On the eve of #YogaDay2019, we present an inspiring video of #yoga by the sea. It includes a brief description of the eight limbs of yoga practice.
Get set for #yoga #yogaday #internationalyogaday #InternationalDayOfYoga #YogaDay2019
These pictures were shot one morning at the Beach Haven wharf in North Shore, Auckland, New Zealand. It depicts Radhika, yoga teacher, performing some asanas.
Yoga Sutras of Patanjali:
Yoga is the control of the patterns of consciousness.
Eight parts of yoga discipline:
1. Yama: self-restraints
2. Niyama: fixed rules
3. Asana: postures
4. Pranayama: breath control
5. Pratyahara: withdrawal
6. Dharana: concentration
7. Dhyana: meditation
8. Samadhi: samadhi
The five yamas:
Non-violence,
Truth,
Honesty,
Sensual abstinence
and Non-possessiveness.
The five niyamas:
Cleanliness,
Contentment,
Austerity,
Self-study
and Surrender to God
Asana:
Steady and comfortable should be the posture.
Pranayama:
The asana having been done, pranayama is the cessation of the movement of inhalation and exhalation. Fitness of the mind for concentration develops through pranayama.
Pratyahara:
Pratyahara is, as it were, the imitation by the senses of the mind by withdrawing them from their respective objects. There is highest mastery over the sense organs by pratyahara.
Dharana:
Concentration (dharana) is binding the mind to one place.
Dhyana:
Uninterrupted stream of the content of consciousness is Dhyana.
Samadhi:
That state (of dharana and dhyana) becomes samadhi when there is only the object appearing without the consciousness of one’s self.
#Patanjali
(This is only a demonstration to facilitate practice of the asanas. It must be supplemented by a thorough study of each of the asanas. Careful attention must be paid to the contra indications in respect of each one of the asanas. It is advisable to practice under the guidance of a yoga teacher.)
