What is the difference between hatha yoga and ashtanga yoga?

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IT Professional come Yoga trainer, certified from YCB, Ayush Mantralaya

Hath Yoga is focus more on physical aspects like asanas whereas Astanga yoga has 8 limbs, asanas is just one limb among them.
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Both are complementary to each other other but hath start with body which leads you towards raj Or ashtang yog
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Hatha yoga starts with physical postures and eventually leads to meditation while Ashtanga yoga focuses on self and then physical later
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