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The integration of the final three limbs of Patanjali’s eightfold path is known as Samyama. In today’s post, we’re going to touch on each of the three principles.

As I mentioned in my first post, yoga is so much more than the physical practice we do on our mats. In fact, it’s not until Patanjali’s third limb that we delve into Asana at all. We’ll also be talking about Pranayama and Pratyahara, the fourth and fifth limbs respectively, today.

The Niyamas are the second limb of Patanjali’s eight limbs of yoga. Niyama is a Sanskrit word which translates as ‘observances’, and they are primarily our attitudes to our inner world, to ourselves.

The physical practice (asana) which we practice in a studio or at home is such a small part of the behemoth that is ‘yoga’, yet we often place all our attention on the postures. In this series of blog posts I’m going to be covering some of the foundations of yogic philosophy to give you more insight into yoga off the mat.