Eight Limbs of Ashtanga Yoga

There are many different branches of Yoga, and the one that interested me most is Ashtanga Yoga. Ashtanga Yoga defines as 'Eight Limbed Yoga' . The Eight Limbs and their Sanskrit names are as follows....

1) YAMA ones behaviour in the world and attitude towards others
2) NIYANA ones behaviour and attitude towards oneself
3) ASANA physical pose/posture
4) PRATHAYARA withdrawal of senses, focus goes inwards, losing awareness of what is going on outside oneself
5) PRANAYAMA breathing exercises which increase life force and lead to a calmer mind
6) DHARANA concentration and focus without distraction
7) SAMADHI enlightenment

Through practice one can see all these mental and physical limbs becoming more exposed. Yoga has taught me to look into mySELF and start to understand why it is that certain things cause me upset and why I react certain ways to specific situations