The practice of yoga
Āsana: Far More Than a Posture
The word “āsana” is not limited to a physical posture: it opens a whole reflection on what yoga…
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Dveṣa
aversion or hatred. In the Yogasūtra of Patañjali, it is one one of the five afflictions kleśa, resulting from…
Niyama
in Yogasūtra, niyama refers to the second limb (aṅga) of Yoga meaning abstinence, restraint, reserve, discipline, observance, austerity, practice…
Prāṇāyāma
The term consists of two words, “Prāṇā” meaning “vital force” and “vital energy” and “āyāma” meaning control. More…
Manas
is a word referring often to thought, mind and as in Yogasūtra Patañjali, to the mental state and sometimes…
Āsana
in the Yogasūtra, āsana is the third limb (aṅga) of Yoga. The word “āsana” is derived from Sanskrit. The…
Yama
in the Yogasūtra, “yama” is the first limb ((aṅga) of Yoga. This term means “self-control”, “moral duty”, “rule”,…
Sādhana pāda
the second chapter of the Yogasūtra of Patañjali , which is composed of 55 sūtra. Sādhana means “‘the practice of a spiritual…
Sthira sukham asanam
famous sūtra of Patañjali (Yogasūtra 2- 46 ) Sthira sukham āsanam describing how a Yoga posture should be, its quality. “Sthira”, see…
Sthira
means strength, strong, stable, immobile, constant stability, both physical and mental. See the famous sūtra of Patañjali (Yogasūtra 2-46) “Sthira…
Samādhi
in the Yogasūtra of Patañjali, Samādhi refers to the eighth limb (aṅga) of Yoga and is a higher level of…
Patañjali
is the compiler of the “science of Yoga” known as the « Yogasūtra ». He is considered to be an…