Sthāni-upanimantraṇe saṅga-smayā-akaraṇaṃ punah-aniṣṭa-prasaṅgāt Even when flattered you must be aware of attachment, pride and...

tataḥ manaḥ-javitvaṃ vikaraṇa-bhāvaḥ pradhāna-jayaḥ-ca An exceptional alertness of mind, extra-sensory perception and mastery if root...

Bahir-akalpitā vṛttiḥ-mahā-videhā tataḥ prakāśā-āvaraṇa-kṣayaḥ External contact free of mental fiction is “the great disembodiment” and...

krama-anyatvaṁ pariṇāma-anyatve hetuḥ Different steps result in distinct changes Patañjali tells us that every change is the result or...

samādhi-siddhiḥ-īśvara-praṇidhānāt Through devotion/surrender to the Highest Principle, there is perfection in complete absorption We are...

Yoga sutra 2.36 satya-pratiṣṭhayaṁ kriyā-phala-āśrayatvam When truth is perfectly established, there is absolute harmony between your...

Yoga sutra 2.34 vitarkā-hiṁsā-ādayaḥ-kṛta-kārita-anumoditāḥ-lobha-krodha-moha-pūrvakāḥ mṛdu-madhya-adhimātrāḥ duḥkha-ajñāna-ananta-phalāḥ...

Yoga sutra 2.31 jāti-deśa-kāla-samaya-anavacchinnāḥ sārva-bhaumāḥ mahā-vratam When the five principles mentioned in the previous sūtra...

Yoga sutra 2.16 heyaṁ duḥkham-anāgatam Suffering that has not yet occurred must be avoided In this sutra, Patanjali suggests that the...

Yoga sutra 2.14 te hlāda-paritāpa-phalāḥ puṇya-apuṇya-hetutvāt The fruits of our state of mind during the three domains of experience...

Yoga sutra 2.03 Avidya asmita raga dvesha abhinivesha pancha klesha The sources of afflictions are: misapprehension, egotism, excessive...

Yoga sutra 1.50 tajjas-saṁskārāh-anya-saṁskāra pratibandhī The conditioning that arises from cultivating wisdom counteracts bad habits...

Yoga sutra 1.44 Etaya-eva savicārā nirvicārā ca sūkṣma-viṣaya vyākhyātā With contemplation and without contemplation thoughts as regards...

Yoga sutra 1.43 Smr̥ti-pariśuddhau svarūpa-śūnyeva-arthamātra-nirbhāsā nirvitarkā When memory is thoroughly purified as if empty, and the...

Yoga sutra 1.36 viśokā vā jyotiṣmatī A state of peace can also be attained by the serenity and radiant state of the mind. Connecting with...

Yoga sutra 1.23 īśvara-praṇidhānāt-vā or through complete devotion to īśvara This sutra introduces the yoga of surrender (bhakti Yoga). ...

The Summer Solstice is a special day in the yogi calendar; it is also the International Day of Yoga! At the Prana Vashya Yoga™ Studio...

Urdhva Mukha Paschimottanasana aka ‘upward face intense west side stretch pose’ is, as the name suggests, an intense leg stretch...

Ustrasana “camel pose” is a back-bending position and often used as a counter posture to forward bends sequences of yoga postures. How to...

The precise cause of panic attacks is the subject of much debate in western medicine and is therefore still unknown. Historically, panic...