...1. Yama (abstinences)2. Niyama (observances)3. Asana (yoga postures)4. Pranayama (breath control)5. Pratyahara (withdrawal of the senses)6. Dharana (concentration)7. Dhyana (meditation) 8. Samadhi (absorption)Meaning of limbs of yoga is described below-- This first limb, Yama, refers to disciplines or practices that are primarily concerned with the world around us, and our interaction with it. - Niyama, usually refers to internal duties. - Asana is a posture that one can hold for a period of time, staying relaxed, steady, comfortable and motionless- Pranayama is the control of the breath, where prana means breath and ayama means restraint.- Pratyahara is drawing within one's awareness. It is a process of retracting the sensory experience from external objects. -Dharana, as the sixth limb of yoga, is holding one's mind onto a particular inner state, subject or topic of one's mind.- Dhyana means "contemplation, reflection" and "profound, abstract meditation".- Samadhi means "putting together, joining, combining with, union, harmonious whole, trance".