Yoga 8! A New Season

This new season is all about the 8 limbs of Yoga.  Sherry & Theresa, both longtime practitioners & teachers, take listeners on a journey beyond asana (physical poses), but not excluding it.There will be episodes that are designed around specific limbs and others that will reveal how yoga shows up in our lives off the mat in very real and daily ways.This first episode begins with statistics gathered from the Yoga Industry globally and in the United States and moves into a general overview of the 8 limbs. Of course, the conversation take its organic twists & turns, as the anecdotes fly!The 8 Limbs:1.     Yamas (Restraints)            Ahimsa – Non Violence            Satya – Truthfulness            Asteya – Non Stealing            Bramacharya – Wise use of energy, self-control (including sexual energy)            Aparigraha – Non Hoarding, non possessiveness2.     Niyamas (Observances)            Saucha – Purity, clearness of mind, speech & body            Santosha – Contentment, acceptance of things as they are            Tapas – Perserverance, discipline, patience            Svadhyaya – Self-study            Ishvarapranidhana – Devotion, dedication to the ideal of pure awareness3.     Asana – physical poses of yoga4.     Pranayama – breath control, breath practices5.     Pratyahara – withdrawal of the senses6.     Dharana – single point of concentration7.     Dhyana – meditation 8.     Samadhi – State of ecstasy or blissSources & Links from Episode:8 Limbs of Yoga.26 Yoga Industry Statistics [2022].Anecdotal Anatomy's Amazing Team:Judith George - Editor (video & audio)Keith Kenny - MusicCindy Fatsis - Photography