Yoga sutra 1.16 tatparaṁ puruṣa-khyāteḥ guṇa-vaitṛṣṇyam Among the levels of detachment the highest is the absence of interest in the...

Yoga sutra 1.15 dṛṣṭa-anuśravika-viṣaya-vitṛṣṇasya vaśīkāra-saṁjṇā vairāgyam Mastery of detachment is attained when, with full awareness,...

Yoga sutra 1.14 sa tu dīrghakāla nairantarya satkāra-ādara-āsevito dṛḍhabhūmiḥ Regular practice is firmly established when it is...

Yoga sutra 1.13 tatra sthitau yatno-‘bhyāsaḥ Practice is the sustained effort to remain in a place of mental stability Sutra 1.12 stated...

Yoga sutra 1.12 abhyāsa-vairāgyābhyāṁ tan-nirodhaḥ Mastery of the fluctuations of the mind’s activities comes from self-practice and...

Yoga sutra 1.11 anubhūta-viṣaya-asaṁpramoṣaḥ smṛtiḥ Memory is the retention of past impressions/ experiences. anubhūta: experienced/...

Yoga sutra 1.10 Abhāva-pratyayālambanā tamovrttih nidrā Deep sleep is a mental state based on the absence of other mental activity Deep...

Yoga sutra 1.9 Śabdajñānānupātī vastuśūnyo vikalpaḥ Imagination arises from knowledge derived from words when the object itself is...

Yoga sutra 1.8 viparyayo mithyā-jñānam-atadrūpa pratiṣṭham Incorrect knowledge is confused understanding as it is not based on the real...

Yoga sutra 1.7 pratyakṣha anumāna āgamāh pramāṇāni Correct knowledge is the fruit of directly perceived experience, inference or reliable...

Yoga sutra 1.6 pramāṇa viparyaya vikalpa nidrā smr̥ti Correct comprehension; false understanding; imagination; deep sleep; and memory....

Yoga sutra 1.5 vr̥ttayaḥ pañcatayyaḥ kliṣṭākliṣṭāḥ The five activities of the mind are misery and non-misery. The activities are...

Yoga sutra 1.4 Vritti sarupyam itaratra: In other circumstances, the Seer can get lost in the fluctuations of mind. When one is not in...

Yoga sutra 1.3 Tada drashtuh svarupevasthanam: Then the seer is established, resting in its true nature. This sutra explains that the...

Yoga sutra 1.2 Yogash citta vrtti nirodha Yoga is the pacification, concentration and complete focus of the fluctuations of the mind’s...

"Atha yoga anushasanam" "Now, the teachings of yoga." The “Yoga Sutra,” is a 2,000-year-old treatise on yogic philosophy by the Indian...

The Summer Solstice is a special day in the yogi calendar; it is also the International Day of Yoga! At the Prana Vashya Yoga™ Studio...

The precise cause of panic attacks is the subject of much debate in western medicine and is therefore still unknown. Historically, panic...

Group classes will resume at the Prana Vashya Yoga™ Studio from Monday 17th May 2021! Do let me know if you would like me to book you...

“Chakra” literally means spinning wheel. Your life energy (also known as your ‘prana’ or ‘Qi’ -pronounced “chi”) is like electricity...