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    Ashtanga Yoga is an eight-limbed path based on the yoga philosophy of Patanjali. It involves eight limbs including yamas (moral principles), niyamas (personal disciplines), asanas (postures), pranayama (breathing exercises), pratyahara (sense withdrawal), dharana (concentration), dhyana (meditation), and samadhi (enlightenment). The practice originated over 5,000 years ago and is centered around Patanjali's Yoga Sutras which define yoga as a means to achieve union between the individual consciousness and universal consciousness.

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    Ashtanga Yoga is an eight-limbed path based on the yoga philosophy of Patanjali. It involves eight limbs including yamas (moral principles), niyamas (personal disciplines), asanas (postures), pranayama (breathing exercises), pratyahara (sense withdrawal), dharana (concentration), dhyana (meditation), and samadhi (enlightenment). The practice originated over 5,000 years ago and is centered around Patanjali's Yoga Sutras which define yoga as a means to achieve union between the individual consciousness and universal consciousness.

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    Ashtanga Yoga

    In Sanskrit "Ashta + anga" is Ashtanga. "Ashta" means Eight and "Anga" is limbs, so it means
    Eight Limb path, ashtanga yoga is based on Yoga Philosophy of Patanjali. The asanas,
    Pranayamas or the dharana which we have studied earlier or the yam and niyam are based on the
    Yoga Sutras of Patanjali.

    History of Ashtanga Yoga

    Yoga has its roots about 5000 years BC as described in Vedic Philosophy and Tantras. Patanjali ,
    great sage composed this path into a Darshan(Philosophy) in his Book Patanjal Yoga Sutra. In
    which he has formulated Yoga as a Eight Limbs or Eight Fold path.

    Eight Limbs of Ashtanga Yoga

    1. Yama (Principles or moral code)


    o Ahimsa - A principle of non-violence
    o Satya - A principle of Truthfulness
    o Asteya - A principle of non stealing
    o Brahmacharya - Continence / Celibacy
    o Aparigah - A principle of non-hoarding or non possessiveness

    2. Niyama (Personal Disciplines)


    o Shoucha - Purity
    o Santosh - Contentment
    o Tapa - Endurance
    o Swadhyaya - Self study
    o Eshwar Pranidhan - Dedication

    3. Asana (Yoga Positions or Yogic Postures)


    A stable and comfortable posture which helps attain mental equilibrium.

    4. Pranayama (Yogic Breathing)


    Extension and control of breath.

    5. Pratyahara (Withdrawal of Senses)


    A mental preparation to increase the power of mind.

    6. Dharana (Concentration on Object)


    Concentration of mind on one object and its field.

    7. Dhyana (Meditation)
    With drawing mind from all external objects and Focusing it on one point and meditating
    on it.

    8. Samadhi (Salvation)
    State of Super bliss, joy and merging individual consciousness in to universal
    consciousness. Union between Jivatman and Paramatman. Union of Shiva and Shakti in
    Sahasrar Chakra (the top of the head). Realizing the Bramhan (pure consciousness) or
    Realization of God is the ultimate achievement of Human Birth.

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