| Types of Yoga | |
| A Glossary of Yoga Terms (R-Y) |
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Râja-Yoga: The yoga synonymous with Pâtanjala-Yoga, Ashtânga-Yoga, or Râja-Yoga |
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Samâdhi-Yoga: The yoga ecstasy or eternal bliss |
Sâmkhya-Yoga: The discipline of insight, a reference of which is found in the Mahâbhârata |
| Sanyâsa-Yoga: The procedure of renunciation, which is often pitched against the concept of Karma-Yoga in the Bhagavad-Gîtâ | Samputa-Yoga: The tantric practice of maithunâ or sexual encounter |
| Samrambha-Yoga: The concept found in the Vishnu-Purâna which states the discipline of hatred as a principle that enable one to become what one continually contemplates; it can even be charged with negative emotions | Saptânga-Yoga: The discipline of the seven limbs sapta-anga or sapta-Sâdhana (i) shasta-karma, good deeds or the six purifying practices (ii) âsana, posture (iii) mudrâ, seal (iv) pratyâhâra, sensory inhibition (v) prânâyâma, breath control (6) dhyâna, meditation and (7) samâdhi, ecstasy |
| Shadanga-Yoga: The discipline of the six limbs shasta-anga, as stated in the Maitrâyanîya-Upanishad (i) prânâyâma, breath control (ii) pratyâhâra, sensory inhibition (iii) dhyâna, meditation (iv) dhâranâ, concentration (v) tarka, examination and (vi) samâdhi, ecstasy |
Siddha-Yoga: The discipline of the experts; founf in the Tantras |
| Sparsha-Yoga: The discipline of contact or touch exercised with breath control and mantra recitation; it is a Vedantic Yoga mentioned in the Shiva-Purâna | |
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Tantra-Yoga: The practice of the Tantras based on the serpent power in the body, the kundalinî |
Târaka-Yoga: The yoga based on the phenomena of light; the discipline of târaka, the deliverer |
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| Yantra-Yoga: The power of focusing the mind upon yantra, geometric representations of the cosmos. | |
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