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8 Limbs of Yoga

Yama


Niyama


Asana


Pranayama


Pratyahara


Diyana


Samadhi

Yama

how you address the world

Astyeya

Yama of NON-STEALING

Ahimsa

Yama of NON-VIOLENCE

Satya

Yama of NON-LYING

Aparigraha

Yama of NON-HOARDING

Brahamacharya

Yama of CELIBACY and NON-CHEATING

Niyama

How you address yourself

Saucha

Niyama of CLEANLINESS, HEALTHY EATING

Santosha

Niyama of CONTENTMENT NOT LINKED TO CIRCUMSTANCE

Tapas

Niyama of HEAT, PASSION, AUSTERITY

Svadhyaya

Niyama of SELF REFLECTION

Ishvara

Niyama of SURRENDERING TO GOD

Asana

Physical practice, poses

Pranayama

Breathing techniques

Pratyahara

Drawing senses inward

Dharana

Meditation ON something


Diyana

Meditation NOT ON anything, no mind


wandering

Samadhi

Oneness with all things, Englightenment

Kleshas

mental states that cloud the mind and manifest in unwholesome actions, borne of invalid


perception

Avidya

Atman looks for external jewel, but it is internal


(Klesha)

Raga

Memory of pleasure (Klesha)

Dvhesha

Aversion of pain (Klesha)

Abhinivesha

Aversion to death (Klesha)

1 Limb Path

Isvara-Pranidhana

Isvara-Pranidhana

1 Limb Path:


Complete absorption/surrender


Atman merges TOTALLY with Brahman


Some thread of this in all paths




3rd in 3 Limb Path

2 Limb path

1. Abhyasa (Practice)


2. Vairagya (Non-Attachment)

Abhyasa

1st in 2-Limb Path: PRACTICE


Effort to remain present without interruption.


Happens over a long period of time, gradually

Vairagya

2nd in 2-Limb Path: NON-ATTACHMENT


Control consciousness of sense objects


Transcent prakriti

3 Limb Path

1. Tapas (heat, passion, austerity)


2. Swadhyaya (self-reflection)


3. Isvara Pranidhana (one with Brahman)

Citta Vritti

Mind, churning thoughts.


Each complete thought has many vrittis.

5 Types of Citta Vritti

Helpful:


Pramana (Right knowledge)


Vikalpa (Imagination/Metaphor)




Not Helpful:


Viparyaya (False knowledge)


Nidra (Dreamless sleep)


Smirti (Memory)

Pramana

HELPFUL


Right Knowledge Citta Vritti


direct experience, inferred, taught

Vikalpa

HELPFUL


Imagination/Metaphor Citta Vritti

Viparyaya

NOT HELPFUL


False Knowledge Citta Vritti


seeing things for what they are not, delusion,


paranoia

Nidra

NOT HELPFUL


Dreamless Sleep Citta Vritti


perception that nothing exists

Smirti

NOT HELPFUL


Memory Citta Vritti


re-visiting past experiences

5 Hinderances to Waking Up

1. Desire


2. Aversion


3. Restlessness


4. Sloth


5. Doubt

Aversion

Hindrance to waking up - relationships should not be filled with ill feelings

Restlessness

Hindrance to waking up - we cannot hold anxiety and worry, we must focus and accept

Sloth

Hindrance to waking up - do what needs to be done

Doubt

Hindrance to waking up - we must have a positive attitude and believe in ourselves

Desire

Hindrance to waking up - we must control our desires

World View "A"

Everything is random

World View "B"

An external entity put you here and has a plan that is set in motion for you. Answers "why am I here?"

World View "C"

You are creating your experience with past karma, your experience in this life and the karma that you accumulate or work off determines circumstances in your next life.

Baghavad Gita Summary

Krishna provides council to Arjuna in a time of war. The story is a representation of the concept of DHARMA.

Dharma

Duty, call for selfless action

5 Types of Yoga

1. Karma (Discipline of action, acting without


attachment)


2. Jnana (Knowledge, wisdom, study)


3. Laya (Renunciation)


4. Raja (Physical, "classical yoga")


5. Bhakti (Devotion and worship)

Karma Yoga

Discipline of action, acting without attachment

Jnana Yoga

Knowledge, wisdom, study

Laya Yoga

Renunciation

Raja Yoga

Physical control, "classical yoga"

Bhakti Yoga

Devotion

Gunas

1. Satva (Close to true form, a-egoic)


2. Rajas (Passion, activity, egoic)


3. Tamas (Stillness, lethargy, darkness)

Satva

GUNA -


close to true form, pure wisdom, a-egoic,


harmonious

Rajas

GUNA -


passion, activity, egoic self interest

Tamas

GUNA -


stillness, mass, lethargy, darkness

Fascia

thin sheath of tissue enclosing muscle and


organs

Hyaluronic acid

Molecule that is one of the chief components of the extracellular matrix. Contributes to cell proliferation. High levels make fascia happy.

Yin Yoga stimulates ____________________

production of hyaluronic acid

Yin Yoga targets _________________________

Elastin-based joints


hips, shoulders, vertebrae-pelvis attachment

Elastin stays elastic because of _______________

Hyaluronic acid

Yin Yoga should be practiced _____ Yong Yoga

before

Chakras

1. Sahasrara - crown


2. Anja - third eye


3. Visuddha - throat


4. Anahata - heart


5. Manipura - solar plexus


6. Svadhistana - sacral


7. Muladhara - root

Sahasrara Chakra


(body part, governs what, poses)

CROWN CHAKRA


Governs: scalp // enlightenment


Poses: n/a



Anja Chakra


(body part, governs what, poses)

THIRD EYE CHAKRA


Governs: brain // thought, insight, intuition


Poses: headstand, meditation

Visuddha Chakra


(body part, governs what, poses)

THROAT CHAKRA


Governs: lungs, neck, pranayama // speech


Poses: shoulder stand, bridge, fish pose

Anahata Chakra


(body part, governs what, poses)

HEART CHAKRA


Governs: arms, hands, heart, ribs, organs in ribs


excluding lungs // emotions


Poses: backbends, crow, hand balancing

Manipura Chakra


(body part, governs what, poses)

SOLAR PLEXUS CHAKRA


Governs: core, digestive system // power


Poses: plank, chattarunga, side plank, reverse


plank, boat

Svadhistana Chakra


(body part, governs what, poses)

SACRAL CHAKRA


Governs: sacrum, hips, reproductive organs //


creativity, sexuality


Poses: pigeon, reclined pigeon, warrior II

Muladhara Chakra


(body part, governs what, poses)

ROOT CHAKRA


Governs: legs, feet, organs of elimination //


safety, basic needs


Poses: warrior I, balancing stick, forward folds


with legs straight

Nadis

1. Sushumna (central)


2. Ida (left, cooling, feminine)


3. Pingala (right, heating, masculine)

Sushumna Nadi

Central, activated when breathing out BOTH


nostrils simultaneously. Calms down the system

Ida Nadi

LEFT of Sushumna, terminates in LEFT nostril, COOLING. FEMININE.

Pingala Nadi

RIGHT of Sushumna, terminates in RIGHT nostril. MALE energy and vitality. Strength. HEATING.