Month: March 2020

The term āsana describes a posture or position¹. In Raja Yoga, also known as Royal Yoga, āsana is the third link of an eight-stage path. Patanjali wrote the so-called Yoga Sutras around 2000 years ago , in which he describes the philosophy and practice of yoga in concise sentences. This work forms the basis of practice for many yoga schools today and is also commonly known as ashtanga yoga, which can be translated as structure or sequence of steps.

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