Yoga Fundamentals: The Seven Chakras
...of your body and this can help you can compensate for areas that may be out of synch with the rest of your body or are inactive.
Proper distribution of this energy called Kundalini energy, along with all seven of the chakras can help you achieve a certain level of balance and harmony.
As a coiled up snake it rests in your Muladhara chakra, in its dormant state. Energy that flows through your system is regulated by these chakras. So if you are able to realign them through controlled and purposeful movements such as yoga, you can achieve a certain level of emotional wellbeing and physical benefits.more
Concentration and Meditation
...Concentration and Meditation
This article is a continuation of the earlier article Yoga and Ethics.
The two components of yoga leading to the last (eighth) are concentration (dhaaranaa) and meditation (dhyaana); the last one is trance (samaadhi). As stated in the earlier article it is possible to practice meditation without going through the preceding stages. We mentioned only the first two components. The third and fourth (aasana and praanaayaam) are in the form of exercises. We used the terms lower and higher yoga in the sense of physical and spiritual. They were not meant to denigrate the beneficial aspects of exercises and meditation, but only to stress the point that they do not take one towards the main goal of yoga.
Paatanjali defines concentration as confining the mind in a limited mental area. The mental territory is vast though not infinite at the lower levels of the mind. Concentrati...more
Use Yoga Exercises To Effectively Treat Addictive Behaviour!
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Whether we care to admit or not most of us have a vice or addiction, it is just human nature! For the most part we have a reasonably high level of control over these vices or addictions. Examples of these addictions can be as minor as wanting to eat a little bit more chocolate than is healthy, but they can be much more serious, to the extent that problems can arise in our lives. It is extremely difficult to eliminate addictions as the reason for their existence is often linked to an event(s) that has happened in our past. This only emphasises the problem as if...more
A Brief Introduction To The Science Of Yoga
...Yoga is basically a science of correct living. When it is incorporated into daily life, it works on every aspect of the individual. The physical, mental, spiritual, psychic and emotional levels are all affected and strengthened through practice of Yoga. The word 'yoga' means oneness or unity and comes from the Sanskrit word 'yuj' which means has the meaning of joining together.
Yoga is not magic or sorcery, neither is it mental or physical debauchery. Those p...more
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