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However, the widely practiced Yog sadhanas (Practices) are: Yama, Niyama, Aasan, Pranayam, Pratyahaar, Dharana, Dhyana (Meditation), Samadhi / Samyama, Bandhas and Mudras, Shatkarmas, Yukta ahara, Yukta karma, Mantra japa, etc.

Yama’s are restraints and Niyama’s are observances. These are considered to be pre-requisites for the Yog Sadhanas.

Aasans, capable of bringing about stability of body and mind ‘kuryat-tad-aasanmsthairyam….’ , consists in adopting various body (psycho-physical) patterns, giving ability to maintain a body position (a stable awareness of one’s structural existence) for a considerable length and period of time as well.

Pranayam consists in developing awareness of one’s breathing followed by willful regulation of respiration as the functional or vital basis of one’s existence. It helps in developing awareness of one’s mind and helps to establish control over the mind. In the initial stages, this is done by developing awareness of the ‘flow of in-breath and out-breath’ (svasa-prasvasa) through nostrils, mouth and other body openings, its internal and external pathways and destinations. Later, this phenomenon is modified; through regulated, controlled and monitored inhalation (svasa) leading to the awareness of the body space/s getting filled (puraka), the space/s remaining in a filled state (kumbhaka) and it’s getting emptied (rechaka) during regulated, controlled and monitored exhalation (prasvasa).