What is yoga?
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- Go watch “Enlighten Up!”
- Yoga means “to yoke”
- The first sutra states goal: “cease the fluctuations/spinnings of the mind”
- Yoga is about getting your mind to focus and calm the fuck down
- By “Yoga” people usually mean “Asana” (but don’t know what that is)
- Ashtanga has eight limbs, Asana is just one
- Yama (outward looking rules)
- Niyama (inward looking rules)
- Asana (postures, preparing to sit on your ass/floor)
- Pranayama (breathing)
- Pratyahara (withdraw senses)
- Dharana (focus)
- Dhyana (meditation)
- Samadhi (equilibrium, bliss, tomb)
Yama (outward):
- Ahinsa (don’t do harm)
- Satya (don’t lie)
- Asteya (don’t steal)
- Brahmacharya (right use of energy)
- Aparigraha (don’t be greedy)
Niyama (inward):
- Saucha (cleanliness)
- Santosha (contentment)
- Tapas (discipline)
- Svadhyaya (self-study, reflection)
- Ishvara Pranidhana (surrender to higher power)
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