Integral yoga (Satchidananda) Integral yoga (Satchidananda) Integral Yoga is a system of Yoga that synthesizes six branches of classical Yoga philosophy and practice: Hatha, Raja, Bhakti, Karma, Jnana, and Japa Yoga. It was brought to the West from India by Sri Swami Satchidananda Saraswati. Its aim is to integrate body, mind, and spirit by combining physical practices and philosophical approaches to life in order to develop the physical, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual aspects of individuals. The system includes the practices of asana, pranayama, and meditation as a way to develop physical and mental stillness in order to access inner peace and joy, which
Types of Karma (Jainism) sensations (vedanīya). In other therms these non-harming karmas are: "nāma" (body determining karma), "āyu" (life span determining karma), "gotra" (status determining karma) and "vedanīya" (feeling producing karma) respectively. Different types of karmas thus affect the soul in different ways as per their nature. Each of these types has various sub-types. "Tattvārthasūtra" generally speaks of 148 sub-types of karmas in all. These are: 5 of "jñānavaraṇa", 9 of "darśanavaraṇa", 2 of "vedanīya", 28 of "mohanīya" 4 of "āyuṣka", 93 of "nāma", 2 of "gotra", and 5 of "antarāya". "Ghātiyā karmas" (harming karmas) directly affect the attributes of the soul. These are: