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Pranayama

1. Pran - controlling respiration
2. Apan - excretory system
3. Saman - digestive system
4. Vyan - Circulatory system
5. Udan - reactions and ejection of pran

Moksha

• Real word Moksh
• Meaning: enlightenment
• Enlightenment is earned, achieved but can not be transferred or given.

Ahimsa. Noninjury, nonviolence, harmlessness (one of the yamas). 

Ananda yoga. Gentle, inward yoga that uses silent affirmations while in the asanas (postures).

Anusara yoga. Called heart-oriented, this yoga integrates the celebration of the heart, universal principles of alignment, and energetic asanas. 

Aparigraha. Nongreed (one of the yamas).

Asanas. Yoga postures. Probably the most famous pose is the lotus position, which can really tangle up beginners. Don't do this one without professional help. Pronounced AH-sah-nahs.

Ashram. Retreat or secluded place, usually where the principles of yoga and meditation are taught and practiced.

Ashtanga yoga. Physically challenging yoga to build strength, flexibility, and stamina. Also called power yoga.

Asmita. Ego, individuality, I-am-ness.

Asteya. Nonstealing (one of the yamas).

Bhakti yoga. The path of devotion

Bikram yoga. A rigorous yoga performed in a hot environment. See article on 

Brahmacharya. Purity, chastity, nonlust (one of the yamas).

Brahman. The absolute. Divinity itself, God as creator. When Ralph Waldo Emerson's poem "Brahma" appeared in the Atlantic Monthly in 1857, most of the readers were bewildered. Emerson chuckled. "Tell them," he said, "to say 'Jehovah' instead of 'Brahma' and they will not feel any perplexity.

Buddhi. The intellect.

Chakras. Centers of radiating life force or energy that are located between the base of the spinal column and the crown of the head. Sanskrit for "wheels." There are seven chakras that store and release life force (prana).

Dharana. From the word dhri meaning "to hold firm," this is concentration or holding the mind to one thought.

Dharma. Self-discipline, the life of responsibility and right action.

Dhyana. Meditation or contemplation. The process of quieting the mind.

Guru. Spiritual teacher, described as the "dispeller of darkness."

Hatha yoga. Many yoga styles spring from hatha. It is the yoga of physical well-being, designed to balance body, mind, and spirit. 

Integral yoga. This yoga style places almost as much emphasis on pranayama (control of breath) and meditation as it does on postures.

Ishvar-pranidhana. Center on the Divine (one of the niyamas).

Iyengar yoga. This yoga style focuses on the body and how it works. It is noted for attention to detail, precise alignment of postures, and the use of props.  

Jnana yoga. The path of knowledge or wisdom

Karma yoga. The path of action

Kripalu yoga. This yoga style emphasizes proper breath, alignment, coordinating breath and movement, and "honoring the wisdom of the body.

Kundalini. A cosmic energy in the body that is often compared to a snake lying coiled at the base of the spine, waiting to be awakened. Kundalini is derived from kundala, which means a "ring" or "coil." 

Kundalini yoga. Chanting and breathing are emphasized over postures in this ancient practice designed to awaken and control the release of kundalini energy.

Mandala. A circular geometric design that represents the cosmos and the spirit's journey. It is a tool in the pilgrimage to enlightenment. One of the most famous mandalas appears on the floor of the Chartres Cathedral in France. It is not uncommon for churches in the United States to recreate well-known mandalas and call them labyrinths. Spiritual pilgrims literally walk the labyrinth to attain spiritual insight.    

Mantra. Sacred chant words.

Meditation. Technique of inward attention. The goal of meditation is "to enable you to get more out of life and to move more completely in whatever directions you choose." Those directions can range from moving toward inner peace and higher spirituality to losing five pounds before Christmas.

Mudras. Hand gestures that direct the life current through the body.

Namaste. This Hindu salutation says "the divine in me honors the divine in you." The expression is used on meeting or parting and usually is accompanied by the gesture of holding the palms together in front of the bosom. Pronounced NUM-ah-stay.

Neti-neti. Means "Not this. Not this." In meditation, you gently dismiss thoughts, images, concepts, sounds, and distractions by applying the principle of neti-neti or telling yourself, "Not this. Not this."

Niyamas. In the Yoga Sutras, Patanjali defined five niyamas or observances relating to inner discipline and responsibility. They are purity, contentment, self-discipline, study of the sacred text, and living with the awareness of God.

Om or Aum. Mantric word chanted in meditation. Paramahansa Yogananda called it the "vibration of the Cosmic Motor." This one word is interpreted as having three sounds representing creation, preservation, and destruction.

Prana. Life energy, life force, or life current. We also like Yogananda's description of prana as life trons. These finer-than-atomic energies have inherent intelligence, according to Yogananda, as opposed to atoms and electrons, which are considered to be blind forces. The Chinese call this life force chi.

Pranayama. Method of controlling prana or life force through the regulation of breathing. See article on 

Pratyahara. Withdrawing the senses in order to still the mind as in meditation. See article on

Raja yoga. The path of physical and mental control

Santosha. Contentment (one of the niyamas).

Satya. Truthfulness and honesty (one of the yamas).

Samadhi. State of absolute bliss, super consciousness. Yogananda called this the "state of God-union."

Shauca. Purity, inner and outer cleanliness (one of the niyamas).

Shodhana. Yogic cleansing ritual.

Sivananda yoga. Relaxed and gentle yoga that encourages a healthy lifestyle: proper exercise, proper breathing, proper relaxation, proper diet, and positive thinking with meditation.

Svadhyaya. Self-study. The process of inquiring into your own nature, the nature of your beliefs, and the nature of the world's spiritual journey (one of the niyamas).

Swami. Title of respect for a spiritual master.

Tantra yoga. This yoga uses visualization, chanting, asana, and strong breathing practices to tap highly charged kundalini energy in the body.

Tapas. Self-discipline or austerity (one of the niyamas).

Ujjayi. Breathing exercise that produces sound in the throat with the inhalation.

Viniyoga. A gentle form of flow yoga in which poses and flows are chosen to suit the student's abilities.

Vinyasa. Steady flow of connected yoga postures linked with breath work in a continuous movement. For example: sun salutation.

Yamas. In the Yoga Sutras, Patanjali defined five yamas or ways to relate to others — moral conduct. They are nonviolence; truth and honesty; non stealing; moderation; and non possessiveness.

Yoga. Derived from the Sanskrit word for "yoke" or "join together." Essentially, it means union. It is the science of uniting the individual soul with the cosmic spirit through physical disciplines (postures) and mental disciplines (meditation). Patanjali offers the best definition: "Yoga is the cessation of mind."  

Yogi. Someone who practices yoga. (A female yoga is called a yogini.)

 

7 Chakras

 

 

 

“Yog Darshan” and “Sankhya Darshan” are complimentry to each other.

The only way to get rid of indiscrimination and attachment is through “Samadhi” when the soul finds its identity with the supreme consciousness.

Yoga(Yog) and human body compliment each other; Yoga perfects the body and body perfects the Yog. The tired and weary body becomes energetic, the person become active and gets a new direction with regular practice of Yoga. It helps in reaching the stage of deep meditation. Body is the primary medium for practicing dharma (religion). If body is not healthy, whether one is on the path of spiritual or material fulfillment, nothing can be accomplished.

We can not run away from our body or senses. They are not our enemies but friends. They can only be guided with love, understanding and respect.

Sages have divided functioning of body in 5 parts

1. Annamay Kosh - Physical limbs
2. Pranmay Kosh – Vital energy
3. Manomay Kosh – Mind
4. Vigyanmaya Kosh – Intellect
5. Anandmay Kosh – Bliss

We should eat food to satisfy three physical needs

1. Formation and development of physical organs.
2. To replenish the physical degeneration by day to day work.
3. To develop immunity, vitality and make it capable for work.

Simple food consumed with peaceful, happy and stress free state of mind gives excellent result for physical and mental development; most nourished food consumed in a fearful, stressful and troubled state of mind can lead to several dangerous diseases. 

The food quickly fixed and eaten in hurry is not beneficial for body and mind. We need to remember that the teeth are in the mouth not in the intestine. Those who make the intestine work as teeth do, can not expect to have good health for long.

Three pillars of good health

1. Diet
2. Sleep
3. Celibacy (monogamous people are celibate)

We should try to understand and accept the fact that dietary imbalance, irregular life-style, and undesirable thought process are at the root of disease.

Keep balance of Vata(gas), Pitt(bile) and Kapha(phlegm).

Health maintained through artificial means can not be lasting. In process of curing one disease, a particular medicine may cause other. The body which is maintained with proper diet, sleep and celibacy, does not fall sick.

Ancient Indian sages recognized dualities like pain-pleasure, hot-cold, misery-happiness, loss-gain, respect-insult as a conflicts going on at physical and mental levels.

Asanas are very effective in curing the diseases related to spine, neck, stomach and knees in a very simple and effective manner.

 

Asana can be categorized in fallowing categories.

1. Anti rheumatic (Arthritis) Group - 17
2. Digestive - 8
3. Energy - 9
4. Eyes - 8
5. Relaxation - 5
6. Meditation - 6
7. Solid (Vajra) - 10
8. Standing - 14
9. Sun salutation - 12
10. Moon Salutation - 14
11. Asana - 7
12. Backward Bending - 12
13. Forward bending - 12
14. Spinal Twist - 5
15. Inverted - 9
16. Balancing - 20
17. Advance – 6

Grand total 174

 

You probably don’t know that you can enjoy the benefits of Yoga by Asans (postures) and Pranayam (breathing exercises) which were developed thousands of years ago by great Rishis(Sage). It can cures the diseases related to the heart, lungs and brain, obesity, diabetes, cholesterol, constipation, gastric trouble, acidity, respiratory problem, allergy, migraine, blood pressure, kidney diseases, and sexual disorders and even some incurable disease.

We have Curative Yoga classes scientifically developed, to make you look and feel young, toned, lose weight. Classes for various health problems and illness like Back Pain, Lumber, Cervical, all kinds of Joint Pain, Arthritis’s, Osteoporosis, Stress, Depression, Migraine, Hypertension, Heart Disease, Asthma, Sinusitis, Shape up, Tone up Diabetes and other illnesses.

 

What does Yoga means?

Yoga means to unite. Unite body, mind and soul. 

Yoga help us in recognizing our body and mind. You become more comfortable and aware of our self. Yoga believes in healthy body and healthy mind.

Mental Aspect of Yoga

Mind is like a mirror, which reflects the essential nature of the individual. It is the mind that creates peace in war and war in peace, harmony in disharmony and vice-versa. Psychology was developed as a separate branch of knowledge only to study mind. But do we still know what is mind?

 

What is Yoga?

Yoga is not only about Asanas (Yoga poses). Asanas is one of the 8 parts described in “Patanjali’s Ashtanga Yoga”. After Asanas next step is Pranayama. Prana mean vital force, energy or simply breathe. Ayama mean controlling. So Pranayama mean controlling vital force, energy or breath. Pranayama must be learned by trained Yoga Guru before practicing on your own.

A clear precaution has been described in “Hatha Yoga Predeepika” (Yoga text) regarding practicing Pranayama.

With the help of Asanas, Pranayama, Chanting and Meditation we can control our mind and body.

What is Ashtang Yoga?

Ashtang is made of two words orignated from sanskrit Asht and Ang. Asht stands for eight and Ang stands for parts. Ashtand Yoga stands for eight steps to yoga

 

We believe in Ashtanga Yoga as described in “Patanjali’s” Yoga Sutras.

1. Yama,
2. Niyama,
3. Asana,
4. Pranayama,
5. Prathyahar,
6. Dharan,
7. Dhyana,
8. Samadhi.  

 

 

Karma Yoga

(Self-less work for our fellow neighbour)
Karma is the total sum of all our actions (mental and physical), in this life and before. Karma Yoga is the yoga of Service or self-transcending Action, whereby the yogi directs all actions towards God. By serving God and humanity (without selfishness, egoism, and attachment) the heart becomes pure, the ego fades and, over time, or even over many lifetimes, one becomes increasingly in tune and unified with God. Enlightenment (Samadhi, nirvana, union with God) is naturally realized through Karma yoga.

 

 

Bhakti Yoga

(Union through Devotion and Love)
Bhakti Yoga is the Yoga of selfless love, compassion, humility, purity and the desire and serious intention to merge with God. It is nothing else than to follow the 'First Commandment': "to love God with all your heart, mind and soul."

 

 

Kriya Yoga
Kriya Yoga refers to actions designed to rid the body and mind of obstructions. Kriya Yoga is a complete system including mantras, meditation, and other techniques towards controlling the life-force and bringing calmness and control over body and mind. The goal is to unite with pure Awareness (God). Since pure Awareness is our original condition, it is also referred to as Self-awareness. 

 

 

 

Jnana Yoga

(The Yoga of Knowledge)
Jnana Yoga is practical Philosophy/Metaphysics. It is both theory and practice. Jnana Yoga uses the intellect as a tool to understand that our true Self is behind and beyond our mind. It is a Quest for the Self by direct inquiry into "who we are." It is, however, a mistake to think that the Source could be found with the intellect alone.

For the purpose of Self-discovery, Jnana Yoga probes the nature of the Self through the question: Who am I? Through persistent probing, fixing our attention on the source of our Being, we regain our real Self. We remember who we are. The inquiry, as the result of practising Jnana Yoga, leads us towards clear Awareness by removing our attention from that which we are not. Along with Bhakti Yoga (Devotion), Jnana is listed among the best approaches for becoming aware of the eternal Self (God).

Shankara and Ramana Maharshi are the classic authorities concerning Jnana Yoga. Like Hatha and Raja Yogis, Jnana Yogis also acknowledge the relationship between breathing and thinking. They found that breathing slows automatically through concentration on the "I-AM."

 

What is Hatha Yoga?

According to Sanskrit texts, “Ha” means sun (positive energy) and “Tha” means moon (negative energy).

Hatha Yoga is a discipline that aims at perfect health by physical and mental purification through the control of the mind and body. It allows person to reach his full potential, an objective which may only be achieved if there is balance and harmony between the body and mind. The power of concentration can then develop leading to the realization of self.

 

Who should practice Yoga?

Yoga is for everyone adults, teens, kids, young, old, big, small, stiff, and flexible.

According to “Hatha Yoga pradeepika”

The young, the old or even older, the sick and the infirm obtained perfection in Yoga by constant practice.

When it comes to eating right and exercising, there is no "I'll start tomorrow."  Tomorrow is disease. 

V.L. Allineare

 

 

Benefits of Yoga

Yoga improves the functioning of Endocrine system. The inverted poses in yoga help improves the functioning of Pituitary gland, situated inside head. In medical science it is considered as the master gland, controlling the functioning of other glands like thyroid, parathyroid, adrenalin and gonads.

Other Yoga poses such as forward bending, backward bending, twist left and right helps in improving the functioning of Organs and Glands in our body.

Nervous system and Endocrine system control our body. Any one can improve the functioning of Nervous system and Endocrine system by practicing yoga under the supervision of trained Yoga Guru.

Most people who get benefits from yoga are those who practice regularly under proper supervision of trained yoga guru . Practice of yoga twice a week is good to start with. Our regular yogis have cured sickness like Blood pressure, Migraine, hypertension, stress, weakness, arthritis, lost weight and gained flexibility, build more stamina.

A man's health can be judged by which he takes two at a time - pills or stairs. Joan Welsh

 

Shree Yantra

 

 

 

 

 

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