2. THE NIYAMAS OR PERSONAL OBSERVANCES
3. ASANA
The niyamas are also concerned with ‘right-living’ and include: Saucha or cleanliness – in mind and body (and not descending into depravity) Santosha or contentment – cultivating satisfaction and curbing unnecessary desires Tapas – self-discipline or self-control Svadhyaya or self-study – knowing yourself and your place in the world Ishvarapranidhana – respecting and surrendering to a higher spiritual force (if you are religious this might be ‘God’, alternatively it might be respect for the natural universe) These help us to live happily with ourselves.
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4. PRANAYAMA
This is usually described as yogic breathing although the actual definition is the management of ‘prana’ or the life force that flows in our bodies. Pranayama practices cultivate a feeling of balanced, healthy vitality.
5. PRATYAHARA This involves the control and/or withdrawal of the senses. When we pay sole attention to our breath, this is a pratyahara practice – we are turningon our sense of hearing and turning-off or Continued on page 16 . . .
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