- Abhâva-Yoga
- The unitive discipline of nonbeing, meaning the higher yogic practice of immersion into the Self without objective support such as mantras; a concept found in the Purânas; cf. Bhâva-Yoga
- Adhyâtma-Yoga
- The unitive discipline of the inner self; sometimes said to be the Yoga characteristic of the Upanishads
- Agni-Yoga
- The unitive discipline of fire, causing the awakening of the serpent power (kundalinî-shakti) through the joint action of mind (manas) and life force (prâna)
- Ashtânga-Yoga
- The unitive discipline of the eight limbs, i.e., Râja-Yoga or Pâtanjala-Yoga
- Asparsha-Yoga
- The unitive discipline of "noncontact," which is the nondualist Yoga propounded by Gaudapâda in his Mândûkya-Kârikâ; cf. Sparsha-Yoga
- Bhakti-Yoga
- The unitive discipline of love/devotion, as expounded, for instance, in the Bhagavad-Gîtâ, the Bhâgavata-Purâna, and numerous other scriptures of Shaivism and Vaishnavism
- Buddhi-Yoga
- The unitive discipline of the higher mind, first mentioned in the Bhagavad-Gîtâ
- Dhyâna-Yoga
- The unitive discipline of meditation
- Ghatastha-Yoga
- The unitive discipline of the "pot" (ghata), meaning the body; a synonym for Hatha-Yoga mentioned in the Gheranda-Samhitâ
- Guru-Yoga
- The unitive discipline relative to one's teacher
- Hatha-Yoga
- The unitive discipline of the force (meaning the serpent power or kundalinî-shakti); or forceful unitive discipline
- Hiranyagarbha-Yoga
- The unitive discipline of Hiranyagarbha ("Golden Germ"), who is considered the original founder of the Yoga tradition
- Japa-Yoga
- The unitive discipline of mantra recitation
- Jnâna-Yoga
- The unitive discipline of discriminating wisdom, which is the approach of the Upanishads
- Karma-Yoga
- The unitive discipline of self-transcending action, as first explicitly taught in the Bhagavad-Gîtâ
- Kaula-Yoga
- The unitive discipline of the Kaula school, a Tantric Yoga
- Kriyâ-Yoga
- The unitive discipline of ritual; also the combined practice of asceticism (tapas), study (svâdhyâya), and worship of the Lord (îshvara-pranidhâna) mentioned in the Yoga-Sûtra of Patanjali
- Kundalinî-Yoga
- The unitive discipline of the serpent power (kundalinî-shakti), which is fundamental to the Tantric tradition, including Hatha-Yoga
- Lambikâ-Yoga
- The unitive discipline of the "hanger," meaning the uvula, which is deliberately stimulated in this yogic approach to increase the flow of "nectar" (amrita) whose external aspect is saliva
- Laya-Yoga
- The unitive discipline of absorption or dissolution of the elements prior to their natural dissolution at death
- Mahâ-Yoga
- The great unitive discipline, a concept found in the Yoga-Shikhâ-Upanishad where it refers to the combined practice of Mantra-Yoga, Laya-Yoga, Hatha-Yoga, and Râja-Yoga
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- Mantra-Yoga
- The unitive discipline of numinous sounds that help protect the mind, which has been a part of the Yoga tradition ever since Vedic times
- Nâda-Yoga
- The unitive discipline of the inner sound, a practice closely associated with original Hatha-Yoga
- Pancadashânga-Yoga
- The unitive discipline of the fifteen limbs (pancadasha-anga): (1) moral discipline (yama), (2) restraint (niyama), (3) renunciation (tyâga), (4) silence (mauna), (5) right place (desha), (6) right time (kâla), (7) posture (âsana), (8) root lock (mûla-bandha), (9) bodily equilibrium (deha-samya), (10) stability of vision (dhrik-sthiti), (11) control of the life force (prâna-samrodha), (12) sensory inhibition (pratyâhâra), (13) concentration (dhâranâ), (14) meditation upon the Self (âtma-dhyâna), and (15) ecstasy (samâdhi)
- Pâshupata-Yoga
- The unitive discipline of the Pâshupata sect, as expounded in some of the Purânas
- Pâtanjala-Yoga
- The unitive discipline of Patanjali, better known as Râja-Yoga or Yoga-Darshana
- Pûrna-Yoga
- The unitive discipline of wholeness or integration, which is the name of Sri Aurobindo's Yoga
- Râja-Yoga
- The royal unitive discipline, also called Pâtanjala-Yoga, Ashtânga-Yoga, or Râja-Yoga
- Samâdhi-Yoga
- The unitive discipline of ecstasy
- Sâmkhya-Yoga
- The unitive discipline of insight, which is the name of certain liberation teachings and schools referred to in the Mahâbhârata
- Samnyâsa-Yoga
- The unitive discipline of renunciation, which is contrasted against Karma-Yoga in the Bhagavad-Gîtâ
- Samputa-Yoga
- The unitive discipline of sexual congress (maithunâ) in Tantra-Yoga
- Samrambha-Yoga
- The unitive discipline of hatred, as mentioned in the Vishnu-Purâna, which illustrates the profound yogic principle that one becomes what one constantly contemplates (even if charged with negative emotions)
- Saptânga-Yoga
- The unitive discipline of the seven limbs (sapta-anga), also known as Sapta-Sâdhana in the Gheranda-Samhitâ: (1) six purificatory practices (shat-karma), (2) posture (âsana), (3) seal (mudrâ), (4) sensory inhibition (pratyâhâra), (5) breath control (prânâyâma), (6) meditation (dhyâna), and (7) ecstasy (samâdhi)
- Shadanga-Yoga
- The unitive discipline of the six limbs (shad-anga), as expounded in the Maitrâyanîya-Upanishad: (1) breath control (prânâyâma), (2) sensory inhibition (pratyâhâra), (3) meditation (dhyâna), (4) concentration (dhâranâ), (5) examination (tarka), and (6) ecstasy (samâdhi)
- Siddha-Yoga
- The unitive discipline of the adepts, a concept found in some of the Tantras
- Sparsha-Yoga
- The unitive discipline of contact; a Vedantic Yoga mentioned in the Shiva-Purâna, which combines mantra recitation with breath control; cf. Asparsha-Yoga
- Tantra-Yoga
- The unitive discipline of the Tantras, a kundalinî-based Yoga
- Târaka-Yoga
- The unitive discipline of the "deliverer" (târaka); a medieval Yoga based on light phenomena
- Yantra-Yoga
- The unitive discipline of focusing the mind upon geometric representations (yantra) of the cosmos.
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