QUALITIES OF NIYAMA

QUALITIES OF NIYAMA ----

YOGA -- NIYAMA

Apart from five qualities of YAMA, there are five more qualities of Niyama.:...

1) Shauch --- It is related to the cleaniness and hygiene of Sadhak.( Pupil)

2) Santosh --- It is an overall mental satisfaction of a Sadhak.

3) Tapa ---  It is a faithful devotion towards the work.

4) Swadhyaya --- It means keeping in touch with all previous studies by regular practice.

5) Ishwar Pranidhan --- It means total surrender to the Supreme Power.

ASHTANGA YOGA -- FURTHER CLASSIFICATION N DETAILS

In Ashtang Yoga "YAMA" AND "NIYAMA" are very essential and are fundamental foundation for the sadhak.

There are five aspects of Yama :........

1) Satya -- Means Truth

2) Ahimsa -- Means Non- Killing

3) Asteya -- Means not stealing of wealth,thoughts,literature etc.

4) Aparigraha --- It is non compilation of essential commodities more then requirement.

5) Brahmacharya -- Means strict celebecial observation by speech,thoughts,sense and deeds.

Classification of Yogasanas

In order to understand Yogasanas and study them well, they have been classified as follows:::
1) Sitting Postures--
2) Supine Postures
3) Abdominal Postures
4) Hand Postures
5) Knee- Postures
6) Leg Postures
7) Head Postures