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elementor-size-default\">The Four Yoga Paths<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58610a3d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"58610a3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5aa91226 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5aa91226\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e8799d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e8799d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yoga is a way of life \u2013 an integrated system of education for the body, mind, and inner spirit. It is a practical aid, not a religion. Yoga is union with all.<\/p><p>Traditionally, there are four paths of yoga. 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They are likened to four branches of a tree. Since we each have our own personality, we may prefer one path, but a one-sided development is not recommended. The whole person\u2019s heart, intellect, and hand should be developed simultaneously, so a synthesis of the four main paths is recommended. It is best to have one basic sadhana (spiritual practice) while drawing from the techniques of the others as well.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e68eef1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e68eef1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7fa6c7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d7fa6c7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27a6ab6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-table\" data-id=\"27a6ab6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-table.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-jet-table jet-elements\">\n\t\t<div class=\"jet-table-wrapper jet-table-responsive-mobile_extra jet-table-responsive-mobile\">\n\t\t\t<table class=\"jet-table jet-table--fa5-compat\">\n\t\t\t\t<thead class=\"jet-table__head\"><tr class=\"jet-table__head-row\"><th class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-a2d55ea jet-table__head-cell\" scope=\"col\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\">Path<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/th><th class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-002a003 jet-table__head-cell\" scope=\"col\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\">Best suited to<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/th><th class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-0b3adc3 jet-table__head-cell\" scope=\"col\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\">Core aim<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/th><th class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-a83f52b jet-table__head-cell\" scope=\"col\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\">Key methods (examples)<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tbody class=\"jet-table__body\"><tr class=\"jet-table__body-row elementor-repeater-item-a9d0211\"><td class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-f475706 jet-table__body-cell\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\">Karma Yoga<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-b19ab4c jet-table__body-cell\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\">Active, outgoing temperament<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-8cf237f jet-table__body-cell\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\">Purify the heart; reduce ego; prepare for silent meditation<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-d243e1e jet-table__body-cell\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\">Selfless service; work itself is the practice when performed with the right mental attitude<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"jet-table__body-row elementor-repeater-item-6fa4ce2\"><td class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-8a0917b jet-table__body-cell\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\">Bhakti Yoga<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-2e559d9 jet-table__body-cell\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\">Emotional temperament<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-44b9599 jet-table__body-cell\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\">Transform emotion into devotion and love<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-c1b64e6 jet-table__body-cell\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\">Prayer, worship, ritual, chanting, mantra repetition<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"jet-table__body-row elementor-repeater-item-3060157\"><td class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-bb85b21 jet-table__body-cell\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\">Jnana Yoga<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-156d2ac jet-table__body-cell\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\">Intellectual temperament<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-7edd890 jet-table__body-cell\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\">Recognize the Supreme Self; lift the veils of <i>Maya<\/i><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-4740be3 jet-table__body-cell\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\">Vedanta study; <i>viveka<\/i> &#038; <i>vairagya<\/i><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"jet-table__body-row elementor-repeater-item-169cdce\"><td class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-dff8e25 jet-table__body-cell\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\">Raja Yoga<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-53f2cde jet-table__body-cell\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\">Those drawn to mind-training<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-9c8bcbc jet-table__body-cell\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\">Concentration and control of the mind; meditation<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-5114853 jet-table__body-cell\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\">Patanjali\u2019s <i>Yoga Sutras<\/i><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody>\n\t\t\t<\/table>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6113c7d0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6113c7d0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10580193 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"10580193\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a1d07db elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a1d07db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Karma Yoga: The Path of Selfless Action<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af17455 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"af17455\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b6d2eb7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1b6d2eb7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a66bc7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a66bc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Karma Yoga is selfless service, valued because the mind is quickly purified and its limits transcended. You practice it when you act selflessly, without thinking about success or reward. It purifies the heart and reduces the influence of ego in words, actions, and relationships \u2013 and it is the best way to prepare yourself for silent meditation.<\/p><p>In Karma Yoga, the work itself is the practice, if performed with the right mental attitude.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-423ba9ea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"423ba9ea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-999a708 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"999a708\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b69af66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4b69af66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bhakti Yoga: The Devotional Path of Love<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b041264 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1b041264\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e23cf42 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4e23cf42\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2963c1d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2963c1d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bhakti Yoga appeals to those emotional by nature. Because emotions cannot be endlessly repressed, Bhakti teaches techniques for their sublimation. Through chanting, prayer, and the repetition of mantra (sacred formulae), emotional energy is channeled into devotion, turning anger, hatred, and jealousy in a positive direction. Emotional love is changed into pure divine love. <\/p><p>Bhakti Yoga includes prayer, worship, and ritual, including chanting and devotional singing, and practitioners come to experience God as the embodiment of love.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20971d6b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"20971d6b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c8e4c72 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6c8e4c72\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73001dc3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"73001dc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Jnana Yoga: The Path of Wisdom and Inquiry<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b3b31e6 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2b3b31e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-660b1655 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"660b1655\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45a54e6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45a54e6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Jnana Yoga is the yoga of wisdom or knowledge and involves studying the philosophy of Vedanta. Its goal is to recognize the Supreme Self in yourself and in all beings. This approach describes the world as an illusion; using <em>viveka<\/em> (discrimination) and <em>vairagya<\/em> (dispassion), the veils of illusion \u2013 Maya \u2013 are lifted. It is usually regarded as the most difficult path and demands a sharp mind and an unclouded intellect.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38eb2940 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"38eb2940\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69d98bf0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"69d98bf0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a5763ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a5763ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hatha and Raja Yoga: The Royal Road of Mind Control and Meditation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c64e80e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4c64e80e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35e696b1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"35e696b1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60f7fad2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60f7fad2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Raja Yoga is a practical, psychological approach: a system of concentration and control of the mind. It recommends right conduct, steady posture, breath regulation, and withdrawal of the senses \u2013 because only when the foundation is firm can the superstructure of concentration and meditation succeed.<\/p><p>The ancient sage Patanjali codified this path in his <em>Yoga Sutras<\/em> as an eight-step training system for body and mind, which he called <em>ashtanga yoga<\/em> (<em>ashta<\/em> meaning &#8216;eight&#8217; and <em>anga<\/em> meaning &#8216;limb&#8217;). The first two steps, <em>yama<\/em> and <em>niyama<\/em>, establish right conduct and inner discipline; they form the ethical foundation without which later practice becomes unstable. <em>Asana<\/em> develops steadiness and ease in posture, and <em>pranayama<\/em> refines and regulates the breath and prana, preparing the mind for inward attention. <em>Pratyahara<\/em> draws the senses inward, reducing distraction and quieting the outward-going tendencies of the mind. From this inwardness, <em>dharana<\/em> (concentration) becomes possible \u2013 fixing the mind on one point to the exclusion of other thoughts \u2013 ripening into <em>dhyana<\/em> (meditation), an uninterrupted flow of attention, and culminating in <em>samadhi<\/em>, absolute consciousness, beyond all the usual states of waking, dreaming, and deep sleep.<\/p><p>Hatha Yoga is considered a form of Raja Yoga that emphasizes asana and pranayama, but without the yamas, niyamas, and the other steps it is not &#8220;yoga&#8221;.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e21c92d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6e21c92d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3514bf5e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3514bf5e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e5b0d35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1e5b0d35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Explore Each Yogic Path in Depth<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16957f3b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"16957f3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59f2c024 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"59f2c024\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79c7d8e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79c7d8e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.sivananda.eu\/en\/yoga\/philosophy\/four-paths\/karma-yoga\/\">Karma Yoga<\/a>: Service done selflessly, without expectation, purifying the heart and reducing ego.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.sivananda.eu\/en\/yoga\/philosophy\/four-paths\/bhakti-yoga\/\">Bhakti Yoga<\/a>: Devotion through prayer, chanting, and mantra repetition, transforming emotion into pure divine love.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.sivananda.eu\/en\/yoga\/philosophy\/four-paths\/jnana-yoga\/\">Jnana Yoga<\/a>: The Vedantic path of wisdom to lift the veils of illusion and recognize the Supreme Self.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.sivananda.eu\/en\/yoga\/philosophy\/four-paths\/raja-yoga\/\">Hatha and Raja Yoga<\/a>: The Royal Road of concentration and control of the mind, grounded in right conduct and the eight limbs of yoga, including asana and pranayama.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>4 Yoga Paths The Four Yoga Paths Yoga is a way of life \u2013 an integrated system of education for the body, mind, and inner spirit. It is a practical aid, not a religion. Yoga is union with all. Traditionally, there are four paths of yoga. Although each is a complete discipline, it is best [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":8495,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_angie_page":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7923","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.sivananda.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7923","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.sivananda.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.sivananda.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.sivananda.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.sivananda.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7923"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/staging.sivananda.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7923\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12215,"href":"https:\/\/staging.sivananda.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7923\/revisions\/12215"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.sivananda.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8495"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.sivananda.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7923"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}