Ashtanga Yoga  = 8 limbs of the path of self-transcendence

From: Ashtau= 8        Anga= limbs

 

The 8 limbs:

• yama =  concerning Moral discipline:

nonharming (ahimsa)                 truthfulness (satya)                   nonstealing (asteya)

integrity(brachmacarya)            greedlessness (aparigraha)

• Niyama = concerning the inner life

Purity (shauca)                              contentment (samtosha)            austerity (tapas)

study (svadhyana)                        dedication (pranidhana)

• Asana= Posture

• Pranayama = Breath control

• Pratyahara = Sense withdrawal

• Dharana = concentration

• Dhyana = Meditation

•  Samadhi = Ecstasy