Yoga and Meditation
Yoga is a mental , spiritual and physical practice that helps one attain inner peace. In today’s hectic world, more and more people are becoming health conscious. In recent years Yoga has gained immense popularity not only in India but also abroad. Today, people can choose to either learn Yoga or pursue a career in Yoga. A Yoga instructor can be one of the most rewarding careers. This job falls under the broader career category of Aerobics Instructors and fitness Trainers Realising the holistic benefits of Yoga , more and more private companies , schools , hospitals, fitness canters etc are hiring yoga instructors.
Yoga not only relaxes an individual but also keeps the human body fit. Apart from physical fitness, yoga is also beneficial for reducing respiratory disorders , hypertensions , and helps in the management of diseases like diabetes , depression , stress etc.
Benefits of Asanas
Increased strength, improved blood circulation , increased flexibility , balance , mobility , enhanced breathing technique and sharpened focus. Provides improved strength and fitness, enhances health, and contributes to a higher state of happiness and calm. Improve concentration, meditation, improved breath control, self – purification, better control of the senses, improved posture, increased strength and stability, enhanced focus, and heightened spirituality and self – awareness.
Asanas
The twelve basic postures in depth
Types of Yoga
Suryanamaskar
Padmasana
Basic yoga posture
Postural alignments
Deep relaxation with autosuggestion
Outcome of Yoga
Boost immunity levels and improve the general state of well being,
Believing we are all full of intrinsic happiness and aiming to help students soften their heart and experience grace
through their physical practice
Combines physical improvement with spiritual up-liftment and aims to even out imbalances within the body and mind,
Helps to lower stress levels and increases the body’s relaxation levels. It eliminates negativity from the mind and increases self-awareness.
Definitions of Yoga
1. “ Checking the impulses of Mind is Yoga.” – Patanjali –
2. “ Yoga is attaining pose.” – Maharshi Ved Vyas
3. “ The knowledge about shiva and Shakti is Yoga.” – Agam –
Importance
It is a universal truth that modern age is the age of stress, tension and anxiety. Now a days most of the people are not leading a happy and productive life. They indulge in materialism. The life is full of problems.
At last it can be that everybody. Whether rich or poor is not happy.
Human beings have no time to think about leisure , Everything is time bound and we are chasing time. This makes us physically tired and mentally Tense.
We are falling prey to various diseases.
At this junction yoga can be significant for us. We can get rid of stress –related problems by practicing yoga.
The following points clearly show the Importance of Yoga.
1. Physical Purity.
2. Cure and prevention from diseases.
3. Reduces mental tension.
4. Healthy Body.
5. Provides Relaxation.
6. Help Maintain the correct posture of Body.
7. Yoga can be performed Easily.
8. Spiritual development.
9. Increases Flexibility.
10. Reduces Obesity.
11. Improves Health.
12. Enhances Moral and Ethical Values.
Asanas
1) SIRSASANA शीर्षासन
‘ Sirsasana ’ means ‘ head ‘ and ‘asana’ means ‘ posture ‘.
So Sirsasana is an asana that is done on the head. The
Sirsasana pose is called the king of all asanas as it is pose
that involves balance on the head.
Benefits :
Calms the brain and helps release stress and mild depression ,
Stimulate the pituitary and pineal glands ,
Strengthen the arm , legs and spins ,
Strengthen lungs , Tones , Abdominal organs ,
Improves digestion .
Downloads\Basic Postures in depth-Sirasasan.mp4
2 ) SARVANGASAN सर्षांगषसन
The word ‘ Sarvangasana ’ is derived from Sanskrit
term ‘ सर्वांगवसन ’ consisting of 3 words ie. ‘Sarvangaasana ’. ‘ Sarv ’ means entire ,
‘anga’ means the part of body. While asana means the yogic posture. It is also called as The mother of all asanas.
Benefits :
Nourishes the brain by supplying more blood ,
Gives relaxation from constipation and
indigestion,
It reduces insomnia, anxiety etc.,
Controls body weight .
Downloads\Basic Postures in depthSarvangasan.mp4
3 ) HALASAN हऱषसन
The name comes from Sanskrit ‘ hala ’ means “ Plough ” and‘asana’ , means ‘ Posture ’. The pose is an inverted asana in hatha yoga and modern yoga as exercise.
Benefits :
Calm the brain ,
Stimulate the abdominal organs and thyroid gland,
Reduces stress and fatigue,
Therapeutic for Back pain , headaches infertility ,Sinusitis ,
Downloads\Basic Postures in depth-Halasan.mp4
4 ) MATSYASANA मत्स्यषसन
Matsyasan or fish pose is a reclining back bending asana in hatha yoga or modern yoga.
Benefits :
Cures back pain , Knee pain , tonsillitis ,
Cures defect of eyes ,
Skin disease can be cured ,
Helpful in treatment of diabetics ,
Improves posture ,
Downloads\Basic Postures in depthMatsyasan.mp4
5 ) PASHCHIMOTTANASAN ऩश्चिमोत्सतषनषसन
The word Pashchimottanasan is a combination of
1. Pashchim ( The west or back body )
2. Uttanasana ( Standing Forward fold )
In Sanskrit ‘ Pashchimo’ means west or back of the body ‘Utt’ means intense and is changed to ‘Ot’ when it joins two words together, ‘Tan’ means strength ‘Uttan’ Therefore means a intense stretch, asana means posture.
Benefits :
It cures gas trouble.
Prevents early ossification of bones ,
Remedy for constipation,
Reduces Obesity ,
Vertebra becomes flexible and healthy ,
6 ) BHUJANGASAN
Bhujangasan is also known as cobra pose is a reclining back bending asana. This pose is included in Suryanamaskar.
Benefits :
Opens up shoulders and neck to relive pain ,
Tone abdomen ,
Strengthen the entire back and shoulders ,
Improves blood circulation,
7 ) SHALBHASAN शऱभषसन
Shalbhasan commonly known as lowest pose is a backward bending posture. Sanskrit name shalabhasan is derived from two words. Shalabh and asana, where‘shalabh means grass hopper’ and ‘asana means posture’.
Benefits :
Strengthen the muscles of spine buttocks and backs
arms and leg .
Stretches the shoulder , chest belly and thighs.
Improves posture and relieves stress,
8 ) DHANURASAN धनुरषसन
Dhanurasan has been named after the shape the body taken while performing it - that of bow.
Dhanu means Bow and asana means posture.
Benefits :
Strengthen with back and abdominal muscles,
Stimulate the reproductive organs,
Tones leg and arm muscles,
Add flexibility to the back,
9 ) ARDHA MATSYENDRASAN अधा मत्स्येन्द्रषसन
Ardha – half , Matsyendra – King of fish. This asana invites energy in the spine that helps to stimulate proper digestion while improving postural and body awareness.
Benefits :
Stimulates Liver of Kidney,
Stretches the shoulders, hips and neck,
Energizes the spine
Downloads\Basic Postures in depth-Ardh
Matsyedrasan.mp4
10 ) PAD-HASTASAN ऩषदह्तषसन
Pad-hastasan is also known as hand to foot pose. It is practiced during Suryanamaskar or sun salutation.
Benefits :
Massages the digestive system,
Spinal nerves are stimulated and toned,
Increases vitality,
Improves concentration,
Downloads\Basic Postures in depthPadhastasan.mp4
11 ) TRIKONASAN त्रिकोणषसन
The word Trikonasan comes from the Sanskrit words ‘tri’ ( means three )
‘kona’ (means angle ) and asana ( means pose ) It relax to the triangular
shape created by your body in full version of the pose.
Benefits :
Strengthen legs , knees , ankles , arms and chest,
Stretches and opens the hips going hamstring, calves, shoulders , spines ,
Increases mental & physical equilibrium,
Helps to improve digestion,
SURYNAMASKAR
Surynamaskar salute to the sun or sun salutation is a practice in yoga as exercise in incorporating a flow sequence of twelve gracefully linked asanas.
Benefits:
Helps to lose weight,
Glowing skin,
Better Digestion system,
Brings down blood sugar level helps to detox Body,
PADMASAN
Padma = Lotus , asana = Posture. Padmasan is a cross legged yoga posture. which helps deepen meditation by calming the mind and alleviating various physical ailments.
Benefits :
Improves digestion ,
Reduces muscular tension and brings blood
pressure under control ,
Relaxing the mind
