“Study Yoga; you will learn an infinite amount from it – but do not try to apply it, for we Europeans are not so constituted that we apply these methods correctly, just like that.” – Carl Jung, Yoga and the West

The backbone of modern Yoga is Pantanjali’s 8-Limb Path, in which each stage is a preparation for the next. In Sanskrit (Yoga’s ancient language) , it’s called Ashtanga where ashta means “eight” and anga means “limb”. Keep in mind that this is not to be confused for the widely popular style of Yoga of the same name, Ashtanga (as if this wasn’t already confusing enough).

For those who are unfamiliar with the 8-Limb Path, it is as follows: Read the rest of this post»