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Yoga

Origins: Developed in India more than 5,000 years ago, yoga is now more popular than ever. Many classes have a spiritual element, though there's a yoga class for everyone out there -- even if you're looking for disco yoga or urban yoga.

Basic Description: Typically, you perform a series of poses and postures while focusing on your breathing and relaxing your mind. Some classes involve chanting, prayer, candles or incense.

Benefits: Promotes deep relaxation, body awareness, strength and flexibility. A great stress buster.

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Qi gong

Origins: This ancient Chinese exercise form was originally prescribed as a treatment for illness. Today it is enjoyed all over the world as a gentle way to stretch and strengthen the body as well as calm the mind. It's less structured and technical than Pilates or yoga, so there is not much of a learning curve.

Basic Description: By using meditation, visualization, breathing, and slow, easy movements you restore balance of life-giving force called qi ("chee") and remove "energy blockages." In some classes, you move through poses similar to yoga, while in others your teacher may ask you to move spontaneously, roll objects between your palms or meditate while walking slowly.