Department of Patañjali's Ashtanga Yoga

Patañjali's Ashtanga Yoga – The Eightfold Path to Liberation

Experience yoga as a complete spiritual science. Based on Patañjali's Yoga Sūtras, this course at Yoga-Samskruthi unfolds the eight limbs of yoga — from Yama and Niyama to Dhyāna and Samādhi. Students learn posture, breath, discipline, and meditation as a progressive journey from self-control to self-realization. Integrating ethical living, mindfulness, and inner transformation, this path leads beyond fitness — toward freedom (Kaivalya).

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This course presents yoga in its original, complete form – not merely as physical exercise but as a comprehensive system for spiritual evolution articulated in Patañjali's Yoga Sutras (compiled around 400 CE).

The Eight Limbs:

1. Yama (Ethical Restraints):Non-violence, truthfulness, non-stealing, continence, non-possessiveness – the social and moral foundation

2. Niyama (Personal Observances): Purity, contentment, discipline, self-study, surrender to the divine – internal cultivation

3. Asana (Posture): Physical positions that create steadiness and comfort, preparing the body for meditation

4. Pranayama (Breath Control): Techniques to regulate life force (prana) through conscious breathing

5. Pratyahara (Sense Withdrawal): Learning to direct attention inward, away from external stimuli

6. Dharana (Concentration): Focusing the mind on a single point or object

7. Dhyana (Meditation): Sustained, uninterrupted flow of awareness

8. Samadhi (Absorption): The ultimate union of consciousness with its object, leading to Kaivalya (liberation)

Integration: The course emphasizes how these eight limbs work synergistically, creating a progressive path from ethical living to transcendent awareness.

Beyond Fitness: While physical benefits are acknowledged, the primary focus is spiritual—understanding yoga as technology for freedom from suffering and realization of true self.

Comprehensive Approach: Students don't just learn techniques but understand the philosophy behind them, studying the Yoga Sutras, commentaries, and related texts that explain the nature of mind, consciousness, and spiritual transformation.

Director

Department of Patañjali's Ashtanga Yoga

Patañjali's Ashtanga Yoga – The Eightfold Path to Liberation

Deep Dive into the Curriculum

The Eight Limbs:

Director

Dr. Suresh K Narpavi

Director Of Patañjali's Ashtanga Yoga

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