Maharshi/Sage Patanjali
"Sage Patanjali" has penned the ancient Indian heritage of Yoga through his treatise “The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali”, which is a complete study of the subject which consists of just 196 sutras (dictums). Sage Patanjali's exposition consists of just 196 concise yoga sutras which cover all aspects of life.
The eight aspects (ashtanga) of yoga are :
(yama & Niyama are 2 different aspects)
- Yama and Niyama : depicts moral and social conduct.
- Asanas : adjust the body in various postures
- Pranayama : regulation of breath
- Pratyahara : internalization of the senses of perception
- Dharana : concentration
- Dhyana : meditation
- Samadhi : the ultimate state of self realization.
