About Yoga and MeditationBy: Prabhu - The word YOGA is derived from the Sanskrit root 'YUJA' as also from the root 'YUJIR' meaning to 'unite' or to ‘integrate'. This union refers to the union of the individual consciousness with the cosmic or divine consciousness. In the contemporary context it means the integration of physical, mental, intellectual and spiritual aspects of human personality and also the integration of an individual with his environment and society. In its true spirit YOGA is the inhibition of the functions of the mind by 'Abhyasa (Practice- discipline) and Vairagya (Detachment).
YOGA IN INDIA: Road to All-round Health BenefitsBy: Sonal Arya - Yoga is way of exercising your body and mind. It is now a world famous and extremely popular technique but its origin makes a humble story. It was practiced by Indian sages thousands of years ago. Archaeological evidence suggests that it is at least as old as the Indus valley civilization. It was the ancient Indian sage Patanjali who proposed this method of wholesome exercise. The word “yog” means union; usually, “yoga” means union God or the divine being.
Weight loss Tips: Slim Down with YogaBy: drrony - Yoga is worldwide known as stress buster, but it's also one of the topmost effective workouts for fighting stubborn fat stores, specially the ones that crop up after age 40. The reason: Studies show that yoga lowers levels of the stress hormones and increases the insulin sensitivity--a signal to your body to burn food as fuel rather than the store it as fat. The following yoga workout for the weight loss will do just that while by firming up your arms, legs, butt, and abs.
Physical and Meditative discipline practice in kundalini yogaBy: jeya - Kundalini yoga is a physical and meditative discipline, comprising a set of techniques that use the mind, senses and body to create a communication between "mind" and "body". The yoga focuses on psycho-spiritual growth and the body's potential for maturation, giving special consideration to the role of the spine and the endocrine system in the understanding of yogic awakening.
Kundalini yoga links movement with breath. It is differentiated by a direct focus on moving energy through the chakra system, stimulating the energy in the lower chakras and moving it to the higher chakras.
Yoga Benefits For Your Healthy Body and MindBy: KnowYourInnerSelf - Yoga is practiced by a lot of people. They all know that it is good for their body and mind, but do they know what are the real benefits of Yoga? There are a lot of benefits for practicing Yoga, in this article I will only cover a few important benefits of Yoga.
First of all, the benefit is divided into two categories. Benefits for your Body and benefits for your mind.
Yoga Benefits for Your Body
- Muscle Tone : by practicing Yoga, it will make your muscle tone more better.
Doing Yoga Exercises While Pregnant Will Help Your Pregnancy (See the Benefits)By: KnowYourInnerSelf - Yoga is already known through out the world, but some people still doesn't know what is allowed and what is not allowed when you are going to do yoga. One of them is, " Are Woman allowed to do Yoga when they are pregnant ? ". The answer is Yes of course. Yoga will even help you during your pregnancy and the birth of your baby.
In yoga there are many poses, for pregnancy it is best yo practice Yoga Asanas. By practicing yoga asanas, it have a tremendous effect to your pregnancy.
Yoga 5 Vital Steps to Have a Smooth PregnancyBy: KnowYourInnerSelf - A smooth pregnancy is all woman dreams of. They don't want to experience hard labor when in childbirth, morning sickness and other things. With the help of Yoga Practice, they could have a smooth pregnancy. There are Yoga 5 Vital Steps for Pregnancy - if you practice it daily, it will greatly help you during and after pregnancy.
1. Yoga Exercises - When we are pregnant, we still need to exercise our body. Yoga is the best exercise for women that are pregnant.
The meaning of the Yoga, for a right beginning-00-1By: corrynt - The purpose of all the different aspects of the practice of the Yoga is that to reason the Itself individual (Jiva) with the Absolute or pure awareness (Brahman).
The word Yoga literally means "union." This union frees the spirit from every sense of separation, from the illusion of the time, of the space and of the causality. Only our ignorance, our incapability to distinguish the reality from the irreality that it prevents us from realizing our true nature.
The meaning of the Yoga, for a right beginningBy: corrynt - The purpose of all the different aspects of the practice of the Yoga is that to reason the Itself individual (Jiva) with the Absolute or pure awareness (Brahman).
The word Yoga literally means "union." This union frees the spirit from every sense of separation, from the illusion of the time, of the space and of the causality.
Only our ignorance, our incapability to distinguish the reality from the irreality that it prevents us from realizing our true nature.
Improved Personal Life With YogaBy: Huda - How yoga builds self-esteem, awareness and more
Yoga is a way to escape from everything and go into your own little world it will help you to forget all the things that are stressing you for a short while. Yoga will help make a positive change in your life. There are many things that yoga can help you with like depression, many medical problems etc. Yoga is an on going treatment you have to stay with it to get anything out of it.
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