8 Limbs of Yoga Flashcards
Eight limbs of yoga
Plan for living that flows from action to knowledge to liberation yama niyama asana pranayama pratyahara dharana dhyana samadhi
Tapas
First four limbs or spirituality in action
Includes yamas and niyamas, asana and pranayama
Yamas and niyamas
1st and 2nd limbs of yoga
Five moral restraints of yoga and observances of yoga
Bring us into right relationship with self, others, and spirit of universe
Asana
3rd limb of yoga
Postures/poses
Refine our bodies, deepen our awareness of senses, enhance concentration
pranayama
4th limb of yoga
controlling the breath
prana = life source
yama = build relationship
Svadhyaya
5th and 6th limbs of yoga
Self-study
Pratyahara
5th limb of yoga
Turning inward, mind withdraws from senses of perception
Dharana
6th limb of yoga
Concentration; point of focus
Isvara
7th and 8th limbs of yoga
Surrender of the individual self to the universal self
Dhyana
7th limb of yoga
Absorption into meditation
Samadhi
8th limb of yoga
State in which meditation is no longer necessary, in which we experience our primal oneness
five yamas
guides yogi how to live and interact in relationship to world ahimsa satya asteya brahmacharya aparigraha
five niyamas
self-regulation; ways we interact with ourselves; our internal world shaucham santosha tapasya svadhyaya ishwara-pranidhana
3 diff relationships w/ divinity
part of samadhi (8th limb)
brahman
Paramatman
bhagavan
brahman
god is everywhere
paramatman
God is in our hearts eternally
bhagavan
God is a person
ahimsa
yama
nonviolence
satya
yama
truthfulness
“Truth should only be shared if it is based on a loving intent to foster deeper understanding and harmony” - Jennie Lee; ‘True Yoga’
Silence can be chosen in the spirit of kindness
asteya
yama
non-stealing
brahmacharya
yama
celibacy
aparigraha
yama
non-covetousness
shaucham
cleanliness
intellectual purity
purity of speech and body
santosha
satisfaction
contentment
practice of gratitude and joyfulness
maintaining calm
tapasya
austerity sacrifice power to stand thirst and hunger cold and heat discomforts
svadhyaya
self-study
study Vedic scriptures and to know yourself
ishwara-pranidhana
devotion/surrender to divine
trust that there’s something greater than yourself
