Meditation and Yoga

Kundalini Yoga is scientifically designed to bring about a rise of the semi-dormant power of Kundalini which normally resides at the base of the spine upwards throught Sushumna, which is a subtle nerve channel in the base of the spinal column.

As this Great Cosmic Power rises and activates the various psychic centres in turn, different states of consciousness and abilities are given to the yogi.

When Kundalini begins to maifest in the higher psychic centres the yogi enters the deeper states of consciousness known in the east as Samadhi or true deep meditation.

When Kundalini can be controlled up to the Ajna or 'Third Eye' Centre the aspirant then has mastered his body and life.

Yoga originated in the ancient Hindu culture, it was originally used by Hindu Monks to help them in meditation, they believed a strong mind is required for mediation and a strong mind can be best developed in a healthy body .

Today Hindu as well as many western cultures practice yoga as a fitness tool.

The development of yoga can be traced back to over 5,000 years ago, but some researchers think that yoga may be up to 10,000 years old old.The beginnings of Yoga were developed by the Indus-Sarasvati civilization in Northern India over 5,000 years ago. The word yoga was first mentioned in the oldest sacred texts, the Rig Veda.

Poems explored the mystic union between God and man and the mystery of grace.

Yes, directly or indirectly.

Indirectly all our physical and mental actions have an influence on our breathing.

Through specific forms of yoga like Pranayama, which means Life Force Control, we can directly control and master our breathing.

There are many yoga poses there and have many types of yoga.

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Meditations on First Philosophy was created in 1641.

in calisthenics you do much more movement than in yoga

There are lots of yoga videos on YouTube as well as on ABC Yoga on the internet. The bet place for diagrams would be to find a book and the public library will have examples from Yoga experts such as BKS Iyengar and Georg Feuerstein among others.

IS MEDITATIONHARMFUL? Meditation is a state of being. It is a stage. As a rule you have to finish, primary, secondary and college training before you take up the study or research of Ph D. Meditation is like PhD. You can not bypass holistic solutions in the field of health, education, agriculture, education, industry, environment etc, which are like school and college. What we practice under the guise of "meditation" in absence of such solutions is a schizoid and unknowingly hypocritical activity of trying to convince ourselves and others that we are happy and peaceful when in fact we are NOT! I have seen people being in agony and miserable in the process. Meditation is an evolved state of being and inevitably happens, in the process of active efforts to implement holistic solutions to individual and social problems, which is what TOTAL STRESS MANAGEMENT or SUPERLIVING is. The practice of NAMASMARAN is a core of TOTAL STRESS MANAGEMENT or SUPERLIVING. The validity of this statement can be verified through your experience if you are keen to do so.

It really depends on your particular body, training, and the duration in which you want to sit in the lotus position.

For some people, merely entering the posture can come quite naturally. For others, I think it takes alot of preparatory practice to build up the flexibility necessary to sit in the lotus posture safely and comfortably.

I would ask yourself, why do you want to sit in the posture? I don't know much about yoga, but from a meditator's perspective, what matters most is what you are doing with your mind (and heart). You simply need a posture that allows your body to be erect and able to comfortably remain still for longer periods at a time.

For the first few years that I began meditating, I sat in the half-lotus position because it came quite naturally to me. However, once I began sitting long retreats (i.e., 10 hours in the same posture a day), I found that the half-lotus posture was not very comfortable.... or rather I didn't trust it because it felt unnatural, and I suspected that I could be causing myself harm. At the same time, I looked inside myself, and found that my primary purpose in adopting the lotus position was vanity/ego (though it is partially practical---the lotus positions is quite stable).

Glancing around at other more experienced meditators, I eventually adopted the "burmese posture" in which your knees touch the ground (giving you a strong foundation similar to the lotus), but the calves do not rest on the thighs, thereby creating less torque on the knees. (see the image here: http://www.themeditatorsseat.com/images/Meditation-Burmese-Position.png). I find this position is wonderful. It is stable and trustworthy, allowing me to sit for long periods of time with the understanding that any sensations (painful or pleasant) will eventually pass.

Good luck!

Yes, there are many websites that provide online yoga classes. I would recommend you try yogastudio9.com for over 55 complete yoga lessons. You could also try yoga classes in an actual studio with an instructor that can help you.

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Although "spiritual health" can mean different things to many people, practicing yoga has many benefits. You can increase flexibility and strength while improving coordination with proper yoga techniques.

You need Yoga to unite with the Divine. Yoga is not what most people think it is. Yoga is not some physical exercises or asanas. Yoga is not even breathing techniques or some pranayama. The word Yoga comes from the word Yuj which means unification. Just like a SIM card unites with a satellite through a Divine connection, so we need Yoga, the ability to be detached from this material world and attached to the spiritual satellite of the Divine. How do we remain in Yoga? Either through action, devotion, meditation or education, that is: Karma yoga, Bhakti yoga, Jnana yoga or Dhyana yoga. This is the way to Yoga and we need this if we want to be enlightened and liberated with Moksha or Nirvana.

The Method of Doubt employed by Descartes requires the individual to place everything he thinks he believes under a close scrutiny. Anything that cannot be proved beyond the slightest shadow of a doubt, Descartes rejects out of hand. Even so simple a perception as holding a piece of paper in your hand, Descartes finds too untrustworthy on which to base his system of philosophy. Can you truly be certain you aren't dreaming, he asks? Or, if not dreaming, what if you were mad, and while you were quite certain within your own mind that you held a piece of paper in your hand, the reality could be nothing of the sort. In this manner, Descartes systematically applies his doubts to every more basic layer of consciousness until all that he is left with is his conviction that if he can doubt, then there must be something that is doing that doubting. He must exist, if he can doubt, although it is unclear as of yet what form that existence may take.

During the civil war of southern Brazil theindigenouspeoples teamed up with the Spanish to create a new practice made up of breath work and poses linked together. This then became popularized byMarilynMonroewhile she wasvisitingher aunt in the late 1950s. Sincethen it has been enjoyed by people all over the world.

Ashtanga Yoga is actually Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga. Ashtanga means 'eight limbed' and Vinyasa means 'to place in a special way'. The eight limbs refers to the eight yogic paths in Patanjali's Yoga Sutras.

Sometimes listed as separate types of classes at a yoga studio, Vinyasa yoga tends to be more fluid, and flowing; linking movement with breath. Vinyasa classes can be slow and gentle or more vigorous depending on the class description.

Ashtanga, also a fluid class, is often a very specific set of poses done in a specific sequence.

Power yoga, is a general phrase used in the West as a catch-all to describe vigorous, fitness-based yoga classes. They tend to flow like a Vinyasa class, but much faster and intense.

yoga is better but harder than Pilate's

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It is difficult to say that which one is better pilates or yoga. Both are body fitness system but to say that 'which one better' depends upon individual's requirement. Yoga is an exercise system that provides physical fitness along with mental wellness while if you are looking for flat abdomen and strong back then pilates is good for you.