YTT Flashcards
Yoga Wheel spokes (6 types of yoga)
1- Raja (meditation)
2- Karma (action and selfless service)
3- Hatha (breath & posture)
4- Jnana (Study/knowledge)
5- Bhakti (devotion)
6- Mantra (sound/chanting)
Yoga Wheel (center)
Nirvana (enlightenment)
Yoga Wheel (outer wheel)
Yamas & Niyamas (Moral and Ethical Discipline)
8 Limbs
1- Yama (restraint)
2- Niyama (observance)
3- Asana (posture)
4- Pranayama (breath/energy control)
5- Pratyahara (focus inward)
6- Dharana (be present)
7- Dhyana (meditation)
8- Samadhi (unification) superconsciousness
Yamas (5 precepts)
(1 of 8 limbs)
1- Ahimsa (non harming)
2- Satya (honesty)
3- Asteya (don’t steal)
4- Brahmacarya (self restraint)
5- Aparigraha (non grasping)
Niyama (harmonize inner life)
(8 limbs)
1- Sauca (cleanliness)
2- Samtosa (contentment)
3- Tapas (heat/discipline)
4- Svadhyaya (self study/study of scripture)
5- Isvara Pranidhana (devotion to God)
3 Bandhas =4th Bandha
(Ashtanga Foundation)
1- Uddiyanda Bandha- Vishnu Granth (lower ab)
2- Mula Bandha- Brama granthi (pelvic floor)
3- Jalandhara Bandha - Rudra or Shake Grant (throat)
4- Maha Bandha - The “great” Bandha (all 3 engaged together)
Ashtanga Foundation (5)
1- Pranayama - breath
2- Bandhas - energy locks
3- Drishti - gaze
4- Upekka - equanimous mind
5- Vinyasa - connect breath to movement
Gruntis
Blocks
Vrittis
Whirlpool in mind
Enemies of the Mind (5)
1- Sloth
2- Agitation
3- Craving
4- Aversion
5- Doubt
Yoga Sutra 1.2
Chitta Vriti Nirodah:
Chitta = mind/consciousness
Vritti = whirlpool
Nirodah = quieting of
Yoga
To Join/unite, yoke
Raja
(1 of 8 types of yoga)
Meditation Yoga
Karma
(8 types of yoga)
Action & selfless service
Hatha
(8 types of yoga)
Breath and Posture
Jnana
(8 types of yoga)
Knowledge and study
On yoga wheel
Bhakti
(1 of 8 types of yoga)
Devotion
Mantra
(8 types of yoga)
Sound & Chanting
On the Yoga wheel
Sauca
(Niyama)
cleanliness (a Niyama)
Samtosa
(Niyama)
contentment
Tapas
(Niyama)
heat/discipline
Svadhyaya
(Niyama)
Self Study
Isvara Pranidhama
(Niyama)
surrender to a higher power
Ahimsa
(5 precept/yamas)
non harming
Asteya
(5 precepts/Yamas)
non stealing
Satya
(5 precepts/yamas)
truthful
Brahmacarya
(1 of 5 precepts/yamas)
self restraint
Aparigraha
(5 precepts/yamas)
non grasping