Yoga Basics

The Eight Limbs Of Yoga

I thought this was interesting how physical movents and the mind are so powerfully connected.

Yama - Consideration for others, right communication, non-covetousness, moderation and non-greed.

Niyama - Purity, contentment, removal of impurities, self study and reverence to a higher intelligence (divine energy).

Asana - Alert, relaxed practice of posture.

Pranayama - Regulated breathing.

Pratyahara - Restraint of the senses, relaxation through inward focus.

Dharana - Concentration - the ability to direct our minds.

Dhyana - Meditation - The unbroken flow of thought toward the object of concentration.

Samadhi - Illumination


The most popular opening yoga chant is:




Asatoma sadgamaya

Tamasome jyotir gamaya

Mrityomorma amritam gamaya


Meaning: May this practice lead us from the unreal to the real, from darkness to light, from the time'bound consciousness to the timeless state of being.


Closing chant


Jai Bhagwan

Meaning: May my true divine nature be victorious over my false ego self.