Yoga For Health
| No Age Bar for performing Yoga |
| Anyone may practice yoga. Some want to keep their
bodies fit and supple. Others want relief from back or joint pain, injuries or stress.
Others want to feel the joy and energy yoga imparts. Hatha Yoga helps free people from
limiting beliefs, even those who feel they are too old, too stiff, or too out of shape. |
Main yoga paths:
the path of the selfless way of acting (Karma Yoga)
the path of discipline and meditation (Raja Yoga)
the path of love and devotion to God (Bhakti Yoga)
the path of realization and knowledge (Gyana Yoga)
the path of practise and purification (Hatha Yoga)
Further techniques of Yoga to keep good health
are
Hatha-Yoga purification techniques,deep relaxation
(yoganidra), concentration (tratak)and some special
yoga postures (mudras and bandhas).
| There are many benefits of practising yoga, here
are ten to name a few: l.
You'll feel more relaxed and learn to stay relaxed.
2. Your overall muscle tone improves as well as
alignment.
3. You'll add vitality to your spine, improving all
systems of the body,
especially the glands and nerves.
4. Digestion improves; gas and bloating lessens.
5. Your lungs expand, increasing oxygen intake.
6. You'll sleep better.
7. You'll be less tired during the day with higher
energy.
8. Your immune system will strengthen.
9. You'll learn to set aside time for yourself.
10.You'll learn to trust yourself more. |
Yoga principles
include:
love and help for all living beings
respect for life
peace in the world
protection of the nature and the environment
tolerance for all - nationalities, cultures and religions.
| Iyengar Yoga |
| The Iyengar (pronounced Eye-yin-gar) approach to Hatha
Yoga combines the classical soft yoga with strength, stamina, and flexibility, and correct
body alignment. Standing poses, unique to the Iyengar method build strong legs to
stabilize and align the pelvis and spine. |
| Religion - Yoga |
| No. It's a philosophy that has endured 5,000 years. The
word means union or joining. With increased awareness, the poses become meditation
inaction with awareness of the breath flowing through the body. Physical tension and
imbalances are brought to attention and begin to release. |
| Yoga and Health |
| Performed properly with a qualified teacher, the
therapy of yoga movement often benefits physical conditions. Many students find health
improves as a result of improved alignment, flexibility or strength. Discuss any issues of
health with your medical professional and your teacher prior to starting your class. |
To live a
life of a yogi means to work for one's own developments well as for the development of others. "YOGA CHARMS KOSHALAM- yoga is fulfilled through work" it is said. Therefore work for your body,
mind and consciousness, for your fellowmen and
for the society, for nature and environment. To
practise yoga means to do positive work for the benefit of all creatures.
AHIMSA PARAMO DHARMA Never
cause any harm to anyone. Non-violence is the highest
principle.
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