptanceasamethodofstayinginshape,aswellasawayofhandlingstress.PopsingerMadonnaandsupermodelChristyTurlingtonarejusttwoofthe
7、manycelebritiesknowntobestrongadvocatesofyoga.几十年来,瑜珈已广为世人接受,成为一种既能保持身材又能舒缓压力的方法。有许多知名人士亟力推荐瑜珈,流行歌手麦当娜与超级名模克里斯蒂·特灵顿只是其中两位。Atpresent,thereisalotofspeculationanduncertaintyaboutyogaanditseffects.Onething,however,iscertain:Inourmodernworldoffast-pacedlifestyles,takingt