Friday, 7 August 2009

Ashtanga Yoga

Ashtanga Yoga was founded by K. Pattabhi Jois, it is also known as the Eight Limb Yoga. It is taught that the path of purification is made up of the eight spiritual practices.

The first four limbs that represent Ashtanga Yoga are - yama, niyama, Asana and the Pranayama. These are considered cleansing practices which are externally correctable. The other set of limbs which are the - pratyahara, dhyana, dharana are the internal practices.

Ashtanga Yoga will improve the body therefore making it stronger and healthier. Breathing technique is important and should be simultaneous and synchronized, using only a single breath for each movement. The breathing technique used in Ashtanga Yoga is known as Ujjayi Breathing. The practice is to hold a pose longer whilst learning to also hold your breath.

There are three postures used in Ashtanga Yoga. The three are classified on different levels.

The first is the Primary Series which aims on aligning the body and also detoxifying it.

The second is the Intermediate Series opening and cleaning the energy channels which comes to the process of purifying the Nervous System.

The last series would be the Advanced Series from A to D. in this series, the grace and strength is measured.

Enabling your mind to be purified and stabilized clearly can only be done properly through the practice of Ashtanga Yoga which will in turn lead to the body becoming stronger and healthier.


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Kriya Yoga

Kriya Yoga is a process of mental purification that uses techniques to teach meditation. It is the fundamental belief of Kriya Yoga practitioners that all of us are a miniature version of the whole cosmos. followers believe that the most holy supreme creator is a part of us hiding in our body. It is thought that the study and science of Kriya yoga has a divine origin which was not created by human means and intellect but was passed down to man in ancient times.

The modernization for this ancient yoga meditation method was begun in the 1860’s with Babaji and it has since been passed on to the present Kriya Yoga lineage of masters directly through the Master to disciple method of teaching. The disciplined path of Kriya Yoga consists of many different kinds of teaching with different angles to it.

The process begins with self introspection through controlled breathing and posture. It is in this way that a Kriya Yoga disciple penetrates the deepest levels of their unconscious mind.

Only by enlightening the three qualities of light, vibration and sound with proper concentration, posture and breathing can the disciple hope to communicate with their inner gods and be able obtain a fulfilling calmness within themselves.

Kriya Yoga practice is for people who are looking for a deeper, more spiritual relationship with their lives through the study of overall wellness, cleanliness, purity, and even metaphysical principles.


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Thursday, 6 August 2009

Hatha Yoga

There is an ancient hindu system, known as Hatha Yoga, which works with the body's nervous system. It helps to release tension and creates renewed energy, this has lead many people, yoga teachers included, to come to look upon this Indian physical science as purely an exercise for health and vitality of the mind and body.

Although it does that it also does very much more. Hatha yoga practice is more spiritual than physical, more subtle than gross, it is meant to be a way of understanding rather than an exotic way to relieve stress or for just limbering up the body.

There are many complex routines that go into making Hatha Yoga a well balanced system ideal for daily use. For the preparation of meditation there is very little else that is needed, you will be able to free your mind of thoughts and rid yourself of tension. You will become more aware of your own divinity and become more serene, which in turn will make you feel more alive and invigorated.

Hatha Yoga has a spiritual purpose, and that is to balance both the physical and physic energiesso that the practitioner is fully prepared for meditation.

The true aim of Hatha Yoga is to aid us in relaxing the mind, body and emotions so that we may awaken our enlightened consciousness and discover our inner self.


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