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Yoga Philosophy

Travel farther. Yoga beyond asana, an intro

Pancha Mahabhuta │ Five Elements

Earth

Water

Fire

Air

Space

Ashtanga │ Eight Limbs

Yama

Niyama

Asana

Pranayama

Pratyahara

Dharana

Dhyana

Samadhi

Chakras

Muladhara

Svadisthana

Manipura

Anahata

Vishuddhi

Ajna | Sahasrara

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पृथ्वी │ Earth

  • Pritivi
  • Muladhara chakra
  • Stability

अप │ Water

  • Apas
  • Svadisthana chakra
  • Flow

अग्नि │ Fire

  • Agni
  • Manipura chakra
  • Transformation

वायु │ Air

  • Vayu
  • Anahata chakra
  • Movement

आकाश │ Space

  • Akasha
  • Vishuddhi chakra
  • Connection

Yama

Social ethics

  • अहिंसा | Ahimsa | non-violence
  • सत्य | Satya | truth
  • अस्तेय | Asteya | non-stealing
  • ब्रह्मचर्य | Brahmacharya | integrity
  • अपरिग्रह | Aparigraha | non-attachment

Niyama

Personal ethics

  • शौच | Saucha | cleanliness
  • संतोष | Santosha | contentment
  • तपस् | Tapas | committed practice
  • स्वाध्याय | Svadhyaya | self-study
  • ईश्वरप्रणिधान | Isvara pranidhana | Universal connection

आसन | Asana

  • Physical postures unify body and mind
  • Nourish your body
  • Develop discipline
  • Cultivate focused attention

Pranayama

  • Breathing practices
  • Understand and consciously connect your breath, mind, and emotions

Pratyahara

  • Sensory withdrawal
  • Practices to cultivate awareness of yet detachment from sensory stimuli
  • Step back to objectively observe habits, cravings, and patterns

धारणा | Dharana

  • Concentration
  • Practice single- point focused concentration with attentive awareness

ध्यान | Dhyana

  • Meditation
  • Steadying awareness with easy focus, and a still mind

समाधि | Samadhi

  • Absorption into satchitananda
  • A state of deep peace and universal interconnection