Monday motivation | Importance of Yoga

Yoga is not a belief system. Its a science of inner wellbeing.

 An Asana is a posture. There are innumerable postures your body can take. Among these, certain postures have been identified as yogasanas. “Yoga” means that which takes you on to a higher dimension or higher perception of life. So that kind of posture which leads you to a higher possibility is called a “yogasanas”.

 You may have noticed that for different mental and emotional situations that you go through, your body naturally tends to take a certain posture. If you are happy you sit in one way. If you are unhappy you sit another way. When you are peaceful you sit one way, if you are angry you sit another way. Many times, you can tell what is happening with someone by just observing the way they are sitting have you noticed? Based on this conversely is the science of asanas by consciously getting your body into a certain posture, you can also elevate your consciousness. You can change the very way you feel, think, understand and experience life by sitting in a particular way.

 Yogasanas are not exercises. They are very subtle processes of manipulating your energy in a certain direction. It needs to be done with a certain level of awareness. There are various levels of doing asanas. You can practice asanas just physically, or more deeply, being aware of the breath, sensations, reverberations, being aware of the nadis or with appropriate mantras. You can even do asanas without moving a limb. That is also possible.

 The science of asanas is known as hata yoga. “Ha” means sun, “Ta” means moon. The first process of yoga is to bring balance between the masculine and feminine in you otherwise there will be no scaling of consciousness. 

 Among the yogasanas, there are eighty four basic asanas through which one can elevate his consciousness. When we say eighty four asanas, do not think of them as just eighty four postures. These are eighty four systems, eighty four ways of attaining. Out of this, if you have a mastery over even a single yogasana, everything that is worth knowing in the existence can be known. People who have taken up Hata Yoga as their way of life generally take up one Asana for their life’s sadhana. This is known as Asana Siddhi. Asana Siddhi means one is able to sit in a particular way with absolute ease. For most people whichever way they keep their body it is not at ease. If you sit it is not comfortable. If you stand it is not comfortable. If you lie down it is not comfortable. What the hell to do with this? If you give your body to the process of yoga slowly the body becomes at ease if you sit like this it is absolutely at ease it is not trying to be some other way.

A thinking mind cannot understand how a man can spend his whole life wanting to sit in a particular way. But everything that can be perceived can be perceived, by having mastery over a single physical posture that is what yogasana means.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Excerpt | Body the greatest gadget – By Sadhguru

Surynamaskar

Sun has been a source of both spirituality and vitality on the earth since the time immemorial.

Scientifically, the sun radiates energy to the earth in the form of heat and sunlight – without which life couldn’t have sustained here. Sparing just 10 minutes for yourself every day can have dramatic changes in various aspects of your life. Hence, Surya Namaskar, or Sun Salutation, has a range of positive effects on the human body.

 few tangible benefits of regularly practicing Suryanamaskar

·        Strengthens Muscles and Joints

·        Skin & Complexion

·        Improves the functioning of the digestive system

·        Weight Loss

·        Dealing with Insomnia

·        The Menstrual Cycle

·        Aiding Detoxification

A boon for any health-conscious person, Surya Namaskar is an intensive exercise that works on every major muscle group of the body. Regular practice of yoga helps develop the body and mind, while maintaining good health.

Surya Namaskar step by step| Sun Salutation | Breathing | Posture

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVc_EN0lbwo

Asana Siddhi - This One Yoga asana Can Completely Change Your Life Upside-Down! | Sadhguru

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3BVYeZxKnY

Learn Yoga Namaskar | Sadhguru

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apyQpY92Pvg

Surya Kriya - Fire up the Sun within | Isha Hata Yoga

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wq-OiPk-pU