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Ashtanga Yoga (eight limbs of yoga, Raja Yoga) is the classical Indian system of philosophy and practice (composed by Patanjali perhaps ca. 200 BCE) consisting of these eight behavior precepts:

Yama (see below)
niyama - Commitments to practice, such as study and devotion
asana - integration of mind and body through physical activity
pranayama - integration of mind and body through breathing
pratyahra - withdrawal of the senses of perception from their objects
dharana - one-pointedness of mind
dhyana - meditation (quiet activity that leads to samadhi)
samadhi - the quiet state of blissful awareness

Practice of these precepts is said to result in a state in which one's behavior spontaneously follows the five ethical precepts (Yamas):

Ahimsa - refraining from injury (non-life supporting action)
satya - truthfulness
asteya - freedom from stealing
bramacharya - living within the Self (moderation; abstinence)
aparigraha - freedom from attachment to possessions

The term Ashtanga Yoga is also often used to refer to the particular system of Yoga taught by Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga.

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Ashtanga YogaAshtanga Yoga eight limbs of yoga Raja Yoga is the classical Indian system of philosophy and practice (composed by Patanjali perhaps ca. 200 BCE) consisting of these eight behavior precepts: Yama (see below) niyama Commitments to practice, such as study a

Ashtanga Vinyasa YogaAshtanga Vinyasa Yoga or short Ashtanga Yoga is a style of Hatha Yoga taught by Sri K. Pattabhi Jois of Mysore, India. It is based on the traditional eight limbs of yoga (also referred to as Ashtanga Yoga) as expounded by Patanjali in his Yoga Sutras.

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