中英文:瑜伽的起源和簡介

Yoga originated in ancient India,and is one of the longest surviving philosophical systems in the world.

瑜伽起源於古印度，是世界上最古老的哲學體系之一。

Some scholars have estimated that yoga is as old as 5,000 years.

一些學者估計，瑜伽至少有5000年的歷史。

Yogis claim that it is a highly developed science of healthy living that has been tested and perfected for all these years.

瑜伽師們認為，經過幾千年的考驗和完善，瑜伽已經發展成為一門養生的成熟科學。

Today, yoga is thriving, and it has become easy to find teachers and practitioners throughout America.

現如今，瑜伽已十分盛行，瑜伽教練和練習者隨處可見。

Yoga stretches are used by physical therapists and professional sports teams,and the benefits of yoga are being touted by movie stars and Fortune 500 executives.

瑜伽已被廣泛應用於身體治療和專業運動隊的日常訓練。練瑜伽的好處也被電影明星和《財富》雜誌世界500強企業的總裁們爭相吹捧。

There are several different schools of hatha yoga in China;the two most prevalent ones are Iyengar and Ashtanga yoga.

有許多不同的哈他(傳統)瑜伽學派，其中影響最大的是艾揚格派和阿斯湯伽派。

Iyenger yoga was founded by B.K.S.Iyengar,who is widely considered as one of the great living innovators of yoga.

艾揚格瑜伽的創立者是艾揚格，他是世界上目前仍健在的最偉大的瑜伽改革者之一。

Iyengar yoga puts strict emphasis on form and alignment,and uses traditional hatha yoga techniques in new manners and sequences.

艾揚格瑜伽十分注重體式的精準，它採用新的方式和順序練習傳統瑜伽。

Iyengar yoga can be good for physical therapy because it allows the use of props like straps and blocks to make it easier for some people to get into the yoga postures.

艾揚格瑜伽有助於身體治療， 因為它允許練習者使用瑜伽伸展帶、瑜伽磚等輔助器材來減少做瑜伽動作的難度。

Ashtanga yoga can be a more vigorous routine,

using a flowing and dance-like sequence of hatha postures to generate body heat, which purifies the body through sweating and deep breathing.

阿斯湯伽瑜伽有著更精準的要求，練習者要用流暢的體式來練習傳統瑜伽，從而使身體發熱，通過出汗和深呼吸來凈化自己的身體。

Yoga routines can take anywhere from 20 minutes to two or more hours, with one hour being a good time investment to perform a sequence of postures and a meditation.

做瑜伽沒有場地的限制，一套瑜伽動作通常需要20分鐘到兩個小時或者更多的時間，而一個小時左右的時間則是一系列動作和冥想的最佳選擇。

Some yoga routines, depending on the teacher and school, can be as strenuous as the most difficult workout,and some routines merely stretch and align the body while the breath and heart rate are kept slow and steady.

根據瑜伽師和學派的不同，一些瑜伽動作做起來辛苦異常，而另一些卻只是在呼吸和心跳平穩的情況下調整和伸展肢體。

Yoga achieves its best results when it is practiced as a daily discipline,and yoga can be a life-long exercise routine, offering deeper and more challenging positions as a practitioner becomes more adept.

每天練習瑜伽會達到最好的效果，隨著動作越來越熟練，你就可以加大強度和難度，這樣瑜伽就能成為你相伴終生的日常鍛煉方式了。

The basic positions can increase a person's strength,flexibility and sense of well-being almost immediately,but it can take years to perfect and deepen them, which is an appealing and stimulating aspect of yoga for many.

練習基礎的瑜伽動作即可收到增強力量，改善柔韌性並使人感到舒適的效果，但要想達到完美和高深的境a界還是需要日積月累的練習，這也是瑜伽吸引人的地方之一。