EIGHT LIMBS OF YOGA OR THE ROYAL PATH

The Eight Limbs of yoga are guidelines to help you live a more meaningful life. Following these guidelines will help you become more self-disciplined and content, allowing you to live a life filled with purpose.

1. Yama – restraints
The five yamas are:
Ahimsa: nonviolence
Satya: truthfulness
Asteya: nonstealing
Brahmacharya: continence
Aparigraha: noncovetousness

2. Niyama – observances
The five niyamas are:
Saucha: cleanliness
Santosha: contentment
Tapas: heat, discipline
Svadhyaya: self study
Ishvara pranidhana: surrender to the divine

3.Asana – physical postures

4.Pranayama – control over the breath

5.Prathyhara – withdrawal of the senses

6.Dharana – one pointed focus, concentration

7.Dhyana – meditation, contemplation, turning within

8.Samadhi – bliss

To read more about the Eight Fold Path or Raja Yoga please read The Royal Path by Swami Rama.