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Raja yoga. Raja literally means "royal," and it is commonly known as classic yoga. The eight limbs discussed earlier fall under Raja yoga. The focus here is on training the mind to serve the spirit through meditation. The practice of Raja yoga typeically starts with Hatha yoga in order to prepare the body and mind for meditation. Raja yoga emphasizes training the mid through meditation and is generally preceeded by Hatha yoga, which adds mental prepartation.