4. Patañjali, the autor oftheclassical YOGA SUTRA divides thepracticeof yoga intoseveralstages: Patanjali, the autor oftheclassical YOGA SUTRA, describes severallevels in thepracticeof yoga: . Yama, orrestraintfromvice Niyama, orobservanceofpurityandvirtue, lay the moral foundationforpracticeandremovethedisturbanceofuncontrolleddesires. Asana, orposture, andpranayama, orbreath control, calmthephysicalbod. Pratyahara, orwithdrawalofthesenses, detachesthemindfromthe external world. Dharana, orconcentration,meditation Samadhipurestateofcontemplationandunderstanding
5. Yoga paths Hatha yoga "Ha" meansPingala Nadi (sunprinciple) orrightnostriland "tha" means Ida nadi, (moonprinciple) orleftnostril. Nadi meanspsychicpassageofenergywhich can be comparedwithnerves in physical body. Hatha means balance of Ida andPingalaNadis, orbalancingof mental energyof Ida and Vital / physicalenergyofPingala Nadi. Bhakti Thatisa Yoga ofdevotionor complete faith. Thisfaithisgenerally in theGodorsupremeconsciousness in anyoftheforms.Bhakti yoga Kundalini yoga Thissystemof Yoga isconcernedwithawakeningofthepsychiccentersorchakras, whichexists in every individual. Karma yoga Karma Yoga is a pathofdevotiontothework. Onelooseshisidentitywhileworking, onlyselflessworkremains.
