Yoga for Weight Loss Pt 2
Patanjali Ashtanga Yoga literally means "eight-limbed yoga" while the following eight spiritual practices will drive you to the path for revealing the Universal Self, as Patanjali says.
Yama or moral codes, Niyama or self-purification and study, Asana or posture, Pranayama or breath control, Pratyahara or sense control, Dharana or concentration, Dhyana or meditation and Samadhi or contemplation.
An ancient manuscript, Yoga Korunta, that was said to contain lists of many groupings of
asanas, vinyasa, drishti, bandhas, mudras, and philosophy, makes the base for Ashtanga Yoga as recorded by the sage Vamana Rishi.
Pattabhi Jois has been teaching Ashtanga Yoga since 1948, after the text of the Yoga Korunta was passed down to him by Sri T. Krishnamacharya in 1927.
Yama, niyama, asana, pranayama which make the first four limbs are considered to be external cleansing practices that are pretty correctable, while pratyahara, dharana and dhyana are considered to be internal ones that are not correctable and can be really dangerous to the mind if the correct Yoga method isn’t followed.
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