The word Yoga finds his root in sanskrit « yuj » which means « union ». Yoga brings together all opposites: the body and spirit ; the stillness and movement ; the masculin and feminin ; the sun and moon, in order to balance both extremes.
The Hatha Yoga explains basicaly that the Life s mecanism is entertained by two Power s streams, one positiv (Ha) and the other negativ (Tha), when those two streams are balanced, the vital mecanism works fine ; when they are disbalanced, they stop working.