Yoga notes XI

YOGA

• It is also called as union of the individual soul with the absolute soul or drive soul.
• Yoga is the ‘unification of atma with Parmatma’.

Importance of Yoga

• We require 3 element to balance to remain healthy these substance are vaat, pill and kaph.
• To make our internal organ in clear state we require Shatkasmas for cleanliness and purity our body.
• Shatkarmas consist of Neti, Dhouti, Nauli, Basti and Kapalabhati.

• Various yogic exercises increase the immunity power.
• The person who perform yogic exercise daily that person cannot fall prey to disease.
• Yogic exercises that only protect us from various disease but also cure them.
• Example – Vajrasana helps in controlling diabetes.

• Pratyahar, Dharna and Dhyan has a important role for restoring peace of mind.
• Shavasan, Suptasan are very good in releasing stress and tension.

• Yogic asans help us to remain at a great distance from health problems and make us fit.
• Yogic Yoga also make us strong, Flexible and energetic.

• At certain point our body gets so tired after that our body cannot work further at that relaxation is needed.
• Relaxation kill fatique and recreate our energy.

• Incorrect body posture takes lots of extra energy instead of correct body posture.
• Vajrasana, Chakrasana, Dhanurasan etc are not only preventive asan but also corrective asan also.

• Yogic exercise doesn’t require any large space or lots of time.
• These exercise does not require big expenses.
• Not require any equipments.
• Does not require any high level technique.

• Padmasan and Sidhasana are the best asans for spiritual development.
• Above asans enhance medication power.
• Pranayan is useful Yogic Kriya that brings peace in life by attaining a good level in spiritual development.

• Various asan yoga are helpful in increasing flexibility of body. Ex – Chakrasana, Halasan.
• Muscles become flexible if they perform asans.
• Which makes movement of body efficient and graceful.

• While performing asans and pranayam lot of calorie are burn in this.
• Due to burn of calorie there is no collection of calorie which further convert into fat which make a person obese.

• Yoga protect and heal our all systems that is excretory, respiratory, circulatory etc.
• It also make us healthy by making our body fit & active all the time.

• It is described by Patanjali, eight elements of Yoga in Yogsutras.
• Also called as eight fold paths or eight steps through which ultimate goal of Yoga can be achieved.

• This is first element of Astagna Yoga.
• By practice it a person can remain away from voilence.

Further there are 5 moral codes of conduct.

• It means not to harm any human or any organism.
• We must remain away from negative emotions that is Anxiety, Jealous, Anger etc.
• We must have only positive emotions like love, affection and regard for humans and living organism.

• We must not tell lie to anyone.
• Remain at a distance from falseness.
• Not to speak to others in a unrespectful or rude manner.
• always speak truth.

• Means not to steal any thing.
• Not to thought about stealing.
• Do not motivate others to steal.
• Always remain satisfy what you have.

• Not to take diet that stimulate sexual desire.
• Stay away from pornographic material.
• Do not indulge in sexual relations.

• Not to collect money and property for self desire or self interest.
• Aparigraha means to lead a life with minimum.
• Not to consider anything to be our own.

• Related to individual sense and body.
• You must practice niyams like you practice Yomas.
• Saucha, Santosh, Tapa, Swadhyaya Ishwar Parnidhana.

• It means purity.
• Purity means clean physically and mentally.
• For purity of internal organs we have Shudhi Kriyas or Shatkarmas which consist of Neti Kapalbhati, dhouti Kriyas etc.

• Santosh means Satisfaction.
• We must satisfy whatever God has given to us.
• Not to run behind desires.

• To overcome obstacles, complex situations and resistance in the way of going and achieving the desired goal.

• To study the great Gita, Vedas, Grantha with devotion is called as swadhyaya.
• First type of study is to read these great books and second type of study is known as study of self.

• To dedicate all the deeds to God is called Ishwara.
• In this a person or a true devotee thinks whatever prosperity he got by the manner of name, fame, position power, respect all is achieved by him due to God’s Grace.
• He/she surrenders theirself to God and remove all negative things from his/her like ego, jeabusy  etc.

• It means ‘position or posture of body’.
• Asans are performed to keep body flexible, young and agile.
• It improves  body fitness by removing extra fat from our body.
• Corrective, relaxative and and cultural Asan are the types of it.
• Can be practice from young to old without any problem.

• It is the control of the process of breathing.
• Means control over inhalation and exhalation.
• Pranayama consist of three things i.e. Purak [ Inhalation], Kumbhaka [Retaining the breath] and Rechaka[Exhalation].
• Ujjayi, Sheetkari, Sheetali, Bhastrika are types of Pranayama.

• It is self control in which an individual is able to exercise control over her/his senses.
• We can also say that to control the mind and senses is called Pratyahara.
• Senses will not respond to external things that hinder mental concentration.
• Some of senses are words, beauty, touch taste etc.

• It is concentration of mind.
• Our mind is scattered into multiple things, dharna set it to one focal point.
• Facal point can be in the centre of the forehead or naval.
• This (dharna) is first step towards Samadhi.
• It is a mental exercise which enables a yogi to go ahead towards dhyana and samadhi.

• Process of complete constancy of mind.
• prior stage to samadhi.