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Introduction	ix
Purification original: Śodhana; the preliminary practices used to cleanse the body and prepare it for higher yoga	1
Postures original: Āsanas; physical positions used to cultivate stability and physical ease	16
Seals original: Mudrās; symbolic gestures or internal locks used to direct the flow of vital energy	60
Withdrawal of the Senses original: Pratyāhāra; the practice of pulling the attention away from external distractions to focus inward	86
Breath Control original: Prāṇāyāma; the regulation of life-force through various breathing techniques	89
Meditation original: Dhyāna; a state of deep, uninterrupted concentration on a single point or object	113
Spiritual Absorption original: Samādhi; the culminating state of yoga where the practitioner’s consciousness merges with the absolute	119
Contributors	127

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