International Day of Yoga & Summer Solstice 2022

Yoga is primarily well-known for its posture practices and breathing techniques, at least in Western culture,. In sanskrit, these practices termed “asana” and “pranayama”.

What is less known is how these two elements of practice are two of eight, and that these limbs comprise a lifestyle. Think: yoga on and off the mat.

Posture, or “asana”, is not the same without “pranayama”, or mindful breathwork. “Dhyana”, or meditation, cannot be practiced well without restraint or observation (“yama” and “niyama”, respectively).

Further, the yama’s and niyama’s are a form of code for living in order to prevent suffering and move toward truth.

Follow here for more this week on yoga’s eight limbs and the eightfold path.

Read more about the eight limbs of yoga and the yoga sutras here.