Hatha Yoga tradition

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The Hatha Yoga tradition is a branch of yoga focused on physical postures, breath control, and purification practices as a means to prepare the body and mind for higher states of meditation and spiritual realization.

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Hatha Yoga tradition canonical 3
Hatha yoga tradition 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian philosophical tradition
spiritual practice
yoga tradition
aimsAt control of body and mind
preparation for meditation
spiritual realization
associatedConcept chakras
kundalini energy
subtle body
associatedWithReligion Buddhism
Hinduism
Jainism
componentOf broader yoga tradition
documentedIn Gheranda Samhita
Hatha Yoga Pradipika
Shiva Samhita
emphasizes discipline of the body
discipline of the breath
discipline of the senses
focusesOn breath control
physical postures
purification practices
goal awakening of kundalini
stability of the body
steadiness of the mind
hasOrigin India
historicalPeriod medieval India
includesEthicalAspect observance of yamas and niyamas
influenced modern postural yoga
languageOfEarlyTexts Sanskrit
philosophicalBasis dualistic metaphysics in many lineages
practiceSetting ashrams
monastic communities
preparesFor higher states of meditation
samadhi
relatedTo Raja Yoga
Tantra
requires guidance of a guru in traditional context
teaches control of prana
purification of nadis
transmittedThrough lineages of teachers
usesPractice asana
bandha
mudra
pranayama
shatkarma
viewsBodyAs instrument for liberation
viewsPurificationAs means to subtle perception

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Nath yogis influenced Hatha Yoga tradition
Gorakhnath influenced Hatha Yoga tradition
Nath Sampradaya influenced Hatha Yoga tradition
Matsyendranath associatedWith Hatha yoga tradition
linked to: Hatha Yoga tradition