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YOGA
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Derived
from the Sanskrit word for 'union', yoga
refers to far more than exercise. It encompasses
a varity of disciplines designed to ultimately
bring its practitioners closer to true nature.
Raja yoga seeks reunion through mediation, while
Jnana yoga entails the stud y of scriptures and
Karma yoga calls for selfness service to God and
mankind.
At AyurvedaGram, the exercise are Hata yoga,
a discipline intended to prepare the body for
the pursuit of union with the divine while raising
the practitioners awareness of creation to a higher,
keener state. Through Pranayama (controlled breathing),
Asana (prescribed postures) and mediation, the
Ashtanga yoga master helps one to enhance Prana,
or life force, and achieve a state of balance
and harmony between body and mind.
Each of these three disciplines contributes to
the search for union in its own way.
Breathing
: As the life
force Prana is believed to enter the body through
the breath, much of Pranayama is concerned with
helping you to regulate your breathing properly.
Postures
: Some yoga postures are intended to strength
and strengthen muscles, other to improve posture
and work the skeletal system, while others aim
to compress and relax the organs and nerves.
Meditation : Meditation supplements and reinforces
the disciplines of thought by focusing the mind
and relaxing the body.
The regular practice of yoga exercise which are
personalized to suit individual needs at AyurvedaGram
improves physical fitness and blood circulation,
reduces stress, enhances the sense of well-being
and improves the overall effectiveness of the
treatment.
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