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Hiii .. Stretching is a kind of exercise which we can do after exercise for the muscle to relieve from pain after exercise...Yoga is a kind of body and mind connected to our soul which aids in mental health and body health as well..both are different . thank you .
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Streching is an exercise of part of body for the purpose of increasing flexibility, and mobility of joints.Streching remove tension and stiffness from body muscles. Yoga is also involve streching of body.Before starting yoga streching is very important and it helps to improve flexibility.Yoga include...
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Streching is an exercise of part of body for the purpose of increasing flexibility, and mobility of joints.Streching remove tension and stiffness from body muscles.

Yoga is also involve streching of body.Before starting yoga streching is very important and it helps to improve flexibility.Yoga include asanas and pranayam which help to increase immunity  flexibility and strength.Yoga remove stress from mind and body.Improve mind health.Improve breathing techniques.improve function of heart.

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Yoga is not only stretching , Yoga is a state of mind, it works on our consciousness, thinking, but now a days we think only asana, poses are yoga, no this is a part of Yoga, not total yoga.. According Ashtanga Yoga there are 08 parts - Yama, Niyama, Asana , Pranayama,Pratyahara, Dharma, Dhayan, Samadhi.. ...
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Yoga is not only stretching , 

Yoga is a state of mind, it works on our consciousness, thinking, but now a days we think only asana, poses are yoga, no this is a part of Yoga, not total yoga..

According Ashtanga Yoga there are 08 parts - Yama, Niyama, Asana , Pranayama,Pratyahara, Dharma, Dhayan, Samadhi..

 

So you can see, Asana and Stretching is on 3rd no. , 

So thia is Yoga..

Stretching is physical exercise, and Yoga is Highest deep consciousness state of human being.

 

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Stretching, as a fitness or any sport are just exercising. Yoga is a science of life. Yoga is not only about asanas. Asanas are only 2% from all yoga Science. Yoga is wisdom, stretching just only about body.
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Yoga poses involve body movements which do stretches body parts. In stretching one focuses on putting pressure on particular portion of body, same like yoga. Some stretching exercises are also well known yoga asanas. So, if put simply, we can conclude that stretching is small part taken from big circle...
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Yoga poses involve body movements which do stretches body parts. In stretching one focuses on putting pressure on particular portion of body, same like yoga. Some stretching exercises are also well known yoga asanas. So, if put simply, we can conclude that stretching is small part taken from big circle of yoga. Yoga is bigger extension from which stretching seems to be born.

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Stretching is for muscles and body but yoga is for body mind and soul.
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