benefits of correct breathing: - relaxed muscles, improved digestion, heart and lungs expand
increasing the circulation of oxygenated blood, keeps body healthy and free from disease, creates heat
within the body (makes more pliable and flexible).
Vedic Yoga (archaic yoga) - Rig-Veda ('rig' means...
Fitour Yoga certification
benefits of correct breathing: - relaxed muscles, improved digestion, heart and lungs expand
increasing the circulation of oxygenated blood, keeps body healthy and free from disease, creates heat
within the body (makes more pliable and flexible).
Vedic Yoga (archaic yoga) - Rig-Veda ('rig' means praise and "veda' means knowledge) The
fountainhead (Genesis) of Hinduism
Old Testament of Hinduism
Sacrifice was a way to connect the material world with the spiritual world.
Mudras - "To delight in"- symbolic hand gestures that concentrate and channel flow in the body.
These hand gestures are performed traditionally in the Tantra practice.
The benefits of yoga - *Improved flexibility,
*awareness mindbodyspirit connection,
*increased strength,suppleness, stamina
*improved proprioception (the body's ability to respond when it is off balance),enhancement balance,
posture, ability, and grace,
*cleansing and conditioning internal organs,
*enhancement bodily processes digestion,
*improved breathing, clarity and stillness of mind and concentration,
*assists in management recovery from cancer, HIV, arthritis, other degenerative diseases,
*personal path of discovery.
Nine components of yoga that you can incorporate in each different session. - *Asana - Body
postures that cleanse and tone the body from the inside out.
*Dristi - Nine Gaze points in yoga that assist one to deepen his/her concentration
*Suryanamaskara - Sun Salutations that conist of 12 positions and should be practiced at dawn 12
times(once for each month of the year).
*Mudras - "to delight in" - Symbolic Hand gestures that concentrate and channel flow in the body.
Traditionally in the Tantic Yoga Practice.
*Prananayama - Control of the vital and psychic energy in the body through breathing practices. Prana
means cosmic energy, creative life force, invisible but of the utmost importance.
Ujjayi - Deep thoracic breathing from the ribcage that moves from the back of one's throat down to the
heart throughout the rest of the body.
*Bandhas - Energy support locks or seals that help to awaken and direct the creative energy in the body
and aid pranayama. These locks or seals strengthen the abdominal and lower muscles.
*Jalandhara - Restraint of jugular notch. Breathing through the glottis at the back of the throat.
, *Uddiyana - The "flying up lock" which harnesses the mind. The lower abdomen from the pubic bone to
the navel towards the spine. Benefits include toning of the abdominal muscles, reducing of fat in the
stomach, massaging of the intestines, and reducing constipation.
*Mula bandha - An energy technique, involving the contraction of of the perineum, the section of the
pelvic floor between the anus and genitals.
*Relaxation - Poses that remove anxieties and mental anguish, as well as physiologically alowing the
body to restore itself.
*Meditation - Concentration on a particular. "living in the moment."
Asana - Body postures that cleanse the body from inside out.
Drishti - Nine gaze points in yoga that assist one to deepen his/her concentration.
Suryanamaskara - Sun salutations that consist of 12 positions and should be practiced at dawn 12
times one for each month of the year.
Paranayama - Control of the vital and psychic energy in the body through breathing practices.
Prana means
Pranyama - Control of the vital and psychic energy
Ujjayi - Deep thoracic breathing (from the rib age) that moves from the back of ones throat down
to the heart throughout the rest of the body.
Bandhas - Energy support locks or seals that help awaken and direct the creative energy in the
body and aid pranayama. These locks or seals strengthen the abdominal and lower back muscles.
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