Tuesday, October 09, 2007

Yoga Patanjali's Eight Fold Path

My abridged study version of Patanjali's Eight Fold Path, an integral part of therapeutic yoga...
  1. Yama - moral precepts
  2. Niyama - qualities to nourish
  3. Asana - postures/movements
  4. Pranayama - breathing exercises
  5. Pratyahara - withdrawal of the senses, such as in meditation
  6. Dharana - concentration
  7. Dhyana - uninterrupted meditation
  8. Samadhi - "in the zone"

The three postures we learned to focus on (I may not spell these correctly):

  • Tadasana - helps extension and standing posture
  • Buddha Konasana
  • Sukasana - one I had a lot of trouble doing

Just a quick FYI... sort of not really... sorry, had a lot of coffee... off to take this exam now

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