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Yoga is today's decendant of the earliest posture techniques. The word yoga means "union" in Sanskrit, and refers to the union of mind and body. Currently many different styles of yoga co-exist, ranging from those focused more on mind and sprituality and others focused exclusively on body. Yoga in turn fostered many different schools of thought focusing on improving posture and alignment.
More about yoga styles and schools
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Moving slowly & smoothly with the expansion and contraction of your respiration is what yoga is all about.
One of the things I have experienced in my practice of yoga and massage is that we can all use a little "smoothing out" of the rough edges in our lives. Whether it be "time crunches," or simple repetitive motions, we often move without a thought to how we feel in the process. We just want to get where we're going, or get something over with.
It's my feeling that when we invest a little time in feeling the wonderful movements of our human anatomy, and sense its incredible smoothness, that we can really calm down, and enjoy life more. Dr. Larry Dossey, MD formerly at the Dallas Diagnostic Center made a practice of asking his patients during one period of time to close their eyes, and open them in a minute (60 seconds.)
Well, with most of them, their eyes were opening in about 20 - 30 seconds. This confirmed the existence of what he termed "time sickness," or feeling time is going 2 - 3 times faster than it really is! In practicing our yoga postures, we will be really slowing down the rate at which we move our bodies.
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What is Yoga?
Yoga is an ancient system of working with the body, breath and mind. Yoga is not a religion as it has no doctrine, dogma or church and is in fact compatible with all religions even though it has its roots in Hinduism. You don’t have to believe anything! For most, yoga is primarily working the body with awareness to achieve flexibility, strength, healing and calmness of mind, although there are many other benefits possible. Yoga is for every body whether lithe and athletic or those who have not exercised in a long time. The perfect ‘form’ of yoga postures that are commonly seen do not necessarily mean ‘good’ yoga!
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Defining an Optimal Physical Development Method using Hatha Yoga Techniques
INTRODUCTION
It is likely that most of us, first perusing the full fantastical range of yog asanas presented in "Light On Yoga", had either or both of the following reactions: incredulous disbelief
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The changing economy has many of us walking around with a shadow looming over us. It seems to take a lot of effort and consciousness to do our daily tasks.
Over 5000 years ago, people began to practice physical yoga in order to help quiet their minds and prepare them for a state of deep relaxation. In this relaxation, a certain calm and blissfulness arises. In many cases, it is not “emptying the mind”, but rather creating a sense of heightened awareness and sensitivity.
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Over 5000 years ago, people began to practice physical yoga in order to help quiet their minds and prepare them for a state of deep relaxation. In this relaxation, a certain calm and blissfulness arises. In many cases, it is not "emptying the mind", but rather creating a sense of heightened awareness and sensitivity.
The word YOGA means "union" - a union of breath, mind, and spirit. Many people who are looking for new and different approaches for eliminating stress in their lives, find a dedicated yoga practice to be an emotionally and physically healthy solution.
Yoga has all components to help relax the body, slow down the internal processes, and soothe the nervous system. With this strong foundation it is easier to accomplish whatever difficult tasks that may lie ahead. |
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