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— AN INTRODUCTION OF YOGA

— ASHTANG YOGA

— HATHA YOGA

— MEDITATIVE POSES

— ASANAS

— BENEFITS OF YOGA
  
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V PATANJALI IS THE FOUNDER & FATHER OF YOGA

V THE OUTLINES OF PATANJALI YOGA IS CALLED RAJA

YOGA OR THE SOVERIEGN PATH

V THE AIM OF PATANJALI YOGA IS TO SET MAN FREE

FROM THE CAGE OF MATTER
MATTER(mind
(mind or ego)

V CHITTA IS OPERATED AT TWO LEVELS ² INTELLECTUAL

&EMOTIONAL
V THE EASIEST PATH TO REACH THE STATE OF
DISPASSION IS THE PATH OF BHAKTHI OR LOVE

V THE HUMAN BODY IS VEHICLE FOR JOURNEYING THIS

LIFE

V THE HEALTHY MIND REQUIRES A HEALTHY BODY

V THE YOGA OF PATANJALI IS ASHTANGA OR

COMPRISED OF EIGHT LIMBS
 
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 YAMA
2 NIYAMA
3 ASANA
4 PRANAYAMA
5 PRATHYAHARA
6 DHARANA
7 DHYANA
8 SAMADHI
V AHIMSA(non--injury),
AHIMSA(non injury),SATYA
SATYA(truth),
(truth),ASTEYA
ASTEYA(non
(non--
covetouness),BRAHMACHARYA
covetouness), BRAHMACHARYA(continence)&
(continence)&APARIGRAHA
APARIGRAHA
(abstinence from avarice) COMES UNDER YAMA

V THESE FIVE AUSTERITIES ARE UNIVERSAL AND ABSOLUTE

V ONE MUST NOT HURT EVEN I N SELF DEFENCE THIS IS

AHIMSA

V TRUTH IS CONCURRENCE BETWEEN THOUGHT,WORD

AND DEED

V YOGA SHOWS US ALL HAPPINESS IS WITHIN OURSELVES

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V HATHA YOGA IS SOLELY CONCERNED WITH ITS

OBJECTIVE OF PURIFYING THE BODY

V HATHA YOGA IS DERIVED FROM ¶HA· MEANING THE

SUN & ¶TA· MEANING THE MOON

V YOGA IS DERIVED FROM THE SANSKRIT TERM ¶YUJ·

WHICH MEANS ¶YOKE· OR ¶UNITE·

V HATHA YOGA MEANS UNIFICATION OF SUN &

MOON OR THE UNION OF PRANA & APANA VAYUS
V HATHA YOGA IS DRAWNED FROM GHERANDA
SAMHITA &HATHA YOGA PRADIPIKA

HATHA YOGA CAN BE DIVIDED IN SEVEN HEADS:

 BODILY PURIFICATION
2 ASANAS
3 MUDRAS
4 PRATHYAHARA
5 PRANAYAMA
6 DHYANA
7 SAMADHI
BENEFITS OF HATHA YOGA

V YOUTHFUL FACE & FIGURE

V GRACEFUL POSTURE & CARRIAGE

V CLEAR COMPLEXION

V IMPROVED BLOOD CIRCULATION

V ALL--ROUND GENERAL HEALTH

ALL
 HOW TO PRACTICE YOGA

V ASANAS ARE BEST PERFORMED IN THE MORNING

ON AN EMPTY STOMACH

V REGULAR PRACTICE AT THE SAME PLACE & TIME

GIVE GOOD RESULTS SOON

V ONE SHOULD FOLLOW SATVIK DIET(vegetarian)

 MEDITATIVE POSES

V MEDITATIVE POSES ARE THAT ENABLES TO SIT

IN IN THE SAME POSES FOR HOURS TOGETHER
AT A STRETCH STEADILY & WITHOUT JERKS

V STEADY POSTURES ENABLES ONE TO ATTAIN

ONE POINTEDNESS OF MIND
V PADMASANA(lotus pose) IS KNOWN AS
BUDDHA·S POSE

V SIDDHASANA IS ALSO GENERALLY USED FOR

MEDITATION

V INITIALLY PRACTICE FOR FEW SECONDS &

GRADUALLY INCREASE TH PERIOD TO 5
MINUTES AND MORE
PADMASANA
 PADMASANA
V THIS IS THE BEST POSE FOR MEDITATION AND JAPA

V SPREAD A BLANKET OR CARPET

V SIT ERECT,BEND THE RIGHT KNEE AND PLACE THE

RIGHT FOOT ABOVE LEFT THIGH

V CATCH THE LEFT FOOT AND PLACE SYMMETRICALLY

ACROSS THE RIGHT ANKLE

V PLACE THE HAND ON THE KNEE IN CHIN MUDRA

V HEAD,NECK AND TRUNK SHOULD BE IN STRAIGHT

LINE
 BENEFITS

V LOOSENS THE BODY IN LOWER PART OF THE BODY

AND REMOVES RHUEMATISM

V IT TONES UP THE VADA,PITTA AND KAPHA(wind,bile

and phlegm)

V IT STRENGTHENS THE NERVE AND MUSCLES OF THE

LEGS AND THIGHS
SIDDHASANA
 SIDDHASANA
SIDDHA MEANS AN ADEPT

V SIT ERACT AND PLACE THE LEFT FOOT IN THE

PERENIUM ,IT SHOULD BE IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT
PRESS AGAINST THE ANAL APERTURE

V BEND RIGHT AND PLACE THE HEEL AGAINST THE

ROOT OF THE REPRODUCIVE ORGAN

V HANDS SHOULD BE IN CHIN MUDRA

V HEAD,NECK AND TRUNK SHOULD BE IN ONE LINE

BENEFITS

V IT HELPS TO GET ESTABLISHED IN

BRAHMACHARYA OR CELIBACY

V IT IS ONE OF THE BEST POSTURES FOR

MEDITATION AND CONCENTRATION
 ASANAS

THE ASANAS ARE POSES MAINLY FOR HEALTH AND

STRENGHT

THE FOLLOWING POINTS ARE IMPORTANT WHILE

PRACTICINNG YOGA

V ALWAYS DO ASANAS IN A WELL-

WELL-LIT,CLEAN AND
VENTILATED ROOM

V WEAR MINIMUM CLOTHING

V DO THE ASANAS ON A BLANKET FOLDED TWICE
SPREAD OVER A CARPET

V TIE YOUR HAIR SIMPLY

V ALWAYS PERFORM ASANAS DAILY IN THE

MORNING

V NEVER DO ASANAS ON A FULL STOMACH

 BENEFITS OF YOGA
PHYSIOLOGICAL BENEFITS OF YOGA

V STABLE AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM EQUILIBRIUM

V PULSE RATE DECREASES

V RESPIRATORY RATE DECREASES

V BLOOD PRESSURE RATE DECREASES

V GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE INCREASES

V EEG ² ALPHA WAVW INCREASES

V GASTROINTESTINAL FUNCTION NORMALIZES

V ENDOCRINE FUNCTION NORMALIZES

V JOINT RANGE OF MOVEMENT INCREASES

V ENDURANCE INCREASES
V WEIGHT NORMALIZES

V SLEEP IMPROVES

V IMMUNITY INCREASES

V BALANCE IMPROVES

V INTEGRATED FUNCTIONING OF THE BODY PARTS

IMPROVES
PSYCHOLOGICAL BENEFITS OF YOGA

V SOMATIC AND KINESTHETIC AWARENESS INCREASES

V MOOD IMPROVES AND SUBJECTIVE WELL-

WELL-BEING
INCREASES

V SELF ACCEPTANCE AND SELF ACTUALIZATION

INCREASES
V ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION DECREASES

V CONCENTRATION IMPROVES

V MEMEORY IMPROVES

V LEARNING EFFICIENCY IMPROVES