What is the difference between hatha yoga and Raja yoga?

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Hatha Yoga focuses on physical postures and breath control, while Raja Yoga emphasizes meditation, mental discipline, and spiritual enlightenment.
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Hatha Yoga focuses on physical postures (asanas), breathing techniques (pranayama), and purification to prepare the body for meditation. Raja Yoga is more meditative and philosophical, following the eight-limbed path of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras, aiming at mental control and spiritual liberation. Hatha...
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Hatha Yoga focuses on physical postures (asanas), breathing techniques (pranayama), and purification to prepare the body for meditation. Raja Yoga is more meditative and philosophical, following the eight-limbed path of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras, aiming at mental control and spiritual liberation. Hatha is body-oriented; Raja is mind-oriented. read less
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