Category: Ashtanga Yoga

TAD EVARTHAMATRA-NIRBHASAM SVARUPA-SHUNYAM IVA SAMADHIH (yoga sutrasIII.3 ) Meditation which goes on until only the consciousness of the object persists

Dharana : Concentration desa-bandhas cittasay dharana (Yoga sutras III.1) Concentration consists in fixing mental matter on a particular topic As

Before dharana (concentration), dhyana (meditation) and samadhi (contemplation) can be tackled in a satisfactory way, not only should the right

sagarbo mantrasahitah vigarbho mantravicyutah |prasasto mantra sahita itarastvadhamassmrtah || Pranayama practiced while reciting a mantra is called sagarbha pranayama (with

Pranayama is the “bridge” between “external” yoga (physical poses) and “internal” yoga (meditation). It can be explored along three dimensions:

“Vinyasa krama” is a specific way or practising the art of yoga. In this ancient system (yoga korunta), poses are

Surya namaskar represents the cycle of any life, from the unmanifested embodied in matter, to the return to the unmanifested

“‘’Man, remember that you are only light and that you will return to light’’ (Hermes Trismegistus) Symbolism related to the

Asana is a first step, with a main objective of enabling the body to be more permeable to energy. From

Yama and Niyama are the first two building blocks of Yoga. This learning is so crucial that it comes second