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Online Reference For Body, Mind & Spirit

Term: Ashtanga Yoga

DEFINITION:

"Eight-limbed." The eight stages of Patanjali's Yoga:

Yama: control 
Niyama: observance 
Asana: posture
Pranayama: breath control  
Pratyahara: sense withdrawal 
Dharana: concentration 
Dhyana: sustained concentration, and
Samadhi: universal consciousness with total psychological and physical integration.

AUTHOR:  Carl Llewellyn Weschcke
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