YOGI LIFE

Yoga

• union of body and mind

• union of individual self and universal self

• originated 25,000BCE in the Indus valley (North India and Pakistan)

• carvings and sculptures found in 3,500BCE

Origins

• Vedas

• Upanishads

• Sacred Yoga text

  • Bhagavad Gita-Krishna

  • Yoga Sutras of Pradpika

  • Hatha Yoga Pradipika

6 Yogas

1. Jnana

2. Bhakti

3. Hatha

4. Raja

5. Karma

6. Tantra

Jnana

wisdom

Bhakti

devotion- rituals, dancing

8 Limbs of Yoga

1. Yama

2. Niyama

3. Asana

4. Pranayama

5. Prathyahara

6. Dharana

7. Dhyana

8. Samadhi

5 Yamas

1. Satya

2. Asteya

3. Brahmacharya

4. Ahimsa

5. Aparigraha

Karma

selfless service

Tantra

ritual; self awareness

Hatha

postures and breathwork

Raja

royal; meditation; enlightenment

Asteya

nonstealing

Ahimsa

nonviolence

Satya

honesty

Brahmacharya

chastity; conservation of energy; moderation

Aparigraha

greedlessness

Niyamas

1. Tapas

2. Iswara Pranidhara

3. Svadhaya

4. Saucha

5. Santosa

Tapas

discipline

Ishvara pranidhana

devotion to higher being

Saucha

cleanliness/purity

Santosha

contentment

Svadhyaya

self study

Asanas

postures

1. Tarasana

2. Sukhasana

3. Bharmanasana

4. Marjaryasana

5. Bitilasana

6. Balasana

7. Uttanasana

8. Arde Uttanasana

9. Upavistha Konasana

Seated postures

Dandasana = staff

Padottanasanaa - seated forward fold

reclined postures

Supta Matsyendrasana - Simple twist

Ananda Balasana = Happy Baby

yoga nidra

yogic sleep

Dirgha

3 part yogic breath

Samavritti

equal/balanced breath