Quotes and terminologies
Pranayama
Moksha
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
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 healthWe 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.
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.
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
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