Four states of consciousness are spoken of in Yoga. “Waking” consciousness or Jagrat; the “dream” consciousness, or Svapna; the “deep sleep” consciousness, or Sushupti; and the state beyond that, called Turiya [It is impossible to avoid the use of these technical terms, even in an introduction to Yoga. There are no exact English equivalents, and […]
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This article is primarily concerned with this Yoga of the physical body known as Hatha Yoga. While the body and the mind cannot be separated and the health of one affects the health of the other, I ha