Abhinivesha: survival instinct
Asanas: postures
Bhakti Yoga: it emphasizes the devotion to the divine
Chakras: centers of energy located between the base of your spinal column and the crown or your head
Dhyana: meditaion ...
Abhinivesha
clinging to life; the instinctive urge for survival at all costs; one of the Pancha Klesha (five 'hindrances' to spiritual growth).
Acharya ...
Abhinivesha or love for earthly life is the main cause of all fears. Abhinivesha is clinging to life and body. Attachment to objects causes fear. Attachment to name and fame causes fear.
Abhinivesha (will to live) is the deepest and most universal klesha, remaining with us until our deaths. We know that one day we will indeed die, yet our fear of death is a deeply buried in our unconsciousness.
Meditation on OM with Bhava removes obstacles in Sadhana and helps to attain Samadhi. Avidya (ignorance), Asmita (egoism), Raga-Dvesha (likes and dislikes), Abhinivesha (clinging to mundane life) are the five Kleshas or afflictions.
Clinging to phenomenal existence (abhinivesha) is the logical outcome of the operation of ignorance, and once aroused is self-sustaining through the inertia of habit, so that countervailing measures are needed to eradicate it, ...
 See also: Yoga, Body, Mind, Avidya, Asmita
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