Wednesday, 18 February 2009

• Yoga- A Way Of Life

  
  

  
  Yoga, meaning union in Sanskrit, is an ancient spiritual practice, that originated in India. It's main focus is to achieve a state of mental & physical balance through meditation & various stretching exercises known as yoga postures or asana.
  
  Starting yoga/ yoga tips:
  
   - Talk to your doctor to make sure that practicing yoga will not worsen the conditions, you currently have.
   - Start with meditation
   - Use basic postures
   - Always end your yoga practice with Shavasana, resting and consciously relaxing your body for 5-15 minutes.
  
  Yoga is used as an alternative therapy for attaining mental and physical harmony. A beginner has to practice the basic yoga poses, simple meditation technique and then work their way up to specific exercises attuned for their personal requirements.
  
  A knowledge of basic Yoga forms is helpful for the beginners. A few important forms of Yoga/ Terms are explained below:
   
  - Patanjali systematized various yogic practices and traditions of his times in the form of treatise in his yoga sutra. While Yoga evolved as a spiritual practice, in the West it has grown popular as a form of purely physical exercise.
   
  - Adi Shankara was the first philosopher to consolidate the doctrine of Advaita Vedanta, a sub-school of Vedanta.
  
  - Iyengar Yoga, created by Bikram Iyengar, is a form of yoga known for its use of props, such as belts and blocks, as aids in performing asanas.
  
  - Traditional Hatha Yoga is a complete yogic path, including moral disciplines and physical exercises.
  
  - Tantra Yoga is a holistic approach to the study of the universal from the point of view of the individual.
  
  - Pranayam is a set of deep breathing exercises which can lead us into meditation to heal our mind, body and spirit.
  
  - Samadhi is a Sanskrit term for the state of consciousness induced by complete meditation.
  
  Yoga poses:
  
  The various poses include Lotus, Cat, Mountain and alike with the 'Lotus Position' as the basic one.
   
  Try Yoga for incorporating a holistic approach towards life. It helps in increasing brain power, concentration and can cure serious physical ailments through special exercises and breathing techniques.
  

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