Yoga Exercises
Yoga Exercises
Training: The ethical principles of Yoga describe the essential attitudes and values that are needed to undertake the safe practice of Yoga. The physical practice of Yoga focuses on the development of the strength, flexibility, and endurance of the body, strengthening of the respiratory and nervous systems, development of the glandular system, and increasing the ability to concentrate. In its complete form, Yoga combines rigorous physical training with meditation practices, breathing, and sound/mantra techniques that lead to a mastery of the body, mind, and consciousness. Both ancient commentaries on Yoga and more modern books of instruction stress the importance of learning under the guidance of an experienced teacher, Guru or Master. However, some Yoga techniques, especially asanas, pranayams, and meditation techniques, have been described and illustrated in books and videos produced for the purpose of self-study. In terms of specific training requirements, it is recommended that Yoga exercises be practiced daily, preferably in the morning, and on an empty stomach.
Yoga Exercises
Exercises can last from 15 minutes to several hours and it can take several years of consistent practice before a practitioner is able to practice properly the more demanding asanas and meditation techniques.
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Criteria of successful meditation practice: The ideal instruction in and assessment of Yoga techniques comes from a Guru or Master. Nevertheless, as books and video instruction are available, it can be assumed that the practitioner is able, to varying degrees, to assess the correctness of at least some asanas, pranayams, and a wide variety of meditation techniques.
Yoga is ultimately a tradition of spiritual self-discipline and practice for the pursuit of enlightenment. Like Vipassana and Zen Buddhism, the success of meditation practice is judged on the basis of the practitioner achieving this state of enlightenment or other intermediate psychological or spiritual states.
For example, the central experience achieved through Sahaja yoga meditation is a state called “thoughtless awareness” or “mental silence in which the meditator is alert and aware but is free of any unnecessary mental activity. The state of thoughtless awareness is usually accompanied by emotionally positive experiences of bliss. In general, the outcome of the meditative process is associated with a sense of relaxation and positive mood and a feeling of benevolence toward oneself and others.
Yoga Exercises
As Yoga also involves exercises to strengthen the body and voluntarily control different aspects of breathing, success in these techniques can be evaluated against the standards for practice (e.g., achieving a 1:4:2 ratio in inhalation, retention, and exhalation), or developing the ability to reduce the rate of respiration to one breath per minute for 1 or 2 hours. Successful practice can also be determined by a subjective and objective evaluation of the achievement of some of the reported health benefits.
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