This is Yoga

What is the definition of Yoga? At the very outset of his Yoga Sutras, Patanjali says, “Yogas Chitta Vritti Nirodhah.” That’s the first sutra. What does it mean? “Calming the mind is Yoga.” Often, people think that standing on the head is Yoga,...

Ashtanga: The Eight Limbs in the Yoga Sutras and the Bhagavad Gita

According to Dr. Graham Schweig, there is an intimate relationship between the Yoga Sutras and the Bhagavad Gita. With his guidance, our readers are given insight into how to perceive the flowering of the Ashtanga or eight-limbed Raja Yoga system in the Bhagavad Gita....