The Sanskrit word Yoga stems from the verbal root "YUJ" meaning "TO UNITE".
Sanskrit literature contains numerous forms of yoga which demonstrate the vast scope of Hindu Yoga.
1. Abava - Yoga
The unitive discipline of nonbeing, meaning the higher yogic practice of immersion into the Self without objective support such as mantras; a concept found in the Puranas.
2. Adhyatma - Yoga
The unitive discipline of the inner self; sometimes said to be the Yoga characteristic of Upanishads.
3. Agni - Yoga
The unitive discipline of fire, causing the awakening of the serpent power (kundalini-shakti) through the joint action of mind (manas) and life force (prana).
4. Ashtanga - Yoga
The unitive discipline of the eight limbs (anga), also called Raja-Yoga, Patanjala-Yoga, or Classical Yoga.
5. Asparsha - Yoga
he unitive discipline of "non contact", which is the non dualist Yoga propounded by Gaudapada in his Mandukya-Karika; cf. Sparsha-Yoga.
6. Bhakti - Yoga
The unitive discipline of love/devotion, as expounded, for instance, in the Bhagavad - Gita, the Bhagavatha - Purana, the Shvetashvatara- upanishad, and numerous other scriptures of Vaishnavism and Shaivism.
7. Buddhi - Yoga
The unitive discipline of the higher mind, first mentioned in Bhagavad - Gita.
8. Dhyana - Yoga
The unitive discipline of meditation.
9. Ghatastha - Yoga
The unitive discipline of the "POT" (ghata), meaning the body; a synonym for Hatha- Yoga mentioned in the Gherand-Samhita.
10. Guru - Yoga
The unitive discipline relative to one's teacher, which is fundamental to almost all forms of Yoga.
11. Hatha - Yoga
The unitive discipline of the force (meaning kundalini-shakti); or forceful unitive discipline.
12. Hiranyagarbha - Yoga
The unitive discipline of Hiranyagarbha (Golden Germ), who is considered the original founder of the yoga tradition.
13. Japa - Yoga
The unitive discipline of mantra recitation.
14. Jnana - Yoga
The unitive discipline of discriminating wisdom, which is the approach of Upanishads.
15. Karma - Yoga
The unitive discipline of self transcending action, as first explicitly taught in the Bhagavad Geetha.
16. Kaula - Yoga
The unitive discipline of the Kaula school, a Tantric Yoga.
17. Kriya - Yoga
The unitive discipline of ritual; also the combined practice of asceticism (tapas), study (svadhyaya), and worship of the ishvarapranidhana mentioned in the Yoga - Sutra of Patanjali
18. Kundalini - Yoga
The unitive discipline of the serpent power (kundalinishakti), which is fundamental to the serpent power (Kundalinishakti), which is fundamental to the Tantric tradition , including Hatha - Yoga.
19. Lambika - Yoga
The unitive discipline of the "hanger", meaning the uvula, which is deliberately stimulated in this yogic approach to increase the flow of amrita whose external aspect is saliva.
20. Laya - Yoga
The unitive discipline of absorption or dissolution (laya) of the subtle elements (bhuta) prior to their natural dissolution at death.
21. Maha - Yoga
The great unitive discipline, a concept found in the Yoga - Shika - Upanishad, where it refers to the combines practice of Mantra- Yoga, Laya - Yoga, Hatha - Yoga and Raja - Yoga.
22. Mantra - Yoga
The unitive discipline of numinous sounds that help protect the mind, which has been a part of the yoga tradition ever since Vedic times.
23. Nada - Yoga
The unitive discipline of the inner sound, a practice closely associated with original Hatha - Yoga.
24. Pancadashanga - Yoga
The unitive discipline of the fifteen (15) limbs (pancadasha-anga)
25. Pashupata - Yoga
The unitive discipline of the Pashupata sect, as expounded in some of the Puranas.
26. Patanjala - Yoga
The unitive discipline of Patanjali, better known as Raja Yoga or Yoga Darshana.
27. Purna - Yoga
The unitive discipline of wholeness or integration, which is the name of Sri Aurobindo's Integral Yoga.
28. Raja Yoga
The royal unitive discipline, also called Patanjala - Yoga or Ashtanga - Yoga.
29. Samadhi - Yoga
The unitive discipline of of ecstasy.
30. Samkhya - Yoga
The unitive discipline of insight, which is the name of certain liberation teachings and schools referred to in the Mahabharata.
31. Samnyasa - Yoga
The unitive discipline of world renunciation, which is contrasted against Karma- Yoga in the Bhagavad Gita.
32. Samputa - Yoga
The unitive discipline of sexual congress (mithuna) in Tantra - Yoga.
33. Samrambha - Yoga
The unitive discipline of hatred, as mentioned in the Vishnu-Purana, which illustrates the profound yogic principle that one becomes what one constantly contemplates.
34. Saptanga - Yoga
The unitive discipline of the seven limbs (saptaanga), also known as Sapta- Sadhana in the Gheranda-Samhita.
35. Shadang - Yoga
The unitive discipline of the six limbs (shad-anga), as expounded in the Maitrayaniya- Upanishad.
36. Siddha Yoga
The unitive discipline of the adepts, a concept found in some of the Tantras.
37. Sparsha - Yoga
The unitive discipline of contact; a Vedantic Yoga mentioned in the Shiva-Purana, which combines mantra recitation with breath control, cf. Asparsha- Yoga.
38. Tantra - Yoga
The unitive discipline of the Tantras,, a kundalini- based Yoga.
39. Taraka- Yoga
The unitive discipline of the "deliverer" (taraka); a medieval yoga based on light phenomena.
40. Yantra - Yoga
The unitive discipline of focusing the mind upon geometric representations (yantra) of the cosmos.
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