The original term yog/yoga has very little to do with stretching. Yog in Sanskrit means to unite with, and historically in India it's used to refer ashtanga yog

The original term yog/yoga has very little to do with stretching. Yog in Sanskrit means to unite with, and historically in India it's used to refer ashtanga yoga (raja yoga) which has eight limbs. It's a complete science [0] to master your body and mind, to experience different states of consciousness with meditation. > Yoga is the mastery of the activities of the mind-field. Then the seer rests in its true nature. 0: https://swamij.com/index-yoga-meditation-yoga-sutras.htm https://swamij.com/index-yoga-meditation-yoga-sutras.htm