What is Ashtanga Yoga and is it Right For You?

Ashtanga Yoga is also known as Eight Limb Yoga. It postulates that the path of purification is made up of eight limbs of spiritual practice. The first four limbs that Ashtanga Yoga proposes to master are - yama (do, attached to a moral code), niyama (don’t do, attached to purifying the body and study), Asana (Mastering Postures) and Pranayama (control of breath).

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