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Ashtanga Yoga

Ashtanga Yoga, rooted in Sage Patanjali’s eight-limbed path, offers a holistic journey toward physical health, mental clarity, and spiritual awakening.
The 8 Limbs of Yoga guide practitioners from moral discipline and self-awareness to meditation and enlightenment, nurturing balance, inner strength, and harmony within.

1. Yama

Yama refers to the social and ethical principles that guide how we interact with others.

2. Niyamas

Niyama focuses on personal discipline and self-care that nurture inner growth.

3. Asanas (Therapeutic Yoga)

स्थिरसुखम् आसनम् || २.४६

Sthirasukham Asanam || 2.46


Yogic Management of Common Diseases

Asanas are physical postures that enhance strength, flexibility, and balance. In therapeutic yoga, they are used to heal the body, relieve stress, and restore overall well-being.

4. Pranayama


Breath Control

Pranayama is comprised of the words Prana and Ayama which means pranic capacity or 'lengthening of prana'. It is not measurely a breath control but a technique through which the quantity of prana in the body is activated to a higher frequency. Pranayama is the process by which the internal pranic store is increased.

5. Pratyahara


Sense Withrawal

Pratyahara is the practice of withdrawing the senses from external distractions, turning the mind inward to achieve calm and focus. It helps in mastering the senses, controlling desires, and attaining inner peace and harmony.

6. Dharana


Concetration

Dharana is the practice of focusing the mind on a single point or object, helping to steady thoughts and prepare for meditation (Dhyana).

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External Gazing or Trataka focusing attention on an external object during concentration practices.

Internal Gazing directing your focus inward observing your thoughts,feeling or inner energy

7. Dhyana

Dhyana is the journey beyond thoughts — a stillness where the mind dissolves, and the soul connects with pure consciousness.

8. Samadhi

Samadhi is the highest state of meditation where the mind becomes still and merges with the divine. It is a state of pure bliss, inner peace, and complete unity with the universe.