Yoga
Contrary to what's often put about in Western manuals, yoga does not just comprise exercises - it's a system of spiritual, mental and physical self-discipline, designed to bring about mastery of the self and true awareness of the self's oneness with the universe. There are several classical schools of yoga, but the ones that fit most easily into Western lifestyles come under the category of raja yoga and share eight "limbs" or steps ( astanga), which represent an ascending path to self-control. The first two are the moral limbs, divided into dos and don'ts; after that come the three external limbs, asana (correct posture), pranayama (correct breathing) and pratyahana (control of the senses); followed finally by the three internal limbs, dharana (concentration), dhyana (meditation) and samadhi (super-consciousness). Yoga's reputation for headstands and the like comes from hatha yoga , which places special emphasis on the three external methods to purify the body as an aid to developing the self. The term comes from the syllables ha and tha, representing inhalation and exhalation, since breath-control techniques, along with various postures, form an important part of this practice. Another popular variant, kundalini yoga , stresses meditation. The individual visualizes the process of enlightenment as a serpent, coiled near the base of the spine, rising through six psychic centres ( chakra) in an ascending progression of consciousness, finally reaching the seventh, highest level. Several yoga centres are located in and around Kathmandu.
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