1. What Kind of Yoga Do You Do?
By Monica Novak

4. Asanas (Yoga Postures)

5. What kind of Yoga Do You Do?
Bikram
Vinyasa
Ashtanga
Iyengar
Anusara
Hatha
Kali Ray
Swaroopa

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9. Do All Paths Lead To God?
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11. Rishis (seers)
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12. Swami Satchidanda
Master of Integral Yoga
“After you have decided which path is right for you,
stick to that path, but do not say to others that this is
the only one. Recognize all of the paths and respect
them. In the spiritual life, all paths lead to the same
place.”
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13. Osho
A Radical Yogi
“Relate with others, but relate with yourself
also.Love others, but love yourself also.Go
out! - the world is beautiful, adventurous; it
is a challenge, it enriches.Go out fearlessly
there is nothing to lose,there is everything
to gain.”
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14. The Mother
Master of Supramental Yoga
"I belong to no nation, no civilization, no
society, no race, but to the Divine. I obey no
master, no rules, no law, no social
convention, but the Divine. To Him I have
surrendered all will, life and self. " - The
Mother
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15. Yoga Branches
 Raja-Yoga “Royal Yoga,” utilizes Patanjali’s eight-
fold path called “Ashtanga Yoga.”
 Hatha-Yoga “Forceful Yoga,” liberation through the
physical body.
 Jnana-Yoga “Yoga of Wisdom,” liberation through
the intellect (buddhi).
 Bhakti-Yoga “Yoga of Devotion,” liberation through
the divine.
 Karma-Yoga “Yoga of Action” liberation through
selfless service.
 Mantra-Yoga “Yoga of Sound,” liberation through
psycho-spiritual sounds.
 Laya-Yoga is “Continuity Yoga,” liberation through
samadhi (the dissolution of ego and object of
meditation).

16. What Unites the Different
Branches?
Moksha-Shastra “Liberation Teaching.”
Explorations of Consciousness.
Dharma-morality and law.
Svadhyaya-study.
Commitment
Before Enlightenment I chopped wood.
No Effort is Wasted.

17. Raja Yoga or “Royal Yoga”
 Formulated by Patanjali during 2nd Century
C.E. based on his work the ‘Yoga Sutras’
(195 aphorisms). He is often studied and
considered an authority on yoga.
 Patanjali wrote the sutras in response to
Mahayana Buddhism which taught non-
dualism (reality is singular and distinctions
are made by the ego, therefore illusion).
 Patanjali stands out from Eastern
counterparts by teaching the Self and Nature
are distinct and irreconcilable. Patanjali
teaches dualism.
 Professes that nature is insentient, and
includes the mind. Yoga is the extraction of
the Self from nature.

18. Ashtanga “Eight Limbed” Yoga
 Yama - Moral Disciplines: non-harming
(ahimsa), nonstealing (asteya), truthfulness
(satya) sexual restraint (brhamacarya), non-
grasping (aparigraha).
 Niyama - Self-Restraints: purity (shauca),
contentment (samtosha), asceticism (tapas),
self-study (svadhyaya) and devotion (ishvara-
pranidhana).
 Asana - Postures.
 Pranayama - Breath Control.
 Pratyahara - Sensory Control.
 Dharana - Concentration.
 Dhyana - Meditation.
 Samadhi - Ecstasy.

19. Hatha Yoga “Forceful Yoga”
The Body is a Vehicle.
Yoga studios and fitness centers mostly
teach some form of Hatha Yoga.
Asana and Pranayama are central used
to cleanse the nadis (channels) using
prana (life force).
When the breath is mastered, the mind
is also mastered.

20. Jnana-Yoga
“The Yoga of Wisdom”
Jnana means “knowledge”
Self-Realization through discernment.
Relies on the higher mind (buddhi).
Non-Dualistic

21. Four Principal means
 Discernment (viveka) to see the world as it is.
 Renunciation (viraga) of the enjoyment of
one’s actions fruits.
 The “six accomplishments” (shat-sampatti)
detailed on next slide.
 Spiritual Impulse (mumukshutva) or urge
toward liberation.

22. The Six Accomplishments
 Tranquility (shama), the art of remaining
serene.
 Sense Restraint (dama), curbing one’s
senses.
 Cessation (uparati), from inappropriate
action.
 Endurance (titksha), from opposites.
 Mental Collectedness (samadhana) or
concentration.
 Faith (shraddha) or experience of the sacred.

23. Bhakti-Yoga “Yoga of Devotion”
The Yoga of Loving self-dedication to
the Divine.
Self-Transformation accomplished
through worship and service of the
Divine.
The practitioner is a devotee (bhakta)
and lover, the Divine is the Beloved.

24. Nine Stages Toward Unification
 Listening (Shravana) to Divine Names.
 Chanting/Singing (Kirtana) praise songs in
honor of the Lord.
 Remembrance (smarana) of God’s attributes.
 “Service at the feet” (pada-sevana)
 Ritual (arcana), performance of religious rites.
 Prostration (vandana) before the image of the
Divine.
 “Slavish devotion” (dasya) to God.

25. Nine Stages Toward Unification
Personal Friendship (sakhya).
“Self-Offering” (atma-nivedana) or
transcendence.
Recommended Reading: Bhagvata
Puruna and Shat-Sandarbha.

26. Karma Yoga
“The Yoga of Action”
Karma: action, work, product, effect,
etc.
Freedom in action.
Spontaneity of action.
How to truly be free one’s actions?
The Bhagavad Gita

27. Mantra Yoga
“The Yoga of Sound”
Mantra is a sacred sound.
Mantras are given during initiatory
rituals.
Mantra Yoga has 16 limbs.

28. Laya Yoga “Continuity Yoga”
Tantra-Yoga
Meditative Absorption
Nondualistic
Kundalini Shakti
cakras, nadis, marmas

29. So What kind of Yoga Do You
Do?
How do you strive to be more
connected with yourself?
Is there a practice you have committed
to?