YOGA |
Meaning of Yoga – Yoga is derived from a Sanskrit word ‘Yuj’ which means to join or unite.- It is also called as union of the individual soul with the absolute soul or drive soul.
- Yoga is the ‘unification of atma with Parmatma’.
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Importance of Yoga |
1. Physical Purity – In this our internal organ are cleared by various yogic exercise.- We require 3 element to balance to remain healthy these substance are vaat, pill and kaph.
- To make our internal organ in clear state we require Shatkasmas for cleanliness and purity our body.
- Shatkarmas consist of Neti, Dhouti, Nauli, Basti and Kapalabhati.
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2. Prevention and care from variou Disease:-- Various yogic exercises increase the immunity power.
- The person who perform yogic exercise daily that person cannot fall prey to disease.
- Yogic exercises that only protect us from various disease but also cure them.
- Example – Vajrasana helps in controlling diabetes.
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3. Reduces Mental Tensions –- Pratyahar, Dharna and Dhyan has a important role for restoring peace of mind.
- Shavasan, Suptasan are very good in releasing stress and tension.
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4. Healthy Body- Yogic asans help us to remain at a great distance from health problems and make us fit.
- Yogic Yoga also make us strong, Flexible and energetic.
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5. Provide relaxation – Relaxation helps to remove fatique.- At certain point our body gets so tired after that our body cannot work further at that relaxation is needed.
- Relaxation kill fatique and recreate our energy.
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6. Maintains the correct body posture- Incorrect body posture takes lots of extra energy instead of correct body posture.
- Vajrasana, Chakrasana, Dhanurasan etc are not only preventive asan but also corrective asan also.
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7. Yoga can be performed easily- Yogic exercise doesn’t require any large space or lots of time.
- These exercise does not require big expenses.
- Not require any equipments.
- Does not require any high level technique.
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8. Spiritual Development- Padmasan and Sidhasana are the best asans for spiritual development.
- Above asans enhance medication power.
- Pranayan is useful Yogic Kriya that brings peace in life by attaining a good level in spiritual development.
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9. Increase Flexibility- Various asan yoga are helpful in increasing flexibility of body. Ex – Chakrasana, Halasan.
- Muscles become flexible if they perform asans.
- Which makes movement of body efficient and graceful.
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10. Reduce obesity- While performing asans and pranayam lot of calorie are burn in this.
- Due to burn of calorie there is no collection of calorie which further convert into fat which make a person obese.
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11. Improve Health- Yoga protect and heal our all systems that is excretory, respiratory, circulatory etc.
- It also make us healthy by making our body fit & active all the time.
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12. Elements of Yoga- It is described by Patanjali, eight elements of Yoga in Yogsutras.
- Also called as eight fold paths or eight steps through which ultimate goal of Yoga can be achieved.
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13. Yama- This is first element of Astagna Yoga.
- By practice it a person can remain away from voilence.
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Further there are 5 moral codes of conduct. |
1. Ahinsa or Non-V- It means not to harm any human or any organism.
- We must remain away from negative emotions that is Anxiety, Jealous, Anger etc.
- We must have only positive emotions like love, affection and regard for humans and living organism.
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2. Satya or Truthfulness- We must not tell lie to anyone.
- Remain at a distance from falseness.
- Not to speak to others in a unrespectful or rude manner.
- always speak truth.
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3. Asteya –- Means not to steal any thing.
- Not to thought about stealing.
- Do not motivate others to steal.
- Always remain satisfy what you have.
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4. Brahmacharya- Not to take diet that stimulate sexual desire.
- Stay away from pornographic material.
- Do not indulge in sexual relations.
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5. Aparigraha- Not to collect money and property for self desire or self interest.
- Aparigraha means to lead a life with minimum.
- Not to consider anything to be our own.
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6. Niyama- Related to individual sense and body.
- You must practice niyams like you practice Yomas.
- Saucha, Santosh, Tapa, Swadhyaya Ishwar Parnidhana.
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7. Saucha- It means purity.
- Purity means clean physically and mentally.
- For purity of internal organs we have Shudhi Kriyas or Shatkarmas which consist of Neti Kapalbhati, dhouti Kriyas etc.
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8. Santosh- Santosh means Satisfaction.
- We must satisfy whatever God has given to us.
- Not to run behind desires.
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9. Tapa - To overcome obstacles, complex situations and resistance in the way of going and achieving the desired goal.
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10. Swadhyaya- To study the great Gita, Vedas, Grantha with devotion is called as swadhyaya.
- First type of study is to read these great books and second type of study is known as study of self.
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11. Ishwara Prinidhyana- To dedicate all the deeds to God is called Ishwara.
- In this a person or a true devotee thinks whatever prosperity he got by the manner of name, fame, position power, respect all is achieved by him due to God’s Grace.
- He/she surrenders theirself to God and remove all negative things from his/her like ego, jeabusy etc.
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12. Asan- It means ‘position or posture of body’.
- Asans are performed to keep body flexible, young and agile.
- It improves body fitness by removing extra fat from our body.
- Corrective, relaxative and and cultural Asan are the types of it.
- Can be practice from young to old without any problem.
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13. Pranayama.- It is the control of the process of breathing.
- Means control over inhalation and exhalation.
- Pranayama consist of three things i.e. Purak [ Inhalation], Kumbhaka [Retaining the breath] and Rechaka[Exhalation].
- Ujjayi, Sheetkari, Sheetali, Bhastrika are types of Pranayama.
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14. Pratyahara- It is self control in which an individual is able to exercise control over her/his senses.
- We can also say that to control the mind and senses is called Pratyahara.
- Senses will not respond to external things that hinder mental concentration.
- Some of senses are words, beauty, touch taste etc.
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15. Dharna- It is concentration of mind.
- Our mind is scattered into multiple things, dharna set it to one focal point.
- Facal point can be in the centre of the forehead or naval.
- This (dharna) is first step towards Samadhi.
- It is a mental exercise which enables a yogi to go ahead towards dhyana and samadhi.
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16. Dhyana- Process of complete constancy of mind.
- prior stage to samadhi.
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