āyam

Root: yam Devanāgarī: आयम् Translation: to stretch, lengthen out, extend; to stretch one's self or be stretched or strained; to grow long Similar words:āyāma, vyāyāma Related concepts:prāṇāyāma

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“How do we refocus on the limbs of
Aṣṭāṅga Yoga and the stretching
or strengthening of the Mind,
rather than the more usual focus
we find on the limbs of the Body
and the stretching or strengthening
of the muscles, tendons and joints?”
– 108 Yoga Teaching Path Pointers

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