YOGA

 YOGA

WE ALL HAVE HEARD AN OLD PROVERB "HEALTH IS WEALTH".AND IT'S TRUE. TODAY IN THIS FAST-MOVING WORLD IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO TAKE PROPER  CARE OF OUR HEALTH AND BODY BECAUSE MONEY CAN'T BUY GOOD HEALTH.

TO KEEP THE BODY AND MIND HEALTHY WE HUMANS DO DIFFERENT TYPES OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LIKE SOME GO TO SWIMMING, GYM, RUNNING, SPORTS, WALKING ETC BUT YOGA IS THE MOST POWERFUL THING TO KEEP OUR MIND AND MIND STRONG AND HEALTHY BECAUSE YOGA IS A BODY AND MIND PRACTICE.

YOGA CAN GIVE US FULL  CONTROL ON OUR BREATHING,HORMONES,EMOTIONS,STRESS AND MIND.YOGA IS BASICALLY A GROUP OF PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL PRACTICES. YOGA IS NOT A NEW CULTURE IT IS FROM THE VEDIC PERIODS AND FROM RIG VEDA AND MAHARISHI PATANJALI HAS GIVEN A GREAT KNOWLEDGE OF YOGA TO HUMANKIND. YOGA'S ORIGINS CAN BE TRACED TO NORTHERN INDIA OVER 5,000 YEARS AGO.

 TIRUMALA KRISHNAMACHARYA WAS AN INDIAN YOGA TEACHER, AYURVEDIC HEALER AND SCHOLAR. HE IS SEEN AS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT GURUS OF MODERN YOGA, AND IS OFTEN CALLED "THE FATHER OF MODERN YOGA".HE ALSO DEVELOPED POSTURAL YOGA.

 ADVANTAGES OF YOGA:-

·         YOGA HELPS WITH BACK PAIN RELIEF

·         YOGA CAN EASE ARTHRITIS SYMPTOMS

·         YOGA IMPROVES STRENGTH, BALANCE AND FLEXIBILITY

·         YOGA BENEFITS HEART HEALTH

·         YOGA RELAXES OUR BODY WHICH HELPS IN GOOD SLEEP

·         YOGA CAN BRIGHTER MOODS

·         YOGA HELPS IN MANAGE STRESS

·         YOGA CONNECTS US WITH A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY

·         YOGA PROMOTES BETTER SELF-CARE

·         MAY FIGHT DEPRESSION

A REGULAR PRACTICE OF YOGA CAN HELP IN BUILDING GOOD MUSCLES, DRAMATICALLY BOOST METABOLISM, GOOD CIRCULATION OF BLOOD IN THE WHOLE BODY, ALSO HELP THE METABOLISM TO STAY TICKING ALONG NICELY.

 TYPES OF YOGA:-

·         ASTANGA VINYASA YOGA

·         HATHA YOGA

·         IYENGAR YOGA

·         BIKRAM YOGA

·         YIN YOGA

·         KUNDALINI YOGA

·         RESTORATIVE YOGA

·         POWER YOGA

·         JIVAMUKTI YOGA

·         SIVANANDA YOGA

·         VINYASA

·         HOT YOGA

·         AERIAL YOGA

·         BHAKTI YOGA

·         JNANA YOGA

·         PRANAYAMA

·         ANUSARA SCHOOL OF HATHA YOGA

·         KRIYA YOGA

·         BHUJANGASANA

·         ASANA

·         ACROYOGA

·         BOAT POSE YOGA

·         SVAROOPA YOGA

·         LAUGHTER YOGA

PRINCIPLES OF YOGA:-

·         NON-VIOLENCE

·         TRUTHFULNESS

·         RIGHTEOUSNESS

·         WISDOM

·         SIMPLICITY

·         WORSHIP OF THE SPIRITUAL GOAL

·         SACRIFICE THE EGO

·         SELF-DISCIPLINE

YOGA IS EFFECTIVE IN THE PREVENTION AS WELL AS MANAGEMENT OF STRESS AND STRESS-INDUCED DISORDERS. IT HAS BEEN OBSERVED THAT YOGA DECREASES ANXIETY, STRESS, AND LEVELS OF SALIVARY CORTISOL AS WELL AS PLASMA RENIN LEVELS AND 24-H URINE NOREPINEPHRINE AND EPINEPHRINE LEVELS.

YOGA HAS BEEN FOUND TO BE HELPFUL IN MAINTAINING OVERWEIGHT PROBLEMS AND OBESITY. REGULAR YOGA PRACTICE FOR 1 DAY CAN HELP IN CONTROLLING BLOOD PRESSURE IN HYPERTENSIVE SUBJECTS. YOGA HAS A GREAT POSITIVE IMPACT ON OUR BRAINS.

ASANA, PRANAYAMA, MEDITATION, AND DIET ARE THE FOUR PILLARS OF YOGA. HANDSTAND SCORPION IS CONSIDERED AS THE MOST DIFFICULT YOGA POSE BECAUSE IT REQUIRES GOOD FLEXIBILITY, PERFECT CONTROLLED BALANCE, AND PLENTY OF STRENGTH. WHEREAS HATHA YOGA IS CONSIDERED AS BEST FOR BEGINNERS BECAUSE IT IS SLOWER THAN OTHER YOGA STYLES AND EASY TO PERFORM. IF SOMEONE IS A BEGINNER THEN HATHA YOGA IS A GREAT ENTRY POINT TO THE PRACTICE.

BASICALLY, THE AIM OF YOGA IS TO ACHIEVE SELF-RESPECT, CONTROL THE BREATH, ACHIEVE DEEP RELAXATION, LOOK GOOD AND GROW THROUGH MEDITATION. BUT THERE ARE SOME RULES OF YOGA WHICH ONE SHOULD FOLLOW FOR THE BETTER RESULTS IT SHOULD NOT BE PERFORMED IN A STATE OF EXHAUSTION, ILLNESS, IN A HURRY, OR IN ANY KIND

OF STRESS CONDITION. WOMEN SHOULD AVOID YOGA DURING THEIR MENSES IN PLACE OF THAT THEY CAN DO RELAXATION TECHNIQUES AND PRANAYAMA. ONE SHOULD NEVER  DO YOGA AFTER MEALS.