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1) Hatha Yoga
Hatha Yoga is the path of Physical Yoga or Yoga of Postures is the most popular branch of Yoga. Hatha Yoga considered the body as the vehicle for the soul. It uses Physical Poses or Asana, Breathing Techniques or Pranayama, Meditation in order to bring the body in perfect health and for the more subtle spiritual elements of the mind to emerge freely. The practice of Hatha Yoga will result to the union of the body and the soul, it aims to make the body perfect and fill it with life force.
2) Bhakti Yoga
Bhakti Yoga is the path of heart and devotion or the Yoga of devotion. Yogis who practice Bhakti Yoga sees the Divine in everyone and everything he encounters. This lead him to develop love, acceptance and tolerance for all. Bhaki Yoga teaches a person to have a devotion to God and all things through devotion to life and love. Continue reading »
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Miscellaneous Sivananda Yoga Poses
Author: Foras Aje
Folks, we have been going over- in the last several articles in the Yoga Category-the Famed Sivananda style of yoga .
Thus far, here is a re-cap of what we have covered.
1. Sun Salutations.
2. Inversions: The Head and Shoulder Stand and Their Counter-Poses
3. The Forward Bends and Their Counter-Poses
4. The Backward Bends and Their Counter-Poses
5. The Balancing Exercises
and finally,
6. The Sitting & Standing Exercises.
However, there are other poses that I have not discussed and I will now touch briefly on them.
Miscellanous Yoga Poses: Continue reading »
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Why is the Buddha smiling? Because it's finally happened: meditation is mainstream.
Of course, the true "Buddha mind" finds reason to smile from within and is said to be unfazed by such spacetime frivolities as cultural trends, but surely the "enlightened" among us, whoever they are, must be encouraged that meditative practices are being taken up in boardrooms of corporate America, taught at YMCAs, introduced to schoolchildren around the world and even advocated within the military.
Mindfulness, Zen, the Transcendental Meditation technique and many other practices have become household words. Hundreds of peer-reviewed scientific research studies have demonstrated the efficacy of meditation for improving health, preventing disease, accelerating personal growth and even reversal of aging.
But with so many different methods of meditation available, how does one choose a suitable, effective meditation technique for oneself or one's family? Here are some timesaving tips from a longtime meditator and 35-year meditation teacher to help you evaluate which meditation might be best for you. Continue reading »
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This unique healing, meditation music uses resonance to wash away stress, and impeach your body with strong, positive force. This in turn opens your mind to creative encouragement and visions, even peak experiences. Remember, meditation is a personal wayfaring and it is up to you to choose which tools you are going to take along. In addition to soothing approach, hypnosis music and meditation music often consolidate natural elements such as the harmony of ocean waves, passably flowing streams, or birds chirping. Ideal for relaxation, meditation and bodywork, Meditation reveals a new petal in the lotus blossom of Tibetan/Nepali meditation music, a vehicle for cogitative journeys inoculate with the healing aspects of an age-old tradition. Continue reading »
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India is the mother of spiritual practices, meditation, retreats in india, meditation retreats, and meditation technique. The first written book, Rig Veda, comes from India and it is all about the deepest spiritual practices. Most religions like Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism etc. had their birth in India. They are still flourishing here and have produced some of the greatest spiritual leaders in this country.
Meditation in India can be divided into four broad categories -- depending upon the propensities of the practitioners, they can choose the path that is best suited to their needs:
a. Jnana Yoga: Path of Knowledge is most suitable for those who have a deep urge to understand before they can accept anything. They want clear rational and experiential proofs before having faith in any knowledge. The meditation practice in this discipline consists of Truth based mantras and analytical inquiry. The inquiry helps dig out all wrong notions and the mantras make one experience the true Self which is absolute awareness and bliss.
b. Bhakti Yoga: Path of devotion is suitable for those whose minds are more love and faith based. They would like to follow a meditation method that would help them develop in their love for God. The devotee believes more in surrendering that in understanding. He will first have faith and then this faith will take him to the sublime experience of the Truth. Surrender to the divine will and deep longing to meet God are the main traits of Bhakti Yoga. Continue reading »
