Yoga Journal Singapore — April-May 2017

ashta = eight · anga = limbs

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BY SHERRIANN MELWANI

MODEL - SHERRIANN MELWANI; PHOTO - ESTHER TAY PICTURES, ART DIRECTION : ANUJA BAGADE

ASHTANGA

practice well

This is the second part in a series of eight articles

about what Ashtanga really means, as derived

from Patanjali’s ancient Yoga Sutras.

Niyama, the second limb of Ashtanga, involves

self-discipline and spiritual observances.

Regularly attending temple or church services,

writing a journal, developing your own

personal meditation practices, or making a

habit of taking contemplative walks alone are all

examples of niyamas in practice.

The following 5 principles refer to the inner

observances that relate to our thinking, behaviour

and discipline in our daily lives.

NIYAMA

The second Limb of Yoga

Observances of the Self

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