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A Guide To YogaA Guide To Yoga DISCLAIMER: This information is not presented by a medical practitioner and is for educational and informational purposes only. The content is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read. Learning the details in yoga! Details in Yoga When we wait at appointments, it sometimes increases stress. Everyday we must wait, compete, interrupt, and deal with people around us. All the lively issues we face make us stressful by the end of the day. In addition, the world is moving fast forcing us to move fast along with it. Each day we wake, we must prepare for work, work, and come home to work some more. Let’s face it; we live in a high-demanding, stressful world. Some of us can deal with high-volumes of stress, yet the majority, find it difficult to cope. WE live our lives worrying about money, children, marriage, relationships, work, etc. Nothing seems to bring in relief. What can you do? What can you do, it’s called yoga. Before you consider yoga, let’s think about the symptoms that emerge from stress. The warning signs start early and stretch to mental/emotional and physical conditions. The level of stress is apparently shown, since the ultimate action shows in our behaviors. When our behaviors start showing signs of stress, it is time to take action. Actually, when the warning signs start it is time to take action. During the day, you may notice symptoms, including irritability. Irritability will expand to edginess, and finally you are uptight, snapping at your loved ones. You are stressed. This means it is time to take action. The heels are the start of stress, yet the ultimate area of the body that receives the stress is the back, neck, shoulders, etc. With this in mind, we can consider back releases to help you release your stress. Back releases help your back to remain flexible, while opening your chest, and vitalizing you through energy increase. How to release the back: For instance, the shoulders should move back and then downward before you use the head to look up. If you feel pain in the neck area, you should not continue to look upward, rather permit your actions to become liquefied. Now let’s yoga...WE can finish with the simple leg cross-position. Sit on the floor with your posture straight. Relax the stomach muscles without making the back feel rigid. Once you are seated cross the legs. (Indian Style) Your feet should be on the floor, and just beneath the knees. Make sure the trunk, head, neck, and knees are in alignment. Palm down; place your hands on your knees. Now, clear your mind, devoid of any thought for a moment. Once your mind is clear focus on an object around the room...Continue to focus on that object and allow it to communicate with you. Continue until you feel the stress release. However, if you want true stress relief, you must understand the sections of yoga… Sections of Yoga When you consider yoga, you must understand that yoga has sections to consider. For instance, Hatha is a section of yoga that lies beneath your vitality and physical body. Yoga is Hindu discipline, which groups of related strategies are used to promote unity of individual’s with a supreme being that acts as host through a scheme of postures and rituals. Yoga is a scheme of exercise that focuses on breathing, posture, and the act derived from Hindu Yoga. To help you relate we can consider sections and move to action. Laya Yoga is the mastery of will that powers the mind. Laya breaks off to meet with Bhakti, Shakti, Mantra, and Yantra. Bhakti is the mastery of love, which gives us the power of divine love. Continuing, Shakti is the master of energy, which focuses energy of nature, while Mantra is the sounds the empower vibrations. Yantra of course provides us form, which empowers the geometric system. In addition, Dhyana Yoga is the master of thoughts, which empower thinking, while Raja is the method of empowering discrimination. WE move to Karma, which functions as activity and empowers action. Kundalini empowers the psychic nerve forces while Samadhi masters the self and empowers ecstasy. About Samadhi Yoga: Yoga sets out to teach you discipline, while showing you things about yourself that most times we find it difficult to find. The process works similar to finding your inner child. For instance, we know that phenomena visible beings, unreal captures, and illusory images reflect our daily lives. Are these things real to us? Can we truly ignore the things we cannot see or explain? What is real to us is defined in the way we think. For instance, you cannot see your inner child, yet you know the child exits; how do you explain? Can you ignore your inner child? Sure you can, however, you will pay a steep price for your ignorance, and in time that inner child will come back to haunt you. The inner child is the phenomena process of the human development that hinders us all from progressing in life. With this in mind, we see that Samadhi Yoga may be the answer to helping us touch things within ourselves that we otherwise cannot explain. When you prepare to act out on yoga, you must learn the sections to define what you intend to accomplish. Of course, you will not need the entire history of the action, yet knowing a few details can help you get the most out of the process. In the same token, if you learn how to, properly act on the section of yoga you have chosen, you will have a better result. Tip: Did you know that our ideas start from the state or processes of being linked to reason? Down through the centuries, yoga has been practiced worldwide…Let’s see how! Centuries of Yoga Yoga has been handed down for centuries by the Hindi group, which the focus is to help people that suffer mental, physical, and chemical symptoms find relief. After the event in September 11, scores of people have developed Posttraumatic Symptoms, which cause them to suffer. Yoga assists by soothing the mind and body through a system of strategies that where invented to help one cope. The notion is to heal the body and mind by helping a person reach deep within his/her soul to find their inner being, and spirituality. The strategies used in yoga are panorama, Kriyas, chanting, and meditation. The methods assist people with ordinary and unnatural problems by permitting them to find a peace of mind. At what time the mind finds relief, the body will follow. In the universe, many vacation spots have set up yoga establishments. After recognizing that yoga works, vacation areas have developed strategies to offer a wealth of comfort to those suffering. Ayurveda is a retreat where yoga is utilized daily. People take advantage of specials, programs, packages, etc, that include healing strategies. Yoga combines meditation, which is utilized as an art. The method is learnt with precision to force the process to work properly, while those following the steps benefit from healing. Many programs offering yoga specialize in helping obese souls’ loose weight, as well as helping those fights aging. Natural weight loss programs, massage therapy, natural diet, exercise, pills, etc, are used to help one achieve patients, consistency, mental, and physical relief. If you worry about aging, weight, etc, you know that creams serums, lotions, etc, offer minimal benefits. Yoga on the other hand can help you achieve anti-aging, weight loss through natural methods without side effects. Health is an ongoing issue, which yoga also focuses on. When you perform yoga sections, you decrease pain, while increasing your chance of losing weight. Due to increases of stress, people each day struggle with early warning signs, mental/emotional symptoms, physical symptoms, and behavioral symptoms, all related to stress. When stress starts with warning signs, many people fail to see the symptoms, which cause major problems. As stress increases and people find it, difficult to cope we begin to see increases in alcoholism, drugs, sex, crime, etc. We need help, and that help is discovered in yoga. The final stage of stress moves people to angry outbursts coupled with aggression. The movement leads to extreme violence. In view of the facts, we need to see the warning signs and use yoga as our step to finding relief. The warning signs start with irritability, edginess, impatience, grouchiness, uptightness, etc. When you start to see the signs you want to consider Hatha, Laya, Bhakti, Shakti, Mantra, Yantra, Dhyana, Raja, Jilana, Karma, Kundalini, and Samadhi yoga. Few of the modern yoga strategies include the Lotus. Lotus is a straightforward method that helps to relieve the body and mind of stress. How it works: NOTE: Keep your posture straight and the knees resting on the floor. Lotus come from Buddha beliefs, which the posture is the prime focus. In other words, you must focus on the posture until it becomes a symbol. Continue the process daily until you start to feel stress remove itself from your body. Now, learn to breathe naturally! Breathing with Yoga Yoga deals with the spirit and mind. Yoga helps to reduce stress. When a person feels relentless thoughts turn in his/her mind, and finds it difficult to shut off the valves, thus it is an apparent sign of stress. When a person takes care of his/her body, and includes daily exercises into his or her life, it is the process of keeping stress at recess. In addition, when a person takes time to add mental and emotional retreat to their daily lives, it is the beginning of a better future. One of the traditional methods people have used for years is the process of yoga, which works through meditation. Meditation makes room for natural breathing, and provides openness for mantra, as well as visualization. The gateway takes you to an inner arena that forces the mind to relax. When the mind starts to relax, you begin to see inner actions unfold, which include your powers of instincts coming to the fore. The natural instincts will guide you through self-healing processes that reverses the actions of stress. Yoga helps you to breathe naturally while relaxing the body and mind. Yoga also enforces awareness, which helps you to regulate the processes of breathing. When you start to breathe naturally, the mind and body will begin to relax. In addition, when the body and mind is relaxed it puts you in touch with your spiritual side.* When you use yoga to become aware of your natural breathing habits, you can learn to put those old habits behind you. Sometimes we fail to take deep breathes during the day hours, and night hours, (Holding the breathe believing that the problems will disappear) this rarely happens, and when we practice bad breathing tactics it affects the mind and body in a painful way. Yoga places emphasis on the way we breathe. Yoga is the science and art that helps us to form control over our breathing. To help you appreciate how yoga works as a benefit to you, we can act out on the Flowers of Lotus. Lotus helps a person to focus on his/her posture, (Symbol), breathing, meditation focus, and attitude. *NOTE: God breathed, the-breathe of life into man…The concept of yoga is to enforce natural breathing to restore the breath of life. Let’s practice Lotus to see how it works while concentrating on our posture, (Symbol), breathing, meditation focus, and attitude. How the Half Lotus Works:
The half lotus: Sit on the floor with your posture straight. Stretch your legs in front of you to start and then bend the left knee. Slowly rest the left foot placing it under the right thigh...You want to make sure that the foot is near the buttocks as close as your body will allow. Now position the right knee, resting the foot on the left thigh. Keep your posture in position, (Straight) and the knees resting on the floor? Now, place your palms at the end of the knees and circle the thumbs and pointing fingers so that they touch. Now relax…allow the mind to focus on your posture. Continuing focusing on the posture until it becomes a symbol that you recognize. Allow your discomforts to rest, by promoting acceptance. Now focus on your breathing. Let your breath to flow naturally. Practice controlling your breathing through the nose. Once you gain control, start to meditate. Focus on a burning candle (Light one if you have not) or some other object of choice. Now, repeat mantra, or hymns. Concentrate on the object as you mantra while observing your breathing. Allow your thoughts to roam freely without interrupting them, and move to view your attitude. Continue! Next, we can learn to hold the position in yoga. Hold Position in Yoga After trying the Lotus, I noted that if you are short and are not accustom in performing stretch exercises that make the body limber, you might have difficulty performing the action to its fullest. Therefore, before you try this yoga method you will need to conduct a few exercises to loosen up the body. Lotus includes the full lotus, half lotus, and perfect posture, easy cross-legged, kneeling, etc. The full lotus position requires that you sit in the floor, posture straight, and then stretch the legs in front of you. Next, you will bend the right knee and position the foot readying it to rest on the right thigh. The left leg follows pursuit. Once you are positioned, the heels should be resting against the abdominal. The palms of the hands should follow, by resting them on the upper knee area, and circling the thumbs and pointing finger. In position, the posture must always remain straight. Many people may find this method difficult, which brings in the half lotus. The half lotus is similar, only the left knee is bent, and rests beneath the right thigh and as close to the rear as feasible. The right knee bends, and places the right foot at the top section of the right thigh. The knees are to rest on the floor at all times. To perform lotus and half lotus we recommend that you perform stretch exercises to make the body supple. In the meantime, you can perform yoga, such as the cross leg position. The cross leg requires that you sit in the floor, posture straight and with the legs in front of you, start to cross them. The knees should be rested on the ground and in alignment with the trunk, neck, and head. Make sure the feet are beneath the knees. Now, rest the palms of your hands (Down) on the tips of your knees. Keep the posture straight. The goal of lotus is to teach you to relax the mind and body while working toward healing. The posture becomes your symbol in that you stabilize the posture while securely sitting upright and keeping the body motionless for ten minutes or longer without feeling uncomfortable. The; posture sets the foundation for meditation. Once you straighten the posture, you will begin yoga by focusing on your breathing. The goal is to achieve natural breathing habits. You should never control or force your breathing, rather allow your natural breathing to control you. When focusing on breathing learn to breathe through the nose. You will need to permit your breathing to flow naturally, steady, and according to your minds will to permit breathing. You mind will start to relax. Never interrupt breathing patterns during yoga. Next, you will start the meditation process. The goal is to focus and become aware by focusing on a single object of choice. Once you are prepared, you will next image hymns, sounds, images, etc. You can also become aware of external or internal environments, and allow the mind to focus on the moment. Once in position allow the mind to function at its own will without interrupted thoughts that flow freely. Move to your attitude. In this moment, you will learn to allow your thoughts to roam. Instead of suppressing relentless thoughts that rush through your mind, allow them to roam freely. The notion is to become comfortable with your discomforts. Once you allow the thoughts to flow at their own will, you can then focus on meditation. Finally, allow your spiritual flowers bloom as they unfold before you eyes. To relate to yoga we can learn more about the descendents. Descendants of Yoga Tibetan are people that come from the Tibet group. The languages of Tibet are spoken in comparison to areas of China, India, and Nepal. Tibet and its neighboring languages belong to members of the Tibeto-Burman group of the Sino-Tibetan families. The languages include the “Book of the Dead,” which is noted in the history of Tibet’s and related family yoga strategies. Yoga emerges from the Book, which comprises seven texts. The records of the text translate yoga, which is traditionally practiced in many lands. Still, various areas are unfamiliar with the customs of Yoga, including the Occidental lands. The Occidental lands houses a group of people that relate to Occident countries, people, and their cultures. The Westerners are examples of Occidental people. In addition, the textbooks are traditions, teachings, etc, and all related to book that arrives from Tibetan natives. One of the popular men who created translated versions of the text was the infamous “Lama Kazi Dawa-Samdup.” Yoga is presented in a way that it sheds light on spirituality, philosophy, and anthropologically. In summary, religion, traditions, philosophy, and the study of humankind, particular cultures play a large part in the invention of yoga. New volumes of yoga are presented on the market, yet the trilogy remains in tact, i.e. the famous Indian and Tibet philosophers who created the “Book of the Dead,” still play a role in the latest texts. The creators started with Milarepa, Tilopa, Marpa, etc, and lead to the notion of the famous “Right Knowledge.” Yet, none of these writers can step inside the original content of Yogic. While Naropa, Milarepa, and others emerged translations from the Books, the Tibet’s and Indians have still evaded the true start of yoga. The “Book of the Dead,’ presents seven books, or texts that break off into sections. Book 1: Precious Rosary Yoga’s Precious Rosary emerges from the “Gampopa Supreme Path.” The book comprises 28 groups of principles in yogic, which the groups will direct the souls acting out on the principles to complete self-control. Book 2: Nirvana is the focus in book two, which comprises “Epitome of the Great Symbol.” We see this treatise in the Lotus method practiced today. In addition, you will see the treatise used in several other yoga methods. Book 3: Book III deals with several fractions of the mind and body, including the conversion of our conscious mind. “Epitome of the Six Doctrines,” is the origin of yoga’s intent to take the body and mind into dream state, body illusions, psychic heat, after demise, and into the state of clearer light. Book 4: Book 4 tells us how to alter the conscious mind through yogic methods to balance the Epitome of the Six Doctrines. Book 5: To evade the Ego, we can use book five that teaches us the strategies in Eradicating, and reaching to the lower inner self. Book 6: Helps us to achieve the “Five Wisdom” phase. The Long Hum sets the foundation of Book 6. Book 7: Book 7 takes us to the “Essence” beyond experience and into the state of knowledge. IN summary, we go into a mystical realm whereas religion relates to magic and supernatural experiences beyond the world of material. In short, Sutra is the root, which belongs to Tibetan Canons, or Prajiia – Paramita. While the books are designed to give meaning to yoga, it continues to tell us how sections of yoga play a part in healing. Yoga today is practiced worldwide. In all corners of the world resorts, gyms, etc, are practicing yoga habits. The notion is to heal the body and mind by allowing you to explore the debts of your human makeup. Reading the scrolls of yoga can help you appreciate the deep meaning that lies within.
Scrolls of Yoga Yoga comes from seven books, yet the concept dates back years before the “Book of the Dead” was ever written. Tibet and Indian natives believed that yoga was useful in healing the soul and mind. Yoga focuses on posture, mental heat, body illusory, dream states, clear light, life after death, and the altering of the conscious mind. In addition, yoga focuses on Six Doctrines that focus on alter states, non-ego, lower self, higher self, five wisdoms, and the shear essence of wisdom. Within the books of yoga are the Tar Lam and Hdsin Lam notions. Hdsin plays the part in the “Path with Form,” while Tar Lam plays role in the “Path of Liberation.” The ultimate concept of yoga when practiced in sections is to combine six yogic steps to teach, learn, and practice discipline. Yoga is a strategy people use to connect with their conscious mind, and become aware of their being. The posture is considered within the rules of yoga, since traditionalist believes that if you focus on the posture, and you can become aware of your breathing. Once you become aware of your breathing, it will move you to meditate and focus on your attitude. Once you become aware of your attitude, you can connect with your body and mind and work toward healing. Today we deal with high volumes of stress, which the writers of yoga believe the changes increase anger outbursts. When the mind is angry it provokes thoughts, which inflame the mind, and affects the body. In addition, when a person is angry it affects his/her breathing patterns in a negative light. On the other hand, when a person has a calm mind, it also causes him or her to breathe normally. According to the Tibetan and Indian group of people when a person feels angry, lust, love, pride, arrogance, envy, etc, it affects the air we breathe in a negative way. To master the negative feelings, urges, and breathes we take; one must relax and calm the mind. Moreover when the mind is calm, the body will relax, which promotes healing. In view of the facts, we see that yoga is a tool utilized to heal the body and mind by relaxing and calming us. According to the laws of “Tibetan Tantricism,” if a person uses “two paths” to relax the mind, thus energy will follow. The goal is to discipline the body and mind while transforming the mind. Moreover, yoga helps us to extend our minds, sharpen the mind, act on positive thinking, and come to realization of our personal completeness. The moral of the story is to transform our normal ways of thinking into the historic Transcendental Wisdom, which in turns takes us to the Greatness of our Vitality. While we may be familiar with Lotus Yoga, or other styles of yoga is important that you understand the sections of yoga, as well as their purpose to reach the full benefits. For instance, if you wanted to practice breathing normally while working to control of the body and vitality you would practice Hatha Yoga. On the other hand, if you wanted to reach the power of ecstasy and mastery of self you would practice Samadhi Yoga. Those mastering Kundalini would gain the inner power of psychic nerves that force our being to move forward in a positive light. In other words, you focus on the mind in an effort to control the nerves, thus maintaining calmness within. The scrolls of yoga runs deep, yet the concept falls back to the same meaning, thus healing the body and mind through meditation. Explaining the sections of yoga can help you to appreciate what you must do first to achieve the full benefits of the yogic powers. Explaining the Sections of Yoga Yoga is outlined from old scrolls written by a variety of writers. Many of the writers come from the lands of Tibet, India, etc, and is written based on Hindi and Buddhist beliefs. When we consider yoga, one may think sit in the floor and meditate, yet the fact is yogic is a deeper action. In the rules of yogic, we have Hatha yoga, which masters breathing while leading the body to control, and expressing vitality in a new light. Laya yoga helps us to master our will while controlling the mind. Laya works with Bhakti, which promotes love, and Shakti. Shakti helps to control our energy, while Mantra boosts sound. Yantra forms our mind and body, and leads us to practice Dhyana yoga, which is the method of empowering discrimination. Raja, Juana, Karma, Kundalini, and Samadhi yoga is also something we must learn to control self, activities, knowledge, etc. To help you understand each section of yoga we can start with brief details of Hatha and move onto other methods of yoga. Hatha: Hatha in summary focuses on our health, yet its meaning reaches to the Sun and Moon. According to the law of yogic, Hatha is utilized to promote breathing. Since Hatha refers to yogically breathing through the left and right nostril. The Right nostril in yogic notion means the sun, while the left nostril represents the moon. Hatha means together, while yoga means to join. When the two combine, it joins Moon and Sun Breathing. In the moon and sun instance, moon is the negative force while the sun is the positive force. The concept is to combine negative and positive energy to reinforce healing. When you balance negative and positive thinking, you work toward an agreement that puts you in reality with your life. Laya Yoga: In summary, once you learn to master Hatha or Pranayama you will be in control of your body, and have complete discipline to move forward to Laya. This means you will move to disciplining the mind and body, working toward good health, and preparing to move ahead. It is similar to basic workouts. You wouldn’t start strength training, until you have mastered the steps in training. Once you have moved toward Laya yoga, you will next move toward Bhakti and Shakti. To master Bhakti you must learn to control the mind by joining Divine Love. Bhakti uses prayer to the higher power to achieve Divine Love. Shakti Yoga:
Mantra Yoga Mantra yoga works with Yantra, yet you must first master Hatha, or Pranayama, as well as Bhakti and Shakti yoga to, effectively receive full benefits of Mantra. Mantra is the power of accounts that deal with sounds and words. The notion of Mantra is to lodge a relationship with the telepathic self in an effort to invoke the mystical powers to assist one in reaching completeness. Yantra yoga emerges from the “Book of the Dead," Mudra. . The two work as subdivisions to help one learn the mystical signs, which the entity uses the hands and posture to signal the powers of telepathy. When one combines Yantra and Mantra Yoga, the goal is to reach the higher power, thus getting in touch with the spiritual side, and focusing on the initiations of Lamaic. Using the two yogic strategies, one must come to grips with visualization, as well as the controlled mind. (Laya is the process of gaining control over the mind, which this is the first step to master before starting Mantra or Yantra Yoga) According to the logic of the Hindus, Mantra Yoga is one of the easier practices to start, yet you must learn power of the mind to start any advanced yoga practice. The first step then in yoga is to start Mantra, Hatha, Laya, and Raja. Mantra has counterparts, which include Nada. Nada helps one to become dependant on the conscious mind, or the mental concentration. Through sensations learnt, Nada/Mantra moves us to sound, otherwise known as Shabda. Clamping your hands over your ears to ward off sound is an example of Nada achievements. In summary, you learn to block out background noises and focus on the inner mind and body to achieve wellness, sound, etc. Mantra and Yantra yoga are extensions to Laya, Dhyana, Jiiana, and Karma yoga, yet the extensions continue to other forms of yogic practices. How Mantra works: Mantra’s ultimate intention is to prevent the mind from wondering, while allowing you to focus on your intentions. Mantra in summary composes Aum, or Mantrums that sum up the spiritual light of God. When you learn to connect with the spiritual side, you learn to preserver, and alter the mind to conform to the rules of “Tibetan Mantram,” which is of Buddhist belief. With Mantra, one must start by chanting aloud, and gradually working in to a chanting whisper. The purpose is to find serenity of the mind. Mantra yoga focuses on thoughts. We all go through days when thoughts roll in the mind, making it difficult to focus on a single intention. Mantra moves us to allow the thoughts to flow freely, yet as you practice Mantra, you learn how to let the thoughts evaporate, as you continue to chant whispers that bring peace to the mind and body. The ultimate intention of Mantra is to help you make contact with the subconscious mind, which gradually leads you to explore the super-conscious mind. The notion is to free of denial, stress, doubts, fear, etc, by helping you to encounter your inner being. Mantra yoga is one of the simplest forms of yogic methods to practice. Mantra yoga also puts you in touch with your true being. Once you reach the super-conscious world, you subconscious mind will have a need to love, touch, feel, smell, taste, and enjoy life. Yantra yoga can take you into the mystical world of reality check it out!
Yantra Yoga Yantra yoga is the process of becoming visible. (LOOM) Tibet’s and Indians believe Yantra to be the representative of divine powers, and the Durga, or Mother Goddess. Yantra uses mediums, such as geometric figures, triangles, circles, etc, to form repeating geometric patterns. According to Tibet and Indian descendants, Yantra is the representative of “3-Dimensional Sacred Objects.” Yantra works in repeating patterns to help one deal with irregular, or else fragmented geometric forms, which are capable of subdividing into sections. In addition, the geometric forms can be subdividing into smaller copies of a whole. In summary, Yantra has a mission, and that goal is to help people come to grips with their entire being, by recognizing the subconscious mind. In addition, Yantra yoga is believed to be that of the mystical powers that focuses on forms, shapes, etc, of the inner being and the global world About the Mother Goddess About Durga: Meditation: Shiva:
Shiva’s feet are crossed in position, so that his right foot is resting on his immediate lower left leg, while the left foot is crossed over the right leg. Shiva has his hands placed in his lap with the palms upward, and joined. You can use this method to practice yoga if you choose. Shiva’s yogic methods included meditation, yoga, mysticism, and Bhakti yoga. Mysticism: Laya Yoga Laya according to those who practice has its limitations. The goal of Laya is to achieve complete control over one’s mentality. In summary, Laya, like Hatha yoga is the introductory to becoming in complete control of one’s mind, including the emotions and psychological channels. Laya takes one to the highest state of mind when used correctly. The highest state being the “Samadhic trance,” takes one out of animation thinking into the world of reality. To perform Laya correctly, one must reach the Samadhic Trance state, otherwise the level of discipline is disturbed. Laya is difficult to relate to when one has not come to agreements with the resurrection, simply because Great Yogin’ who practice Laya believe that succumbing to Laya means to submit oneself to Jesus, or Shakti and to the men who have long passed away; that your soul/spirit/body/mind will return to the world repeatedly. In yogic terms, the mission of Laya is to advance to the higher yogic. The higher yogic will take one beyond the channels of man’s evolutionary beliefs, and beyond the deceptive, exciting allures of the worldly portrayal, called Sangsaric in yogic terms. In addition, the higher yogic powers, takes one beyond his own existence in an effort to end the rebirth of human physical stage through karmic methods. Laya moves forward by taking the mind to the highest state possible and into the beliefs that incarnation only continues when it becomes the choice of our own. The highest achievement, once karmic states have passed takes one to the Greatest Conquest of our abilities, which gives birth to the Mother Earth. At this point, the mind is lead to believe that it is the next leader in the world that guides others to the yogic Nirvanic Mission. Laya is also known as the energy of Kundalini. The energy is achieved through the development of Chakras, and through the system of Shaivic. Within the scheme is a plan to absorb, as well as dissolve negative thinking, and difficult emotions while liberating the mind and body from the many problems and obstacles that stand in our way. The energy is dissolved through Karman rules, which destroys under develop fruits of the higher power, or Divinity of Spirituality. Laya yogic methods provide us a few meanings, which one yogic strategy melts the negative energies, obstacles, etc, through exercise from the mind and body. The motive is to move toward sound body and mind, while finding good health. Laya also uses strategies to dissolve all the absorbed negative energies through practice, which includes the Vedic (Vaidika Laya) or Tantric Scheme. Vedic Defined: Vedas in terms is a Hindu holy text, which comes from the collection of “Aryan Hymns.” The original copies where transmitted verbally, yet written in sacred books that date back to the 6th Century Before Christ. (B.C) Laya is the introductory to Dhyana, Raja and its neighbor, as well as the introductory to Jiiana, Karma, and Kundalini. Once you have mastered Laya, yogin can move forward to master sisters of its kind. Laya, like Hatha Yoga, is a temperament that fits into one’s world, by helping them to profit with good health and mind control. To learn more about Laya and related methods in yogic languages consider the philosophy of the spiritual goals, which include the treatise of the “Yogabija,” Aikya, Kshterajna, and Kshtera. Lastly, one must consider Dhyana Yoga to master the sections of yogin logic. Dhyana Yoga Dhyana yoga is a bit complex, since it follows the “Book of the Dead,’ yet extends to the Samadhi. Dhyana plays a part in the sections of dependency on meditation. The intentions of Dhyana are to deliver control over the mind when used properly. While Dhyana plays a part in all yogic practices, it tends to stand on its own with the goal to train the mind. Dhyana takes us to points in yoga, which includes the highest points, such as “Samadhi.” Yoga is an interesting strategy, since it teaches us to become non-violent, non-lying, non-stealing, non-sensuality, and non-greedy. When we think of the first teachings, we see that a person could learn to refrain from actions, words, or thoughts that harm others or one self. In addition, lies have lead to major crimes, torture, violence, etc. When a person learns to tell the complete truth, it removes any negative obstacles out of the way. Stealing is another hazard that causes stress, consumption, the will to absorb in greed, etc. When a person steals, they not only rob from someone else, they steal from themselves. Moreover, sexuality, desire, and lust leads us major problems. Yoga teaches us to restrain our human demands to commit to intimacy with just anyone. Greed is the leading cause of many problems around the world. Anyone who adheres to greed is facing a chaotic life, whether it is, now, or later. Therefore, yogic methods is the strategies to chain together in an effort to remove all negative thinking, actions, words, etc. Dhyana today is used to control the respiratory system, rather the breathing. Still, its original creation haunts our every awakening hour. When one thinks of yoga, one must realize that yoga is a deep meditation that has counterparts. Each part of yoga must be mastered in an effort to achieve a higher meaning. Once one masters the counterparts, as well as the leaders of yogic methods, one will move toward to fulfilling his or her completeness. Completeness brings one in touch with his or her true-identity, as well as his or her spiritual side. When you contact the spiritual side and find the truths, you have discovered the positive reflections in life. Dhyana yoga plays a vital part in each method of yogic practice. Preceding Dhyana we can consider Laya, which another form of meditation practiced and its goal is to gain total control over the ones mentality. Of course, Dhyana leads to complete mind control, as well, it teaches the mind to focus solely on meditation, yet Laya takes the mind to the level of reality that it should remain. Practicing yoga is relatively simple, i.e. when you learn to sit in position. The process of meditation is a bit complex however, since the human mind has a tendency to roam relentlessly. Of course, the high-volume of stress placed on humankind plays the largest part in uncontrolled mentality, emotions, etc. Thus, yogin methods teach us to control the stress that we deal with on a daily schedule. To help you appreciate the learning from yoga, we can see that Hindu, Buddhist, etc, down through the years has practice these strategies and many have attained life that goes beyond our human understanding. In addition, many of the ancestry of Buddhist, Hindu, and Indians have benefit from yoga practices, which has taken them to the mental level of mind, body, and soul, i.e. freedom of worldly problems. Furthermore, many ancient people have found God, peace, religion, law, personal faith, and more by practicing all methods of yoga, including Dhyana. Once one masters Dhyana, he must move to Raja Yoga. Raja Yoga Raja combined with Jiiana yoga can help one achieve self-realization. Raja combines meditation methods that include the psyche and physical state. The goal is to attain knowledge of learning one’s total makeup, thus achieving liberation. The notion comes from Moksha, which is a Hindu belief that claims liberation come from the cycles of rebirth. Western and ancient Indians use Raja to achieve self-realization, which sometimes the method is called Ashtanga yoga, which means 8-limbs. Philosophers believe that Raja was collected around 200 BCE by the Patanjali. To help you appreciate Raja, as well as other yogic techniques we can review the doctrines of the physic heat. Body heat is signified in Hindu as the Tibetans/Tummo, which focuses on the heat from the psychophysical characteristics. The Hindu philosophy originates from classical methods of yoga, and emerges from Himself. (Hiranyagarbha) According to studies, the “Patanjali Maharishi” is the formers of this scientific yogic that define the system of Ashtanga Yoga. Raja means “royal,” or “best.” Raja could also mean the “highest.” Raja sums of the best methods of yogic, since it helps one to join by using regal techniques. Raja helps one to achieve self-realization, by gaining knowledge of thy self. (Reality as defined by the Greeks) The Greek cliché is outlined as Know thy self, which leads one to hold information within the mind’s cavity, which firmly commits one to the memory, or conscious mind. For example, if one learns, and can restate all names of the United States President, he has achieved a degree of yogin. Raja is one of yogin realistic strategies to help one gain control over the complete mind. Yoga in Raja sense sums up the modification process of restraining the mind. By practicing Raja, one will gain control over every feeling, thought, etc, and includes the memory. In summary, when one modifies the mind, thus he gains control and can remove distorted thoughts, colors, etc, by using his or her mental mirror. The notion according to Greek, Hindu, and ancient teachers is that if one can channel restraints to form modifications, thus he will remove all distortions from the mind, which drives him to his or her true being. (True Self is outlined by Sri Swami Satchidananda) Sri Swami Satchidananda, an India native brought forth his beliefs from Tamil Nada, which is an India religion. Raja is one of the 8-limbs that was discovered by Sivananda, and emerges from precise sciences that goal to control all thoughts, brain waves, and mental alterations. In yogin thought, one must end yogic methods with Hatha, and begin Raja. Hatha Yoga is a low-impact exercise that assists one by regulating breathing patterns through exercise and consists of posture, stretching, etc, and intends to sustain the health, including bodily functions that induce calmness of the emotions. Hatha begins with Sadhana, which is a spiritual workout. Sadhana uses the body and breath as a form of energy while practicing posture (Asanas). Yogic methods continue by moving one to the fourth section of the 8-limbs or folds of yogic methods. The step moves one to use his or her breathing to control the complete mind through meditation. One must use yogic methods with zeal and superb patient to complete oneself. Once one has fully mastered Raja, it is said that he or she must move toward Kriya Yoga, which helps him or her to purify the heart by surrendering self to the higher power of his or her worship. Before one can start Raja, he must consider Laya, Dhyana, and finally Raja, yet Jiiana and Hatha is also considered.
Jiiana Yoga We all wonder through life searching for that Divine Hope. Many of us wonder aimlessly, stumbling often along the path of freedom. Jiiana yoga is merely one section of the yogic powers that take you to the Divine Hope, and sets you free from the world’s miserable ways. Jiiana stands alone from the Divine knowledge. The fruit of Jiiana stands to teach us insights of self-realization, which guides one to his or her true existence in life. Jiiana then teaches one, personal completeness, which brings one fulfillment of his or her personal potentials. To learn how Jiiana works however, you must learn the steps after its yogic, which includes Raja. Jiiana is an Indian belief that people are questioning. The cognition beliefs incorporated into Jiiana takes us to the “Book of the Dead.” The book is based on religion concepts, which may or may not emerge from the Holy Scriptures. Jiiana emerges from the term Jainism. Jainism is the branches of Hindu religions, which reject the theory that the highest being or advocates give deep respect to all existing things. Jainism started in the 6th Century before Christ. (B.C) The goal is to liberate the soul through teachings, which focuses on (Right) faith, (Right) knowledge, and the right conduct. In summary, this could mean the goal is to lean on the right brain, rather than the left-brain to achieve self-realization. Yoga in itself is a Hindu belief in God. The belief is that one God has created the rules for the human race, as well as the world. The belief however may not accompany the beliefs of the Divine Revelation, i.e. that of the bible. This brings us to see that Hindu theistic may believe in more than one God. Hindu beliefs outline tells that suppressing all activities of the mind, body, etc, will lead us to self-realization. In summary, once you come to self-realization, one will see his distinctions, moving him to attain liberation. Yoga then is a systematic exercise that helps one attain control over the mind and body, as well as attaining well-being through teachings. Jainism, as well as Jiiana is outlined in the Supreme Paths of Discipleship. The goal of Jiiana yoga, as well as linking yogic methods is to find great pleasure by realizing that the mind, as all areas of the conscious is indivisible of the entire cavity of the mind. (All-Mind) Using yogic methods one can find heighten joy realizing that Prime Reality has distinguish characteristics that help us to identify the true nature of one’s character. The mission is to bring one to the highest standard of self-realization. In addition, Jiiana brings us to self-realization, as well as assisting one in achieving the greatest joy when that one realizes the infinite thoughts that transcend to knowledge and defines reality, including all things that signify life after death (Sangsaric), and when one sees the differences between all things that are existing and non-existent. Jiiana helps one to free of the mind of chaos, while working toward the goal of handling all thoughts without disturbance. The notion however places emphasis on the prehistoric and/or uncreated mind that exists without disturbing thoughts. To complete Jiiana yoga, one must train the mind artistically, while inventing strategies to control the mind and body, thus leading one into completeness. Yoga helps one to achieve self-fertilization through learning compassions that helps one to see that the mind does not give creation to birth, death, and change. The notion behind this theory is based on Sambhoga- Kaya. In summary, Sambhoga- Kaya describes the body, which purified visions take one to wealth. The wealth includes enlighten of embody superhuman forms. The next step is to move toward self-fertilization through the divinity of Dharma-Kaya, as one realizes that he or she has no feelings of duality. Next, we can learn the methods of karma yoga. Karma Yoga How karma works: Karma in terms means action that leads to Liberation, or Emancipation. In view of this fact, Karma yoga places emphasis on the right action, which joins the right yogic actions. The notion sums up all yogic customs. In summary, karma yoga underlies the entire logic of all yoga practices. (To learn more about the full concept of Karma Yoga, Dhyana Yoga, etc, read Bhagavad-Gita Gita, or else the Song Divine chapters) Also see the (Tibetan; Book of the Dead) Karma yoga ultimately leads one to dependency of rejecting the production of one’s movement, or action. The action of yogic methods takes one to transcend his or her personality, or else attain oneself of his selflessness by working actively in the world. In addition, one must use his full set of energies to produce actions that bring him or her to yogin level. In addition, the mind and body must produce action that is, not for the sake of his/her own, rather for the sake of humanity. The mission is to work toward worldly goals by driven ambitions and completely committing oneself to take action to reach his goals. Karma yoga is a single aspect of Raja yoga, since it too uses regal Let’s review Raja: Like Raja, karma assists one by helping him to use regal tactics to achieve his highest abilities. How meditation works: Yogic methods also comprise breathing patterns, posture, exercise, and mind control to help one reach his true being. Religion plays a vital part in all forms of yoga as well. How to start karma yoga: Finally, you have mastered your actions, thus it is time to move toward Kundalini, which can give you power of the psychic nerve forces, and take you to Samadhi yoga, which focuses on self, and gives you the power over ecstasy. To start yoga, you must learn to mediate, breathe, and compose a posture that conforms to yogic methods and yogin thinking. Once one masters the art of karma, he must then move toward gaining power over the psychic nerve forces, through the process of Kundalini. Kundalini Yoga Sanskrit came up with the term Kundalini, which means, “Coil up.” According to ancient philosophers, Kundalini is a representative of the coiled snakes, or serpent. India philosophers believe that Kundalini awakens the mother of intelligence, and drives the mind to maturing spiritually. Few Yogis often view the notion of Kundalini as a deity, while Occidental countries or the Western regions may understand and associate Kundalini Yoga as the rehearsal of religious or meditative rehearsals that induce the state of altered minds, which leads one to the conscious awareness. Few ancient philosophers believe that true awareness derives from yoga, near death experiences, or through the psychedelic use of drugs. Hinduism beliefs relate Kundalini yoga to the Asia cultures, which includes chakra. Chakra is believed to sum of connections that link two or more people together. Nexus is said to be of the metaphysical energy, or else the biophysical energy that resides inside us. Chakra is said to be 3 ½ turns that surround the larger triangular bones that rest at the base of the spinal column, (Sacrum) as well as around the pelvic region. The turn’s link also to the wedges between the human hipbones, upper region of the lumbar vertebra, tailbone, and/or the human smaller bone based at the spine. {Coccyx) In view of the facts, we see that Kundalini yoga helps one to gain power over the psychic nerve forces, since the goal is to focus on the posture, thus aligning it from the ground up. Kundalini curves the posture, which curved inward and facing the front. Ancient philosophers consider this position as that of Kyphosis. In summary, one must bow backwards in an effort to curve the spine. In summary, yogin believes that the spinal column, spine, etc, when defaulted can hinder the mind from reaching its identity. This is very much true, since the spinal column, nerves, etc, are the vital parts of our body that determines our health conditions. Kundalini, according to phenomenologist’s of yogic see Kundalini yoga as a tool to awaken the energy by focusing on the body, rather than the mind. Using Kundalini yogic methods helps one to focus on breathing, the body, and gradually working toward achieving freedom of mind. Kundalini is a practice, which follows the “Path of the Tantras.” In such paths, Kundalini is similar to Raja and Karma Yoga, in that it is considered Regal. Kundalini Yoga is outlined in text. (Tibetan: Book of the Dead; Book III and VI) Kundalini yoga links to Shakti, Tantric, etc, and helps one to attain discipline of the mind and body while proceeding to the mighty tasks that awaken dormant emotions, inborn powers, etc, of the Divinity stored within oneself. As one practices yogic methods, including Kundalini gradually he/she works toward the psychic centers (Chakra), which brings the body to active functions. According to Muladhara Chakra summary as outlined in Hinduism beliefs, thus the outcome awakens the Goddess Kundalini, which is seen in the roots that support Lotus. How to define Lotus: Clearly, one can see that Kundalini yoga is a sacred belief that is said to bring good health, along with a sound mind. Once one meets chakra, thus he moves onto meet with Shakti, which is the Lord Shiva. According to ancient philosophers, Shiva sits on the throne that entwines with the Seventh Chakra, which continues to the 1000 Lotus Flowers. Samadhi is another form of yogic methods that one must practice to find self and gain power of his/her ecstasy. Samadhi Yoga Joining with the mind is difficult, since many people struggle with eluding thoughts that travel at rapid speed. Most people go through a single day struggling with emotional responses that accumulate from daily stress. Unfortunately, many people do not understand the emotions, which make it difficult for them to master the emotions, thus the problems increase. For this reason, Indian, Hinduism, Buddhist, Western countries, etc came up with the concepts behind Yoga. To help you relate to yoga we can consider Samadhi, which is the last section of yoga that helps one join with the mind, which includes the emotions. Using yogic methods is a sure way to gain control over your life. In Tibetan terms, Samadhi yoga is the process of joining quietly with the mind. (Quiescent State) Samadhi is practice in an effort to transcend one’s personality, which includes the “microcosmic conscious.” The concept is to break ties that hinder one from uniting with his/her smaller mind and joining with the larger mind. The results bring one to his full state of consciousness. The notion behind this yogic is to help one remove limits by altering the mind to conform to divine natural self. In addition, the yogic blends or yokes the inferior self with the complete self. Many beliefs follow the yogic of Samadhi. Nirvana is the ultimate goal to attain, which follows the same supreme rules as the Europeans, Buddhist, Illuminations, Tibetan (Book of the Dead) and the, teaches behind its yogic. The ultimate rule is to follow the paths of “The Great Symbol,” which is outlined in the “Book of the Dead,” at the Second Book, and succeeds to the final pages. Before one can master the yogic of Samadhi, one must consider the laws of Hatha, Laya, Bhakti, Shakti, Mantra, Yantra, Dhyana, Raja, Jiiana, Karma, Kundalini, and finally Samadhi. While the named yogic methods are part of the solution to gaining complete control over the mind, thus yogic extends further than what the average mind realizes. For this reason, it is wise to start with, the basic laws of yogic before moving toward complete yogic wellness. For instance, Dhyana yoga falls under a classification that includes Hatha, Laya, and Raja, which completes the yogic fulfillment of the mind. Additional practices performed by yogin are Milarepa, Tantric, etc. Yogic methods, beliefs, religion, practices, etc, are recorded in the “Book of the Dead,” the “Tibetan Yoga, and the Secret Doctrines.” The books provide valuable information that helps one to appreciate the logic behind yoga. While the books offer valuable explanations to the concepts behind yogic methods, it is much too great to proceed discussing this subject without writing my own book. Yoga is in summary a Hindu discipline. The concept is to promote unity of one’s self and to recognize a Supreme Being through a systematic procedure, which includes posture and rituals. Through a system of exercises, one can learn breathing patterns, posture practices, etc, that help him or her derive at the bases of Hindu yoga. In specific languages, the Hinduism practices involve the respiratory, hypnosis, and concentration. In summary, one must learn to mediate, which helps them to gain control over the mind, since the person learns to train the mind to focus on one task at a single time. In all, learning mind over matter and power of the mind is similar to yogin beliefs. Since yogic relates to yoga and the practices behind yoga, one must learn all sections of yoga to master the exercises, as well as to achieve the highest power of Divinity and Self Awareness. To complete yogic, one must reach the level that helps him/her to identify the “Clear Light.” The Clear Light of Yoga In the “Book of the Dead,” and related books, including the “Book of Dreams” yogin practices believe that by awakening from delusional sleep, the nightmares of our existence, etc. In addition, yogin strategic believe that if we break the shackles that bind our body and mind we can learn to live productively. In historic events, yogin partakers believed that removing ties etc to “Maya” would free him from the prisons that “aeons” contained him. Thus, this would help one to gain spiritual freedom, joy, peace, etc. According to yogin beliefs, the “Clear Light” is a symbol of purity emerging from the “Nirvanic Consciousness,” and from unconditioned. In addition, the light is one’s guide to transcending his “Supramundane” Conscious Mind. The transcending takes him to his Full Awakened Self, or One. (Read more about “Gautama the Buddha,” and the “Fully Awakened One”) Yoga concepts address issues that relate to posture, breathing, meditation, etc, yet its origin focuses on the Mystics of Radiance. (Dharma-Kaya) According to beliefs, yoga assists one in freeing up his Nirvanic Conscious, which surrounds the conditions placed on obscuration situations, and Sangsaric. According to yogic inventors, yoga assists one in knowledge by helping them to learn all things of “Thatness.” In summary, yogic methods teach one to focus on what can be known, rather than what can be described. Thatness includes things without quality, and the things that are colorless. The light that one finds through yogic methods introduces him/her to a life that does not include limitations. Once the person passes through the light, he then achieves ultimate intelligence. The goal is to escape the Voids of Formlessness. At the time one dies, or at near death experiences a person will acknowledge a light. The light sometimes is a blue streak that flashes quickly and sharply before one’s eyes. In addition, the world may light up, so that a person will see trees, etc, all in full color and light. The light, yogin theorists believe that one must see to reach the highest level of Samadhi yoga. Realizing the complete consciousness or the “Clear Light” can take one beyond the realities of normal understanding. For instance, when one can see the light before death, it is believed he has reached the clear light. The “Clear Light” then is considered a treasure that Buddhist believes that everyone must have the opportunity to experience. Spiritual leaders teach the light theory, yet down through the years Indian natives, Hinduism, Buddhist, and many other yogic members has followed similar or the same guidelines. Yoga promotes intense concentration. When one practices yoga, it teaches him/her to grow spiritually, mentally, and physically. In summary, yoga helps one to gain control over his/her emotions, while working toward good health. The fifth Doctrine of the book of Bardo teaches one to find his intermediate state. In each doctrine, or text, yogic methods are outlined, which helps one to gain control, yet one must start with breathing before he can reach the highest level of yogin. To first level of yoga is Hatha. Hatha is the mastery of breathing, and helps one to reach power over his or her vitality and body. To start the act one must learn to focus on his or her posture, breathing, etc, and gradually work into a meditation mode. Next, we can learn what the illusionary bodies inside yoga represent.
The Illusionary Bodies inside Yoga As we wonder through life, most of us at one point think of our body as imperfect. We all look for flaws, which effect the emotions. The emotions are triggered as we find each flaw, which lowers the self-esteem, confidence, etc. Now we have behavior problems developing, simply because flaws lead to emotional response, which in turn lead to confusion, and now one will need help. Maya: In terms of yogic, one can learn to ripen the body and mind by removing karma. Since karma is the illusionary body, Maya must be achieved. Inside each of us is a mirrored personality that reflects on one’s appearance. The mirrors must attach to something of powerful source, such as that of what Jesus Himself was attached to, an upright stake. (Symbolic) Once the mirror is attached, the reflections will reveal the identity as it truly stands. The mirror applies gratifying reflections in front of one self, e.g. fame, honor, praise, etc, which each quality brings forth pleasure. The problem is most people are deprived of the pleasures, since corners of its full arrangements are attacked by the deceptions we conjure in our own minds. What happens is once the emotions are attacked, sides of our mind start to scramble. The critical mind becomes deprecatory. As the critical mind starts to label the body, thus, the rebellion side of the brain kicks in, and here we begin to experience further problems. The mirror body then must see itself for what it really is, and that is without flaw. Realize that all of us are different, and no matter what our appearance may seem we all have an inner beauty. The beauty must appear for one to see him or her self for who they truly are. Meeting with Maya brings one to realize that the mirror when visualized as pleasant, and still see the unpleasant elements without using the critical mind to judge, is the light that brings one closer to wellness. NOTE: Hinduism beliefs think of the illusory body as a materialistic world: In addition, Hinduism beliefs that the mind has the ability to create its own illusions that come from supernatural, sacred powers, or magical deceptions. Thus, one must remove magic’s, and supernatural thoughts from the mind and life to achieve Maya’s level. Buddha is the mother, which come to life from a miracle, such as a virgin birth. One might see that Buddha’s logic derives from the birth of Jesus Christ. Further notes: In summary, if one will meet Maya it is believed that he will meet Himself, as well as his Divine Spiritual One. Yet, one must regard self-differences from his mirrored image, while applying the mirror to what Tibetan’s and many natives have labeled as, “Sixteen Similes.” Thus, the ultimate goal is to visualize the body as being Maya, which means that the body itself is not real. After finding Maya, one must move to comprehend his dream state.
Yoga Introduces the Dream State The dream state inside yogic helps one to comprehend, transmutes, realize, and mediate. Through visions one move to see Maya while mediating toward Thatness. After one starts to remove the delusions that trap the mind, only then can he reach inside his castle in the sky to discover partial realization, or the symbolic truths. To start one must learn to transmute his mind over to the larger side after his comprehension has developed. The first practice of yogic starts with comprehension, which the yogin must feed from its power to reach a decree that, takes one to transmute the mind. It yogic terms, the first level of comprehension is the form of dreams, which refers to upholding one’s ability to master continuity of the conscious mind. The goal is achieved through the dream state and the awaken state. In summary, one must realize his dreams at all levels, and come to grips with the aspects of his dreams that present trueness. When one prepares for sleep, at this point the yogin prays to his higher source, which in yogic terms is the master “Guru.’ Guru is supposed to assist the yogin in comprehending the state of dreaming. Thus, the prayer is to help one hold firm to their comprehension. According to yogin, cause is the result of all things. Thus, motives and/or resolutions are the ultimate dependency in the languages of Tibetan, Hinduism, etc. Once the yogin masters the first practice, he then moves toward the second practice. AT this level, the yogin uses the power of his comprehension to master breath. At this stage, the yogin begins sleeping on the right side of his body. He uses the thumb and the finger beside the little finger, (RIGHT) and presses both fingers at the pulse section, which is located at the “throat.” (Arteries) Using the left hand, the yogin prevents breathing from the left nostril, which he then allows his saliva to amass within the chambers of his throat. Next, the yogin moves to visualize his powers of comprehension. He starts by visualizing Itself, and moves to Supreme (Ultimate benefit of visualization) and continuing put the breaks on diffusing the contents of his dream. Itself starts the realizing process that yogic creates Thyself as a deity that becomes “Vajra-Yogini.” In summary, one must visualize the throat. Once he visualizes the throat, it moves him to the psyche-centre, he sees in the throat region as a brilliant red color, which is the identity of his personification, and the actuality of his “Divine” Tongue, or Speech. Red symbolizes “AH.” Once he recognizes his actual language, he moves to meditate on AH. Furthermore, yogin recognizes that not all extraordinary beings, things, etc, are real although the supernatural may exist, and that his mirror does not exist within self. He now comes to grips with his full comprehension, which is yogin dream state. Through visualization and recognition of Itself, yogin waits until darkness before striving to fully-comprehend the full meaning of his state of dream. He finds his resolve at dawn when he awakes and practices the yogin “Pot-Shape,” i.e. he breathes up to seven counts. He may increase the count to eleven if he has not completely understood his dream state. Between the brows, he starts to meditate on the dot. Meditating, the yogin moves to visualize the dot, which if it appears excessive of blood and causes a ruddy complexion, thus the dot becomes red. The dot appears green if his temperament appears timid. If at this point, yogin has not discovered his dream state realism, he waits until darkness and begins to meditate on the dot. Next, yogin works to prevent dream content. Yoga Prevents Dream Content Yogin practices focus on the dream state. The notion is to use practices that help one to find complete comprehension while transmuting the mind to realize the visions through meditation. The visions go beyond Maya at this state, which the goal is to find Thatness and move toward escaping the deceptions that trap the mind. Yogin then reaches his visions and discovers realization, as well as his truths, which represent his language. Yogin works toward avoiding diffusing the content of his dreams, once he visualizes the dots that he conjured from the brows of his eyes. If the dot does not appear to present the true meaning of his dreams, yogin continues mediating day and night. The goal is to find resolve within self. The dots represent organs, or parts of the body. Once yogin comprehends his dreams, he begins the process of preventing the dots from diffusing into the state of awakens. At this point, the yogin moves to practice level four, which comprises of avoidance of diffusing the dream and awaken state. How he avoids diffusing: The content of the dreams however do not change necessarily. Using “Pot-Shaped” workouts, the yogin works toward resolve. Resolve comes through meditation, visualization, etc, which dots are the focus. The dots rest between the yogin eyebrows. Once the yogin has mastered comprehension, transmutation, realization, and meditation, the physical and mental status is restored through rebirth. In summary, the mind does not reflect on recollected thinking. In addition, yogin moves to avoid impurities, contaminations, etc, so that he takes delivery of Samadhi’s initiation. He then moves to reform envisages of the dot in his mind, which the root of his focus rests on the organs of his origination. Diffusions help him to discover afflictions of the mind and body, thus working toward understanding his dream, and resolving the obstacles. Rather yogin starts minimizing the obstacles so that his mind and body finds relief. Yogin then moves to reduce negativity while focusing on his future dreams. At this point yogin finds discipline. Yogin uses the “Pot-Shape” to visualize his dreams during his meditation. Moreover, yogin proceeds to uproot his generative organs while continuing his journey into Divine Worship, or Prayer. He then discovers how to appease or win the favor of Dakinis and Viras. (Viras comes to knowledge and awareness: Dakinis represents the symbol of the female, who enlightens the mind) Once yogin comes to develop knowledge and awareness, and once yogin becomes enlightened, he moves to transmutation. At this point, yogin sees his dream. For instance, if yogin sees a bloody death in his dreams, he moves to realization that he can get past the dreams that haunt his mind. As yogin begins to transmute his dreams, he realizes his happy state of mind, and comprehends that he can achieve his highest goals without falling to supernatural disturbances. Finally, yogin has arrived at realization. Realization takes yogin to Maya, which he then starts to terminate any fears that trap his mind and body. Yogin now moves to battle his fears. Battling Fear with Yoga Yoga helps one to battle fear. The process is moving, yet one must master all aspects of yogic methods to achieve his highest peak. Yogic methods start at Hatha, yet one must move to Maya, and come to realize his dream state. Once he understands his dream state without removing content, thus yogin processes his findings to abandon his feelings of dread and/or fear. For instance, if yogin has a dream that someone is hunting him to kill, yogin would transmute the dream to find meaning without permitting the dream to afflict his state of awakening, or mind. In summary, yogin does not allow the fear to control him, rather uses the fear to discover his dream. Yogin moves to transmute all things that come in his dream state and awaken state. Yogin uses strategy through yogic practices to reduce the size of larger problems, and to see all angles of the smaller objects. Yogin continues his process until he masters his dread and fear. How it works: In summary, we must look at the larger picture, or all angles of the pie to remove fears that trap the mind and body. Fear is the number one reason that people fail in life, that people kill in life, that people are mentally disturbed, etc. Remove the fears and realize that the power is not in your hands, but that of your Divine Father and you will start to feel relief. Thus, relief brings in wellness. One of the major reasons that people find it difficult to master their fears is because the fears hide in the subconscious mind. Yogic methods teach one to come to realize the “All-Consciousness.” Once you reach this state of yogic, you begin to see the fears that bury themselves in the subconscious. Now you see alarm, but are the alarm a stretch to terror, which could put you in danger? Probably not, yet you realize that the supernatural world poses threat to your emotions, therefore, you realize, come to grips, and remove your fears. What is fear mean to you? Fear causes worry, anxiety, nightmares, etc. Fear goes future, yet the upside of fear is the positive reflections, which include concern. I have concern for my younger child, for example is not a negative fear, rather a thought that will drive logic and common sense home. That is if the person does not allow the fear to expand to phobia, excessive anxiety, etc. How to master fear: First, one must realize that practice is the steps to success. Once you learn to practice the steps of yogic, you move toward discovering your fears. The start of discovering takes one to acceptance. Once you reach acceptance, you move out of denial, and gradually the emotions will simmer as your mind takes full control, using power intellect. To gain full control, one must move to remove the uncreated mind.
Removing the Uncreated through Yoga Super-mundane: When one considers the yogic of the uncreated, he goes into the mind of the mobile and non-mobility world. In this world, the yogin analyzes the essentials of movement and non-moving actions as he starts to work toward understanding the super-mundane mind, or conscious. In summary, yogin goes greater than what is normal to consider three acts of splitting movement and non-movement into parts. Once yogin starts to focus, he meditates in an effort to meet with the uncreated. During the starting yogic method, yogin analyzes the entire areas of birth, wisdom, etc, and each component relates to the state of calmness of his ability to achieve knowledge through reasoning, perceptions, and intuition. In addition, yogin searches his mind to discover indifferences. Once the indifferences are discovered, yogin uses meditation, breathing methods, posture, and attitude to remove components that hinder the mind, and analyze the components that may assist the mind in wellness. In summary, non-motionless relates to the mind. When the mind is devoid of thought, yogin searches his cavities to discover any significant. Likewise, if moving thoughts hold relevance to his awareness and wellness, it analyzes these thoughts as well. Yogin searches non-motionless to discover why it remains. In addition, yogin searches his mind to discover how his mind will remain calm, and then move toward thought processing. In addition, yogin considers the quiet and moving mind to discover if the mind while consumed with thought has areas of stillness, or harmony. Yogin continues to discover if during quietness if the mind actually has hidden thoughts. (Subconscious) In summary, yogin attempts to reach inside the subconscious mind to discover memories, thoughts, etc that assists him to wellness. In addition, yogin considers the moving thoughts, and if the thoughts have a pattern of calmness. Yogin in short searches his mind to discover how the thinking process relates or connects with the non-thinking patterns. Serenity as defined in yogic terms is known as the concluding stage of motionless, or quiescence. In yogic definition, yogin must discover motion, which is the mental state, and the thoughts that develop and evade his mind. Yogin has a goal, and that is to discover intellect, and how quiescent are undividable with traveling thoughts. According to yogic notions, the art of yoga is that of the Highest Sacred, which is indifferent to the stimulus of the mind and body. The first step of yoga is to neutralize supernatural or illusory thoughts. In terms negative and positive are the charges that yogin focuses on. Yogin reviews negativity and positive thinking to search for unity. Optimistically, yogin draws from his negative thinking, or energies to find a resolve. Using affirmatives, encouragement, constructive thinking, etc, takes him to the corners of negativity without fear. Once yogin finds unity between negative and positive, he uses his energies to promote his identity. In summary, yoga helps one to find his/her identity. Once one finds his/her identify, it devoid the mind of denial, refusal, disagreement, etc. In summary, yogin works to reach his mission. The mission is to go beyond the minds speculations to reach intellect. Discipline is also discovered through yogic methods. Once yogin, corrects, punishes, and removes all fears, doubts, etc from the mind, he finds order. Ultimately, yogic methods teach us to control our actions, behaviors, words, thoughts, body, emotions, etc. One will gain authority over self, as well as find his/her higher spirituality, truth, etc. Yogin gradually finds his approval, enthusiasm, and agreement, which delivers him from the traps that bind our souls in a highly chaotic world. Next, yogin works toward understanding the psychic heat.
Yoga and the Psychic Fires The heat of the psychic mind includes preliminary, fundamental, and the applications of yogic. During the preliminary phase, yogin uses visualization to focus on his body as well as the empty headedness. Yogin begins with prayer to his spiritual leader, which is commonly known as Guru and moves to visualization of the internal/external body. According to yogic, the psychic nervous system becomes internally emptied or inane of intelligence, or ideas. Once yogin reaches his state of mind, he ventures to become Vajra-Yogini, which is the “Divine Devotee.” Furthermore, yogin starts to visualize himself as the color red. At this stage, yogin (Yoga Applicant) visualizes his face, hands, and at this point, he looks from three eyes. Yogin uses his right hand, and symbolically depicts a stunning sharp object that he holds in his hand and lifts it over his head. The symbol helps yogin to control his thoughts, and remove any disorder. In order to relate to the psychic heat, one must visualize the meaning of the psyche. The psychic mind is the psychogenic element that lies outside the bubble of knowledge and science. The psychic relates to immaterial, spiritual, and moral forces. The psychic also relates to supernatural influences and/or forces that go beyond normal in a way that it sees perceptions, sensitivity, and understanding in a mysterious way. Inside the psychic heat, yogin visualizes beyond normal, while focusing on the Divine Father that brings him to spirituality. Tip: Males are considering Yogi, while females are Yogini. The names may be brought up randomly. Yoga is an antediluvian “Sanskrit” tongue. Yoga’s purpose is to integrate the mind and body, come into unity with self, and find discipline. The first step of yoga is to discover unity with the body and mind. Many people in life fail to unite the body and mind, which leaves them wondering aimlessly in life, and failing many times along the way. They fail to relate to the emotions, and most times people fear what they cannot see. This marks these people as targets of vulnerability. Some people view yoga as a gymnastics, yet yoga stretch way beyond, since yogi, or Yogini goes beyond the normal state of mind to discover the true self. Most people walk aimlessly unaware of the actual happenings around them to its fullest, as well they do not recognize the feelings emerging from their body. For example, most people are unaware that the heel of the foot hits the ground first. The unawareness comes from lack of feeling.
Feelings run deep. Feelings are emotions, moods, reactions, sensations, sense, beliefs, impressions, etc. Each element of feelings must come into view for one to truly, identify who Yogi or Yogini really is. Feelings compose our views, consideration, opinions, etc, yet most people wonder the world feeling deadness, or lack of feeling. The reason behind the numbness is that the world of people is consumed with the overwhelming stress that plagues their lives daily. Yoga in summary teaches one sufficient for each day. Once a person starts to see that he has no control over the things he cannot see, or change, thus yogic methods begin to teach Yogi or Yogini self-control, discipline, etc. First, however, Yogi and/or Yogini must learn to master breathing, meditation, and posture, which posture composes the attitude one displays often. In fact, posture is the root of the term put the horse before the carriage. Since, good posture promotes good thinking. Identifying the posture will help one to feel the way he/she carries their body, or stand. Thus, one starts to feel when sitting, standing, lying down, kneeling, etc. This brings the attitude into play, since it frames the mind to focus on a particular emotional or mental subject, i.e. attitude. Thus, one starts to feel the heat of the psychic. The Characters of yoga must be explained in an effort to reach one’s level of good health. Characters of Yoga Yoga is a powerful exercise, which some misconstrued beliefs handed down through the years led many to believe that yoga was a misgiving spiritual action. The fact is religion stands behind yoga, yet yoga is designed to teach us how to gain control over the mind and body. In addition, yoga teaches us discipline. Yogic methods (Yogic is the practice of yoga) teaches us to become aware, conscious, and gain control of our life. In view of the fact, yoga is one of the most powerful exercises that have characters to deliver us from the chaos of emotional response, such as denial, self-absorbance, doubt, fear, etc. If yogic methods will help us to achieve sound mind, how in the name of its power can it be wrong? It can’t be, therefore we will learn some yogic methods to help you see for your self how yoga has helped millions of people worldwide. In fact, doctors are recommended yoga to patients around the world. Yoga is Hinduism, Buddhist, Indian, Tibetan practice, yet many Occidental nations are practicing yoga today. In addition, modern yogic methods are currently developed. Yogic methods include Hatha, Jiiana, Raja, Lotus, Kundalini, Laya, Mantra, Yantra, etc, and all methods include healing strategies. The first Hatha helps one to master breathing, as well as gain power over his/her vitality and physical body. During practice Yogini (Female exerciser) or Yogi (Male), proceed to work toward the next steps in yogic practice. The goal is to achieve the highest power possible, as well as come in connection with the spiritual side. Few yogic methods require prayer, which starts the steps toward healing. The Practices of Hatha According to yogin philosophers, until one masters the body, thus purifying the body and prepare the body for mind control, thus one cannot achieve. Once Hatha is mastered, Yogi and Yogini can move to master meditation, concentration, ecstasy, etc. Yoga has a mission and that is to teach everyone that the body is the Temple of God. The temple must be taken care of so that one can enjoy good health, longevity, and reach his/her heighten level of enlightenment. At the point of Hatha, one must move to balance posture. The purpose is to achieve graceful power over vitality and the physical body. The goal is to ground the body. Once the body is grounded, Yogini and Yogi will find firmness, and have a center that provides flexibility. Once Yogi and Yogini gain control over the body, thus they will know what they hope to gain in life, as well as know their identity. Yoga will move them to empowerment, which helps Yogini and Yogi to achieve their missions in life. To start grounding the body one must learn to synchronize the leg and arm movement by sensing balance. Once Yogi and Yogini have a sense of balance they gain self-assurance. Inner ears It is important that you understand the inner ear plays a vital part in balance. The prime reason that people feel discomfort in relationships, social gatherings, etc, is due to the imbalances. We all need balance, and that balance must be obtained in all areas of one’s life. One can gain balance with yoga, let’s learn.
Gaining Balance with Yoga Yoga considers the inner ear, which promotes human balance of the mind and body. Once a person gains balance, he/she is able to function better in society. Most people lack balance, which is why these people feel uncomfortable in society, workplace, relationships, etc. The goal then is accomplishing balance and that balance starts with the body. Yogi (Male) and Yogini (Female) must focus on the inner ear when practicing yoga in an effort to gain balance. In addition, Yogi and Yogini must practice Hatha Yogic methods first in an effort to achieve a degree of balance. To find balance one must ground the body. Grounded is the process of finding a center, which promotes firmness, and the ability to become flexible. Once a person is grounded, they learn who they are, as well as what they hope to gain in life. To ground oneself Yogi or Yogini must join the legs and arms, thus harmonizing them so that he has the carriage to stand or move his body without feeling off balance. When one gains balance, he starts to feel confident in public and home environments. To gain that balance one must focus on the inner ear. We can start the process of gaining balance by practicing Hatha, which is the key to balance the body, gain vitality, and learn breathing practices that takes one to the highest level of yogic practices. How to gain balance: The first question is answered best when one realizes he/she was created. The body and mind was created by a spiritual guide, which one must learn and come to grips with this knowledge. Do you have a starting point? Sure, you can start by recognizing that you need support. We all do. The support can come in many forms; however, yoga is the support you want to gain now. Next, you must realize areas of growth. Growth is the process of gaining encouragement. Next, you will need to learn your direction in life, since direction achieves balance. We all have the choice to decide the direction we want to grow. Therefore, you may want to ask yourself how is it that you intend to grow to reach your highest peaks in healing. Next, do you understand spiritual needs? Are you aware of your spiritual needs? While you practice Hatha, you will not need to concern your self with this understanding at this point, however as you grow in yogic practices you will need to recognize your spiritual needs. The facts go back to balance.
Balance Let’s practice balance, starting with the “balancing cat.” The Warriors inside the Walls of Yoga Yoga is a challenging series of exercise, since yoga teaches balance, spirituality, health, etc. When one practices yoga, he learns to gain control over his life, as well as his body and mind which moves him to good health. The warriors inside the walls of yoga assist Yogini (Female practitioner) and Yogi (Male practitioner) to improve posture, which in turns improves attitude. The overall outcome from practicing yogic methods is the achievement of stability and balance. Yoga also strengthens the arms, shoulders, legs, etc, and through stretches the back, stomach, hips, thighs, etc, can benefit. When Yogini or Yogi Practices stretches that involve standing on one leg, it enhances Yogi’s or Yogini’s concentration, since they focus on the body. Now that you have a brief background of yogic methods, let’s practice Vira (Hero) Bhadrasana (Auspicious) III, which are the variations and the Warriors as the Wall. How to do the wall: NOTE: If you have, disc problems you may want to visit your doctor to learn if yoga practices are suitable for you. Yoga has been passed down through the centuries to help us learn balance, focus, and to gain control of our life. Yoga has many branches, which one can view as a tree. The roots are where Yogini (Female) and Yogi (Male) starts. At the roots of yoga is Hatha, which branches onto Laya. One must first master Hatha before moving toward Laya, since Hatha helps one to master breathing, as well as controlling vitality and the physical body. Laya moves one to master will, and gain power over the mind. The basic stretch yogic methods are a good place to start. When one practices basic yogic methods, he gains balance, strength, which makes the muscles strong. In addition, the spine strengthens, which includes the shoulders and arms. The hips will gradually open which enhances posture. Good posture helps one to concentrate, focus, etc, and helps to boost confidence. Now let’s practice the cat balance. Start: Place your hands on your knees after standing erect with your hands to your sides. Next, ready for position as you direct your hands beneath the shoulders. Be sure the palms are spread so that they rest on the floor, and that your knees are directly beneath the hips. Now straighten the arms without locking the elbows. Exhale and glide your hand (Right) to the front while lifting your leg (Left) back. Continue to keep the hand in position and your toes touching the ground. Inhale and lift up your right arm whilst lifting your leg (Left) to a comfort zone. Try to lift the leg as high as your body will allot. Breathe eight counts or six if you prefer and repeat the same procedure on the opposite side. Taking the approaches in yoga will help you gain control. The Approaches in Yoga Yoga is the process of learning how to relax and grow to awareness. Yoga is designed to help one pay close attention, since it promotes consciousness, mindfulness, and so forth. Yoga helps one to focus with fretting wondering thoughts. To help you see how it works we can conduct a couple of test. Test: Most likely, your mind will drift after a short time and likely, you will not meet the minute deadline. The goal of yoga is to help you know how you feel, know what you want, know who you are, and focus longer than a few seconds. Daily we all experience stress. Stress mounts up and causes us tension, which yogic methods are designed to help one relax and let go of the daily stress. Test: Try to dismiss your daily stress. Sit in a comfortable area for a few minutes and focus on your right leg. Try to avoid wondering thoughts. Yoga is a practice. Therefore, if you practice daily to tests given to you, gradually you will move to relax and focus. Yoga also teaches one to concentrate on his or her breathing. People breathe naturally, yet most of us are unaware that our breathing patterns are abnormal. For instance, we go through the day holding our breath, hoping that the next minute will not present another measure of stress. Breathing is a prime focus to Yogini (Female) and Yogi (Male) practitioners, since breathing helps one to train the body and mind. Test: Practice inhaling and exhaling for a moment. As you practice, notice the right nostril and left nostril and the patterns of breathing. Next, try to breathe from the right nostril, and then the left. Some of the basic steps in yoga include Hatha. Hatha helps one to master breathing, as well as gain power over his/her vitality and physical body. Down through the centuries Hatha has been modified, which Hatha is predominantly today serving Occidental lands. Some of the prime Hatha practices today include Vini-yoga, IYengar Yoga, Ashtanga, Kripalu, Integral, Sivananda, Ananda, Bikram, Kundalini, etc. Tri yoga is another of today’s latest modifications in yogic practices. In addition, White Lotus, Half Lotus, Full Lotus, Jivamukti, Ishta, etc, are popular yogic practices today.
Vini-yoga is an India practice, which labors with Vinyasa Karma, or chronological processes. The goal is to achieve good posture. Yogin and Yogini when practicing Vini-yoga work toward regulating their breathing. Breathing is practice and works in accord with the movement of posture. One of the best starts with yoga is standing flat on the floor, feet slightly apart, and your hands positioned down at the side. You want to make sure your body is aligned straight. Once in position you lean forward, placing the palms of your hands on the wall, or a hard surface. As you exhale, you lift your leg behind you, and up as high as you can reach. Next, you will exhale and count to six or eight, and repeat the process on the opposite side. The process named is called balancing cat, which is a common yogic practice. The notion is to help one achieve balance. IYengar yoga is another approach taken from Hatha yoga. IYengar uses props, precision, benches, cushions, straps, blocks, bags, etc, to train Yogini and Yogi around the world. Ashtanga is practiced in Occidental lands, which many call this form of yogic the power. Many who perform in athletics use Ashtanga to strengthen their mind and body. The empowerments of yoga lead one to good health. The Empowerments of Yoga When one grows to live wisely and responsibly, one moves to complete happiness and living healthier. We all have happiness inside us. The happiness is there for us to find, yet it takes us to find that happiness. Yogic methods only teach one how to tap into the happiness and develop characters within us to achieve our ecstasy. Inside us, all are needs, which include nutrients, spiritual, self-awareness, confidence, hope, joy, faith, relaxation, knowledge, etc. Each component measures of to a whole once developed. In order to achieve a whole, one must find balance. Balance is only achieved when one comes to recognize his body and mind, i.e. the conscious mind. One of the major setbacks for most people comes from emotional responses. At the root of emotions is fear. Fear often holds us back from achieving to the fullest degree, which yogic methods are designed to assist in removing those fears. Once Yogini and Yogi start to remove fear, thus the remaining training patterns are a downhill ride. Health in summary is a state of being positive. Health is having completeness within one self. In addition, health is connecting one’s energy and using it firmly in all aspects of life. When one has completeness, connection with energy, etc, one will find his/her happiness. We can all envision perfect health; however, the goal is to learn the balances of imperfect health. In summary, one cannot expect to be obsolete of colds, flu, etc, yet one can learn how to avoid illness. In short, none of us can reach perfect health, yet yoga can take one to the level that health will reward your daily life. The immunity system is designed to assist healing. Yoga teaches one how to improve the immune system so that one can heal quicker. For example, if you burn your finger, your immune system will respond and throw your system off balance, since it is acting to heal the burn. Of course, the emotions are affected as well. Yoga moves to increase actions that the immune system produces by teaching one control over body and mind. The ultimate resolve is sound discipline. Yoga teaches one to achieve self-understanding. Self-understanding pushes one to consider cause and effect. For instance, medical doctors will review deep accounts related to cause to find a solution in treatment. In comparison, yoga teaches one to consider the cause and accounts, which moves one to find resolve. If you consider what yoga teaches, you will see that yoga also promotes common sense, logic, and control. The advantages of yoga are that yogic methods train the mind and body to take action before causes occurs. For instance, most people will delay medical treatment, believing that if no apparent symptoms are present, why visit the doctor. Contrary to their notions, if these people contend to regular checkups they may avoid illness. Yoga is the process of gaining self-control. Yoga is the steps one takes to achieve balance and good health. Yet where does it start. In ancient history, yoga started with Hatha, however down through the years people have altered yogic practices, which now yoga starts with your choice of new exercises. Practicing the tree will also bring one to good health.
Yoga Creates the Tree to Good Health According to the traditions of Hindu, yoga is the process of gaining the balance of discipline. The goal of yoga is to come in unity with the body and conscious mind. Yoga teaches us that coming in harmony with the body, mind, and spirituality can assist one in living healthier. When the mind and body is not in harmony, thus it causes disturbance. In addition, when the body and mind is not in harmony somewhere down the road medical conditions will arise. The body in alone can cause negative emotional stimulus, which effects the mind dramatically. Fear is the root of all problems, which when the emotions are warped the problems start, which not only affect you, it affects everyone around you. Tree is one of the exercises that yogin uses to improve senses of balance. In addition, Tree promotes a quiet mind. The Tree yoga is the process of standing similar to a tree, which the body is in perfect alignment. That is you have balance. In short, practicing the Tree will help you avoid imbalances that come from external and internal sources. In view of this fact, you will have fewer problems with others uprooting you. Yoga teaches one to stand on firm grounds. When one is on firm grounds, it is difficult for anyone to show adversity and cause you to fall. One of the latest versions of yoga is known as GIGO. This term was used to illustrate that if one has trash on the inside, taking out the trash will free up problems. For instance, if you use drugs you should not expect good health. On the other hand, if you avoid the things that cause you harm you can expect good fortunes. GIGO in summary is a computing principle, which one believes that programs or processes in computing is only as good as the data, ideas, etc, which one puts into it. Logically, what you put in your body or mind will come out either in a good form or bad way. We see this from the history of media. Television, commercials, etc, all promote violence, porn, and other harsh views that eventually come out in society whether it is rape, violence, murder, child molestation, etc. With this in mind, we see that yoga can benefit the mind and body, since it teaches one how to gain control over his thinking, actions, behaviors, emotions, etc. Attitude is addressed when practicing yogic methods. When one has a negative attitude it drives them to misery. “Misery, Loves Company,’ which misery will find a way to bring in more misery? Accordingly, yoga stands to correct attitudes. Attitude is one’s personal views, which include opinions and feelings. Yoga teaches attitude by incorporating exercises that focus on posture. Most people use their posture unconsciously or consciously during interaction. The goal of yoga is to teach one to use the posture consciously at all times. When one has a bad attitude, arrogance is often involved, which brings out manner and the person’s stance assumes to challenge the party involved. Practicing the Tree will help you gain control as you work to gain composure. Yoga also teaches one to maintain an open mind. Before we go further however, we need to clear up the definition that most people believe open mind to be. For instance, many people in the world believe that an open mind is keeping the doors open to all things. This leads to major problems including promiscuous behaviors, drugs, alcohols, misconstrued beliefs, and the list continues.
Gaining Posture with Yoga Yoga focuses on posture, which its practices include the thunderbolt, easy, and chair posture. Of course, it is your choice if you want to create your own poise while sitting, preparing for yoga. Asanas (Sanskrit Posture) teaches on to adapt to his or her environment. Once Yogini (Female) and/or Yogi (Male) become flexible, they will often move onto a new level. Still, the body must be in alignment. The motive behind few yogic practices is to teach one to master refinement and balance. In yogin terms, posture is the connection between the mind and body. According to modern philosophers, the posture is the temple. The modern philosophers are close to the truth, since the bible tells us that the “Body is the temple of God.” In summary, the posture is a position, which the body uses to express. Posture is a strong connection, since it enhances communication. For instance, when one fold his/her arms firmly over the chest area, the message one sends is confident, or strong, yet the wall behind it demonstrates fear. In summary, this poise is a sign that someone feels threaten. In addition, the body language shows traits of nervousness, negativity, and/or a defensive attitude. When a person sits cross-legged, the posture is said to send a signal of tension. I have to continue studying posture before I agree with the theorist, opinionates, philosophers, experts, etc that claim what signals are behind body languages. However, yogic methods teach us good posture, which the concept behind yogin languages is to use the body to express self, while using the mind to demonstrate strength. The best postures are seen in high-ranking officials. These men and women often walk with their head high, chin out, and one palm gripping the other behind their back. The posture signifies a symbol of confidence and superiority. Military men and women, often walk with their stomach, chest, throat, etc, out, which is a sign of fearlessness. Yoga helps one to r |