{"id":9927,"date":"2020-12-13T02:38:59","date_gmt":"2020-12-13T01:38:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/puja-yoga.com\/?page_id=9927"},"modified":"2022-03-07T12:34:08","modified_gmt":"2022-03-07T11:34:08","slug":"introduction-to-yoga","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/puja-yoga.com\/en\/introduction-to-yoga\/","title":{"rendered":"INTRODUCTION TO YOGA"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Beginnings of yoga in the West and evolution towards the restorative<\/h2>
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Beginnings of yoga in the West and evolution towards the restorative<\/h2>
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Y<\/span>oga practice is not just a physical practice. It is much more: working, understanding and calming your own mind is an integral part of the knowledge and practice of yoga.<\/p>\n

I will focus on Raja Yoga, Karma Yoga and Bhakti Yoga, because, although each of these paths has a different focus, they all have the same final link: communion with the higher and spiritual self within you, communion with love, the union with all that is.<\/p>\n

This is why I feel that all three are directly related to the practice and teaching of restorative yoga.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>

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RAJA YOGA<\/p>\n

Raja Yoga is often referred to as “the royal path.”<\/p>\n

Within each of us lives witness consciousness, mindfulness, a higher and spiritual being, a queen or a wise king who can think clearly, make clear decisions and is not carried away by the ideas or ramblings of other people who They may be reflecting a lack of clarity within your own mind.<\/p>\n

Raja Yoga is also known as Ashtanga Yoga, referring to the eight (ashta) limbs or pillars (anga) on which the system rests.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>

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THE EIGHT PILLARS OF RAJA YOGA<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n

1. Yamas<\/strong> – The Yamas or restrictions (what should not be done) are divided into five parts. They can be practiced in thought, word and action:<\/span><\/p>\n

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