Healthy Reasons to Practice Yoga
Yoga is self-transformation technique; the purpose of yoga is harmonizing the physical body with the mind, and breathes through the means of various breathing techniques, yoga postures, and meditation.
What is Yoga?Yoga is a powerful tool for self-transformation (of the physical body and mind) by practicing step-by-step process.
Origin of Yoga?The word yoga derives from Sanskrit, an ancient Indian language. It means “yuj”, meaning “to unite” or “Integrate”. Yoga is used for the purpose of yoga is harmonizing the physical body with the mind, and breathes through the means of various breathing techniques, yoga postures, and meditation.
History: The earliest yoga-practices are accounted in the Buddhist Nikayas and parallel developments were found around 400 CE. Yoga is one of the six orthodox systems of Indian philosophy. It was collected, co-ordinated and systematized by Patañjali in his classical work, the “Yoga Sūtras of Patañjali”, which consists of 196 sūtras (aphorism).
Benefits:
1. Yoga is more than just physical stretching, fitness, poses or postures. Different yoga postures are also designed to open the many ways of the body so that energy can flow freely.
2. Yoga is a very popular activity for children and adults of all age group and can be modified to adjust lower to higher levels of fitness.
3. Yoga brings our attention to our breath, which helps us to stabilize the unwanted variations of the mind and be more attentive in the exploration of each moment.
4. Yoga has been proven to increases strength, flexibility and balance between them. In practicing yoga body will start become much more flexible and so the mind.
5. In yoga practice we learn to balance our effort and surrender in each body pose.
6. Yoga energizes our bodies and calms our minds.
7. Yoga helps us to purify the body and provide the physical strength and stamina required for long periods of meditation.
8. By practicing yoga we refine our behavior in the outer world, and then we focus inwardly until we reach samadhi (liberation, enlightenment).
9. Practicing yoga regularly can cure and control many common diseases such as abdominal disorders, neck and spinal pain, sinus and headache, diabetes, asthama, arthritis, obesity, eye disorders, heart ailments and high blood pressure, mental problems and others.
10. Om is a mantra, or vibration, that is traditionally chanted at the beginning and end of yoga sessions. Chanting Om allows us to recognize our experience as a reflection of how the whole universe moves. As we chant Om, it takes us for a ride on this universal movement and we begin to sense a deeper connection.
How to practice Yoga?: Yoga requires equilibrium, uniformity, order and discipline. Therefore, everybody should try to practice yoga with the proper guidance of experienced guru (teacher).
Reference for more literature:
(1) http://www.yogajournal.com;
(2) www.yoga.about.com
(3) Light on Yoga (BKS Iyengar; 2005),
(4) Yogic cure for common diseases (Phulgenda Sinha; 2003),
(5) The complete book of yoga harmony of body and mind (Sri Ananda; 2003), Yoga for the family (Bharat Thakur; 2004)
Yoga is self-transformation technique; the purpose of yoga is harmonizing the physical body with the mind, and breathes through the means of various breathing techniques, yoga postures, and meditation.
What is Yoga?Yoga is a powerful tool for self-transformation (of the physical body and mind) by practicing step-by-step process.
Origin of Yoga?The word yoga derives from Sanskrit, an ancient Indian language. It means “yuj”, meaning “to unite” or “Integrate”. Yoga is used for the purpose of yoga is harmonizing the physical body with the mind, and breathes through the means of various breathing techniques, yoga postures, and meditation.
History: The earliest yoga-practices are accounted in the Buddhist Nikayas and parallel developments were found around 400 CE. Yoga is one of the six orthodox systems of Indian philosophy. It was collected, co-ordinated and systematized by Patañjali in his classical work, the “Yoga Sūtras of Patañjali”, which consists of 196 sūtras (aphorism).
Benefits:
1. Yoga is more than just physical stretching, fitness, poses or postures. Different yoga postures are also designed to open the many ways of the body so that energy can flow freely.
2. Yoga is a very popular activity for children and adults of all age group and can be modified to adjust lower to higher levels of fitness.
3. Yoga brings our attention to our breath, which helps us to stabilize the unwanted variations of the mind and be more attentive in the exploration of each moment.
4. Yoga has been proven to increases strength, flexibility and balance between them. In practicing yoga body will start become much more flexible and so the mind.
5. In yoga practice we learn to balance our effort and surrender in each body pose.
6. Yoga energizes our bodies and calms our minds.
7. Yoga helps us to purify the body and provide the physical strength and stamina required for long periods of meditation.
8. By practicing yoga we refine our behavior in the outer world, and then we focus inwardly until we reach samadhi (liberation, enlightenment).
9. Practicing yoga regularly can cure and control many common diseases such as abdominal disorders, neck and spinal pain, sinus and headache, diabetes, asthama, arthritis, obesity, eye disorders, heart ailments and high blood pressure, mental problems and others.
10. Om is a mantra, or vibration, that is traditionally chanted at the beginning and end of yoga sessions. Chanting Om allows us to recognize our experience as a reflection of how the whole universe moves. As we chant Om, it takes us for a ride on this universal movement and we begin to sense a deeper connection.
How to practice Yoga?: Yoga requires equilibrium, uniformity, order and discipline. Therefore, everybody should try to practice yoga with the proper guidance of experienced guru (teacher).
Reference for more literature:
(1) http://www.yogajournal.com;
(2) www.yoga.about.com
(3) Light on Yoga (BKS Iyengar; 2005),
(4) Yogic cure for common diseases (Phulgenda Sinha; 2003),
(5) The complete book of yoga harmony of body and mind (Sri Ananda; 2003), Yoga for the family (Bharat Thakur; 2004)
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