何谓瑜珈？

在这里我把我所学的瑜珈知识写下来。。。

瑜珈已经有五千年前的历史。它的目的是把身、心、灵合一。何谓身、心、灵合一，那可以写成一篇文章，有机会再写它。

Maharishi Patanjali 把瑜珈的知识很有系统化的记录了下来，叫着Patanjali Yoga Sutras(PYS) - 瑜珈箴言。这瑜珈箴言自古代遗传到今天。根椐PYS, Yoga is an Art, it is a life-style and there are Eight Limbs of Yoga (Asthanga Yoga). Yogic integrate/apply Eight Limbs of Yoga into their living.

Eight Limbs of Yoga included:
1. Yama
2. Niyama
3. Asana
4. Pranayama
5. Pratyahara
6. Dharana
7. Dhyana
8. Samadhi

而现今大多数人学的只是 3rd Limb (Asana - 体位法)，4th Limb (Pranayama - 呼吸法) 和 7th Limb (Dhyana - Meditation). 所以我们只能说我在学瑜珈体位法(Asana - Yoga Posture), 而不是我在学瑜珈。