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Yoga is a Philosophy and Discipline for Development of Mind, Body and Spirit.
Aim of the yoga
Yoga is a scientific system of physical and mental practices that originated in India more than three thousand years ago. Its purpose is to help each one of us achieve our highest potential and to experience enduring health and happiness. With yoga, we can extend our healthy, productive years far beyond the accepted norm and, at the same time, improve the quality of our lives.
Benefits of practising yoga:
a. Physical fitness:
People view Yoga only as a curing therapy, but in reality involvement in Yoga will ward off any disease and keep oneself fighting fit.
b. Personality Development :
by performing Yoga one can attain peace of mind, boost self-confidence, and gain more energy for work.
c. Freedom from Habits:
Many people want to give up habits like smoking, drinking etc. but they are unable to do so. Practising Yoga helps to get rid of all these habits.
d. Stress relief:
Today you can hear words like Stress, Tension from everybody, from youth to an aged person. Everybody has his own tensions of work. We advice to go for Yoga and get relief from stress.
e. Competition:
There is a lot of competition in the education life of every student now a day. Yoga works there too. After performing even some basics of Yoga like 'Omkar ', any student can feel the improvement in his concentration as well as in his inherent ability to memorize. Thus Yoga helps them a lot.
Yoga promotes health and well-being through physical exercise. The regular practice of asanas, and breathing exercises (pranayama), makes the body strong, supple and healthy. It has a profound effect on the circulation and on the functioning of the inner organs, glands and nerves, keeping all systems in radiant health and leading to greater energy, better concentration, and a happier, more fulfilling life. Many common physical ailments can also be improved through the regular practice of yoga, and it is never too late or too early in life to take it up. Anyone can practice yoga. Yoga and Health are closely related. Yoga is a popular aid in improving both physical and mental health. This is basically the most common goal of people who practice Yoga - for health reasons. Some of the important Yoga benefits include anti-ageing, balance and flexibility of body, increase in knowledge and wealth, improvement in mental health and development of personal and social values. Yoga also helps in improving strength, sexual life and reducing weight. Yoga makes you feel good. Yoga is relaxing. It's energizing. It's strengthening. Yoga cures different incurable diseases.
Yoga Definition:
Yoga is from the Sanskrit word 'Yug' meaning union {with the Divine}.
Branches of yogaClassical yoga as defined by Patanjali is an eight stages process of spiritual development Ashtanga (eight step) yoga. The first two stages are ethical disciplines (Yamas and Nyamas). Then come postures (Asanas in Sanskrit) and breathing exercises (Pranayama). The last four limbs are meditative stages: control of the sense (Prathyara), concentration (Dharana), meditation (Dhyana) and enlightenment (Samadhi).
1. Short courses in yoga are available at our center
2. Yoga according to disease is practised at our centre
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