Yoga

Traditional series of yoga stretches, poses, and holds to improve functional movement/mobility

Specialised in Classical Yoga which facilitates mind silence by developing your yoga disciplines

Whether young, old or too old, sick or lean, those one who discards laziness — get success when you practice the discipline of yoga

Pushtam sumadhuram snigdham

Gavyumdhatupraposhanam

Manobhilashitam yoghyam yogi bhojanamacharet

The Hatha Yoga Pradipika

by Yogi Svatrarama

Yama

Internal Locus of Control

trust, integrity, loyalty, truth.

Yamas develop Human Connection

1. Ahimsa — Share, do no harm

2. Satya — Truth telling, tell the truth

3. Asteya — Sincerity — do not steal

4. Bramacharya — Own it, own your responsibilities

5. Aparigraha — Know Yourself, sense of self

Niyama

Internal Locus of Control

trust, integrity, loyalty, truth.

Yamas develop Wellbeing

1. Saucha — Clean your words and your space

2. Santosha — Follow the Line and accept the consequences

3. Tapas — learn new habits, discard old ones

4. Swadhaya — Develop your skills for worthwhile purpose

5. Ishvarapranidhana — Be the change you wish to see in the world

The First 4 Sutras explains the other 192 Sutras

Chapter 1 Samadhi Pada — Sutras 1-4

  • Sutra 1 Chapter 1

    The Discipline of Yoga

    Atha Yoganusasanam

    and, now the Discipline of Yoga

    Sutra 1 of 196 Sutras

  • Sutra 2 Chapter 1

    Speak from your heart without thought

    Yogacittavrittinirodha

    Yoga is the state of being in which the ideational choice-making movement of the mind slows down and comes to a stop.

    Sutra 2 of 196 Sutras

  • Sutra 3 Chapter 1

    Strive to be your authentic self always

    Tada drastuh svrupevasthanam

    Then [when when the movement of the mind comes to a stop] the seer gets established in his existential identity.

    Sutra 3 of 196 Sutras

  • Sutra 4 Chapter 1

    Let noise not disturb your solution seeking

    Vrttisarupyamitaratra

    In all other states of being, identification with the ideational choice-making movement reigns-supreme.

    Sutra 4 of 196 Sutras

Shtiti

[mind steady]

Steady mind is found in between two vritti

(mindless noisy thoughts/annoyances).

Abhyasa

Your peak mediation experience

in a session will expire, it takes practices

to lift it, train it to stay steady.

Vairagya

is the perception you achieve when

your words and experiences don’t colour your

present experience

Vasikara Varagya

is establishment of steady,

quietness of mind

where your meditations transform your mind

to not grow tired and press forward 

to see possibility and only possibility.

Dharana

[CONCENTRATION]

Sutras 34-39 Chapter 1

Use the mind

to push past

its own barriers

Samadhi Pada Chapter 1 — Meditation with attachment — Sutras 34-39

  • Sutra 34 Chapter 1

    Square\Rectangle Breath

    Pracchardan-vidharanabhvamva pranasya

    Holding the breath after inhalation and again exhalation brings citta-vritti-nirodhaha (the thoughts in the head to sleep)

    Sutra 34 of 196 Sutras

  • Sutra 35 Chapter 1

    Obsession / Concentration as mediation

    Visayavati va pravrittirutpanna-manasah shtitinibandhini

    Mediate on an object that you associate with that arises intense interest

    Sutra 35 of 196 Sutras

  • Sutra 36 Chapter 1

    Transformative Meditation

    Visoka va jyotisma

    Meditate on your transformation (that is void of grief and has a quality of illumination).

    Sutra 36 of 196 Sutras

  • Sutra 37 Chapter 1

    Meditation with indifference

    Vitaragavisayam va cittam

    Meditate while being uncoloured or unaffected by an object

    Sutra 37 of 196 Sutras

  • Sutra 38 Chapter 1

    Delta — Deep Sleep Meditation

    Svapna-nidra-jnanalambanamva

    Take a breath and dive into mediation that was born in sleep/dream or knowledge gained in sleep

    Sutra 38 of 196 Sutras

  • Sutra 39 Chapter 1

    Visulisation

    Yathabhimata-dhyanadva

    Meditate on a subject that naturally interests you

    Sutra 39 of 196 Sutras

The Tensions — Chapter 2 Sadhana Pada — Sutras 3-9

  • Sutra 3 Chapter 2

    Avidyasmitaragadvesabhinivesah panca Klesa

    Klesa is the knowledge of the nature of tension. Avidya is the NON awareness/understanding/seeking, discerning/solution finding. Avidya keeps your world small, Vidya the removal of the prefix “a” is the positive version of the word in which you seek, uncover, hunt, yearn to understand

    Sutra 54 of 196 Sutras

  • Sutra 4 Chapter 2

    Avidya ksetramuttaresam prasupta-tanuviccinnodaranam

    The tensions take root in unawareness (avidya)

    1. hidden/unconcious mind

    2. mind drawing in trivialaties (mindless scrolling Sutra 6 asmita)

    3. mind fragmentation

    4. mind biasing concepts/losing sight

    Sutra 55 of 196 Sutras

  • Sutra 5 Chapter 2

    Anityasuchidukhanatmasu nityasuchisukhatmakhatmakhyatiravidya

    Sutra 5 Chapter 2 is Assumption; confusing transience with permanence, confusing impure with pure, and confuses pain with pleasure

    Sutra 56 of 196 Sutras

  • Sutra 6 Chapter 2

    “TO SEE IT IS NOT TO BE IT”

    Drkdarsanasktyorekamatevasmita

    Asmita describes the mind in confusion where the energy of the seen (the scene that you are seeing) does not equal the energy of the seer’s heart seeing the seen (the scene) as it is — thus the mind distorts what is seen if you do not interpret the scene from you heart — to bring reason/earth/ground the chaos/confusion the mind has found itself in, INTEPRET THE SCENE FROM YOUR HEART

    Sutra 57 of 196 Sutras

  • Sutra 7 Chapter 2

    Inebriated in pleasures of the past

    Sukhanusayi Ragah

    Also referred to as Raga

    Sutra 58 of 196 Sutras

  • Sutra 8 Chapter 2

    Slumbering in Pain

    Dukkhanusavi Dvesah

    Dvesa refers to being inebriated in past making it present pain. We need to be able to file these away, validating yes, yes yes — been there done that — never going back and go about develop new skills that boundary you and same same experiences.

    Dvesa is fragmentation (not whole, but a sum of it’s parts) all which war with one another.

    Sutra 59 of 196 Sutras

  • Sutra 9 Chapter 2

    Savarasavahi viduso-pi

    Abhinivesa body bound advancements/learning that suppress urges — abhinivesa smothers. It is Sutra 9 which begins the journey of emptying all tensions discussed between Sutra 3-8.

    Sutra 60 of 196 Sutras

Asana

There are over 2000 Yoga Poses. However in the original theory you will be pleased to hear that physical development is founded in steadiness of practice with simultaneous ease in the mind and body. Asana, the physical postures are only is 0.15% of the Yoga Sutras, in that of the 196 Sutras written by Patanjali, only three Sutras discuss Physical Asana. These Sutras are from Chapter 2 of the Sadhana Pada Sutras 46-48 as outlined below

Asana — Chapter 2 Sadhana Pada — Sutras 46-48

  • Sutra 46 Chapter 2

    Sthira-sukham asanam

    Asana is steadiness and ease

    Sutra 97 of 196 Sutras

  • Sutra 47 Chapter 2

    2. Sutra 98 of 196 [Sutra 47 Sadhana Pada]

    prayatna-saithiya-anata-samapattibhyam

    Steadiness and ease in postures comes from relaxed effort and restful balance

    Sutra 98 of 196 Sutras

  • Sutra 48 Chapter 2

    tato dvandva-anabhighatah

    Observe internal conflict like it were a tennis match — until it resolves.

    Sutra 99of 196 Sutras

Pranayam

Breathing Exercise

Breath in: PARUKA

Internal breath pause: ANTAR KAMBHAKA

Breath out: RECHAKA

External breath pause: BAHIR KAMBHAKA

To some this may be referred to as the square breath exercise. More to this, this technique provides the gateway to learning and understanding pranayam as part of your daily yoga practice. Generally, the Rechaka out breath can equal to your Paruka in breath. though this will develop across time as you learn how to maintain silent mind focus and gently listening to and developing your physique.

Make the Paruka inhale slow and quiet to improve the comfort within your body when you Antar Kambhaka abstain breathing in or out for a short period of time. During Paruka, we want to obtain full control of your lungs.

“Na veshadharanam siddheh karanam na cha tatkatha
Kriyaiva karanam siddeh satametanna samsayah

Pitthani kumbhakaschitra divyani karani cha
Sarvanyapi hathabhyase rajayogaphalavadhi

Asanas (postures), various Kumbhakas and other divine means, all should be practiced in the practice of Hatha Yoga, until the fruit — Raja Yoga — is obtained.

What it means is that enabling yourself to feel comfortable in your body (Hatha Yoga) and factual and learning how to overcome and do it better (Raja Yoga) will provide you with freedom

Here begins our journey”
— The Hatha Yoga Pradapika (p.49) by Yogi Svatmarama translated by Pancham Sinh