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What nis nyoga?
➹➹➹: nyoke," nmeaning nto njoin ntogether- nUnion
nyoga nmeans nstillness nof nthe nmind
Union nof nbody, nmind, nand nspirit
Patanjali
➹➹➹: nthe nFather nof nmodern nyoga nand nthe nyoga nsutras
Yoga nSutra,
➹➹➹: nWritten nat nleast n1,700 nyears nago, nit's nmade nup nof n195 naphorisms n(sutras), nor
nwords nof nwisdom.
asana
➹➹➹: n body nposture*
what nis nyoga nfor?
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,➹➹➹: na nmental npractice nduring nwhich nthere nis nopportunity nto nwork nthrough nstress,
nemotional nissues, nanxiety nor npsychological nchallenges. nYoga npractice nencourages
nmindfulness, nor ncreating nawareness.
the nmatt nis nyour nmirror
Ashtanga
➹➹➹: n"8 nlimbs" n(ashta= neight, nanga n= nlimb)
what nare nthe n8 nlimbs
➹➹➹: n-Yamas n- nsense nof nethics nand nour npersonal nintegrity
-Niyamas- npersonal nobservances nand nself-discipline
-Asanas- nare nyoga nposes
-Pranayamas- nis nbreathing
-Pratyahara n-is nself nobservation nand ncontrolling nour nsenses- nwork non noutside
ndistractions
-Dharana- nis nconcentration- ninside ndistractions- nfocus non none npoint
-Dhyana- nis nmeditation- nstillness nof nthe nmind
-Samadhi- nto nstand noutside nof
what nare nthe nfive nrules nto nYamas
➹➹➹: n-the ngolden nrule/ nhow nwe nreact nto nothers n-Ahimsa- npractice nof nnon-violence/non
nharming nothers nand nthe nself
-Satya- nis nthe npractice nof ntruthfulness
-Asteya n- npractice nof nnon-stealing
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,-Brahmacharya- nis nmoderation, nor nthe nproper nuse nof nenergy
Aparigraha- nis npracticing nnon-attachment/ nappreciating nbecause nit ncan nbe nfleeting
what nare nthe nfive nniyamas
➹➹➹: n-how nwe nreact nto nourself/help nourselves. n-Saucha- nis nthe npractice nof npurification/
ncleansing
-Santosha- nis nthe npractice nof ncontentment
-Tapas- npracticing ndiscipline nand nausterity
-Svadhyaya-is nthe npractice nof nself nstudy/ nalone ntime
-Ishvara nPranidhana- nis ndevotion, ndedication nand nsurrender nto nthe nHighest nLove
karma nyoga
➹➹➹: nTo ndo nthis, nwe nhave nto ntake nthe nbenefits nwe nreceive nfrom nour npractice nand
ngive nthem nas nan noffering.
we nexperience na nconnection nwith na npower ngreater nthan nourselves. nThis nis nthe
noneness, nthe nsurrender, nthat nis nIshvara nPranidhana.
examples: ncommunity nclasses,charity nbenefits nor nsome nother nform nof ngiving nor
ndonation
Purusharthas n(for npurpose nof nthe nsoul): n4 nAims nof nLife
➹➹➹: n-they nbuild non none nanother nAND nbalance nand ntheme na nyoga nclass nwith
nthis!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! n-Moksha- nfull nliberation n(be nyourself, ncalm nin nthe nstorm)
-Dharma- nessentially nmeans nduty n(talents, nborn ninto, ntitle, nresponsibilities nyou
nchoose nie. nlike na ndog)
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, -Artha- nis nprosperity n(how nto ncarry nout nyour ndharama)
- nKama- nis npleasure
find nbalance nbetween nthe n4 naims nof nlife
4 nNoble ntruths
➹➹➹: n-Dukkha, nwhich nmeans nthat nlife nis nsuffering.
-Samudaya, nthat nwe ncreate nour nown nsuffering nin nour nminds.
-Nirodha, nthe nend nof nsuffering, nwhich nmeans nthe nend nof nwanting, ncraving nor ndesiring.
-Marga, n-which nis nthe n8-fold npath nthat nleads nto nthe ncessation nof nsuffering.
4 nAspects nof nTrue nLove:
➹➹➹: n- nMaitri-It nis nbenevolence nor nloving nkindness
-karuna- nwhich nmeans ncompassion
-mudita- nwhich nmeans njoy
-Upekesha- nwhich nmeans nfreedom nor nequanimity
Bhagavad nGita
➹➹➹: n-The nBhagavad nGita, noften nknown nsimply nas nthe n"Gita"
- nThere nare n700 ndifferent nverses
-all nwritten nin n300-400 nBCE
-part nof nthe nepic nIndian ntext, nthe nMahabharata.
-ongoing ndialogue nbetween nPrince nArjuna nand nSri nKrishna
-the nthree-fold npath nof nyoga- nkarma n(behavior), njnana n(knowledge), nand nbhakti
n(devotion)
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