DIET 4360 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Five Tathagatas, Niyama, Pratyahara
Document Summary
Yoga is a mind and body practice that combines physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual aspects. The practice consists of physical poses, breathing techniques, and unique meditation styles. The main philosophy of yoga is that the mind, the body, and the spirit are all one and cannot be clearly separated10. Yoga is composed of many different forms such as. Vinyasa, restorative, prenatal, yin, and many more that have developed over the past decades. The word yoga originated from a meaning of to bind. it is thought of to be a method of discipline. According to the sutra, there are eight limbs of yoga: yamas, niyamas, asana, Each limb has a philosophical meaning relating to the purpose of yoga practice. Yamas refers to restraints, niyamas refers to observances, asana to physical postures, pranayama to breathing, pratyahara to the withdrawal of the senses, dharana to concentration, dhyani to meditation, and finally samadh refers to absorption.
