These postures engage the nervous system and cultivate focus ( dharana ).

The list of 84 yoga asanas serves as a roadmap for physical and spiritual discipline. Whether practiced as a literal sequence or viewed as a symbolic framework, these postures remain the bedrock of Hatha Yoga, designed to prepare the body for the stillness of meditation and the realization of the self.

The number 84 is symbolic in Vedic tradition, representing the 8.4 million species of life