Beginners Yoga

Patanjali’s 8 Limbs of Yoga (approx. 200AD)

1. Yama : Universal morality

 Ahimsa – Compassion for all living things

 Satya – Commitment to Truthfulness
 Asteya - Non-stealing
 Brahmacharya - Sense control
 Aparigraha - Neutralizing the desire to acquire and hoard wealth

2. Niyama : Personal observances

 Sauca - Purity
 Santosa - Contentment
 Tapas – Disciplined use of our energy
 Svadhyaya – Self study
 Isvarapranidhana - Celebration of the Spiritual

3. Asanas : Body postures

4. Pranayama : Breathing exercises, and control of prana
5. Pratyahara : Control of the senses
6. Dharana : Concentration and cultivating inner perceptual awareness
7. Dhyana : Devotion, Meditation on the Divine
8. Samadhi : Union with the Divine

Traditional Sun Salutation Series